Filler

TONYAGOOCH
TONYAGOOCH Posts: 470 Member
in Food and Nutrition
What do you use as your filler item when making meatloaf or meatballs? I usually will use panko bread crumbs or oatmeal or saltine crackers. Any other ideas that's not so calorie laden?

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  • TONYAGOOCH
    TONYAGOOCH Posts: 470 Member
    Google is my friend. Look what I found on http://tipnut.com/meatloaf-recipes/


    Filler Ideas: These help bulk up the loaf and stretch your meat, also used to help bind the wet ingredients with the ground meat. You could use cracker crumbs, bread crumbs (seasoned or plain), quick cooking oats, corn flakes, mushrooms, garlic or seasoned croutons, Stove Top Stuffing and even rice or chopped/grated veggies like carrots.


    I will be usine mushrooms as my filler. :love:
  • vegannlg
    vegannlg Posts: 170 Member
    I've often wondered why we use filler, and I can't think of a reason - except that my mother always did! Eggs help hold it together. I have used a slice of slightly old bread soaked in a bit of milk and it comes out very good and tender but I don't do it as filler.
  • TONYAGOOCH
    TONYAGOOCH Posts: 470 Member
    lol....I don't know either except that we always added some kind of a wet ingredient in the loaf like tomato sauce or something and the filler helps to bind it. Also I come from a large family so maybe to make the food spread out further.
  • Emily_Katherine
    Emily_Katherine Posts: 150
    I use whatever's handy... crackers, bread crumbs, bread soaked in milk, leftover rice or Quinoa. I also add finely chopped veggies if I have any; for example: onions, carrot, celery, zucchini, or peppers.
  • fjrandol
    fjrandol Posts: 437 Member
    If I'm tossing together a standard meatloaf, I always use panko. Otherwise, my absolute favourite meatloaf recipe is this one:

    http://allrecipes.com/recipe/turkey-and-quinoa-meatloaf/detail.aspx

    DH loves it (and he claims that turkey isn't meant to be in ground up form!). Enjoy!:smile:
  • vegannlg
    vegannlg Posts: 170 Member
    Ooooo. These look good. I don't eat meat anymore but I live with The Carnivores so maybve I can try a little "health by stealth" on them! :tongue:
  • TONYAGOOCH
    TONYAGOOCH Posts: 470 Member
    Ooooo. These look good. I don't eat meat anymore but I live with The Carnivores so maybve I can try a little "health by stealth" on them! :tongue:

    Lol...love the "health by stealth". I made meatballs using mushrooms as my filler. Served them over Shirataki Tofu Spaghetti Noodles and spaghetti sauce. It was yummy.

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