Neatloaf --- (Vegetarian "fake" Meatloaf)

Submitted by d-licious

"This a VERY similar recipe (that I found online) to the Neatloaf served at Sri Chinmoy restaurants around the country. It is so good. It is my fav. thing at the restaurant. You can eat it alone or on a sandwich with tomatoes and lettuce, etc.) ENJOY! NOTE**** not sure if Lipton onion soup mix is veggie but you can also use any other veggie dry soup mix that doesn't have beef bouillon - check at your grocery store for vegetarian dry soup mixes - OR try one of these recipezaar recipes for onion soup mix substituting beef bouillon with vegetable bouillon #186221 or #24952 (FYI - After I posted this another Zaar member (thanks philocrates) - wrote to let me know that Lipton Onion Soup is vegan after all - http://www.petakids.com/accvegan.html)"

 

• Ready In: 1hr 15mins
• Ingredients: 17
• Serves: 6

ingredients

• 4 eggs
• 1⁄4 cup Lipton Onion Soup Mix (1 whole packet measures 1/4 cup)
• 5 -6 ounces low-fat ricotta cheese
• 6 ounces firm tofu (1/3-1/2 block of tofu mashed into small pieces)
• 1⁄4 cup vegetable oil, of choice
• 1⁄3 cup onion, chopped
• 1⁄2 cup cooked brown rice
• 1⁄2 teaspoon oregano
• 1⁄2 teaspoon basil
• 1⁄4 teaspoon rosemary or 1/4 teaspoon thyme
• 4 cups Special K cereal
• 1 1⁄2 tablespoons garlic

• For the Sauce

• 1⁄2 cup ketchup
• 1⁄8 cup Dijon mustard
• 1⁄4 cup molasses
• 1⁄8 cup apple cider vinegar (1/8 -1/4 depending on taste)
• 1 pinch cayenne pepper

directions

1. Preheat oven to 300°F.
2. Saute onions and garlic (in small amount of oil).
3. Beat eggs in bowl, and then add all ingredients except Special K.
4. Mix well, then add Special K last.
5. Put in pan that is sprayed with cooking oil (I use 7x9 pan because I don't have a meatloaf pan but you could use either or even 8x8 would probably be great).
6. Bake 1 hour.
7. While Neatloaf cooks prepare sauce, whisking together all sauce ingredients in a bowl.
8. Remove loaf from oven, pour sauce over the loaf and cook an additional 10 minutes.
9. ENJOY!

Reviews

[Mary B.]

I believe I spotted a typo in the amount of tofu used in this recipe. I think it should read 5-6 ounces of tofu. As it is, it appears as 5 (6 oz.) packages of tofu, which would be 30 oz. of tofu. Definitely too much for the recipe. The following instruction : 13/-1/2 block of tofu mashed appears to clarify, but someone should edit the recipe to avoid confusion. Thanks.

 

[stevensackleylydia]

Instead of using cereal I used lentils. Boil and mash cooked lentils (partially mashed for texture) Personally I try to stay away from any cereal products and find the value of the extra fibre and vitamins in green or red lentils pleasing.

 

[Carol O.]

Can anyone verify the correct amount of tofu that is supposed to be used? 5-6 oz.? Or 5 - 6 oz. packages?

 

[Andrea M.]

Can anyone provide advice on making this dish VEGAN?? Jyoti Bihanga makes a vegan version of Neatloaf...and I would like to make this for Thanksgiving. Thanks!!

 

[Lucky in Bayview]

Good and simple to make. I have to say I didn't care much for the sauce on top, but the loaf itself was good! This will be a fun recipe to play around with. Thanks for sharing the recipe.