Vegetarian Cowboy Meatloaf

Submitted by Gingernut

"This is originally from Cooking Light magazine. This is one of my husband's favourites, and he's not even vegetarian. I found another version of this recipe that suggested using uncooked, grated potato instead of the cooked potato. That's a time-saving method probably worth a try, because there is quite a lot of prep required for this recipe."

 

• Ready In: 1hr 10mins
• Ingredients: 19
• Serves: 6

ingredients

• 2 teaspoons olive oil
• 1 cup chopped onion
• 1⁄2 cup chopped celery
• 1⁄2 cup diced green bell pepper
• 1⁄2 cup diced red bell pepper
• 1 1⁄2 teaspoons ground cumin
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 jalapeno pepper, seeded and chopped
• 1⁄2 cup barbecue sauce, divided
• 2 cups mashed cooked peeled baking potatoes (about 1 pound uncooked potatoes)
• 1 cup oats
• 1⁄4 cup minced fresh cilantro
• 1⁄4 cup ketchup
• 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 1⁄2 teaspoon pepper
• 1 (16 ounce) can kidney beans, drained and mashed
• cooking spray
• 3⁄4 cup shredded reduced-fat sharp cheddar cheese

directions

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
2. Saute onion and next 6 ingredients in oil in a large nonstick skillet for 3 minutes.
3. Stir in 1/4 cup barbecue sauce, potato, and the next 7 ingredients (potato through beans).
4. Spoon the potato mixture into a loaf pan coated with cooking spray. Bake for 30 minutes.
5. Brush 1/4 cup barbecue sauce over loaf, and sprinkle with cheese. Bake an additional 10 minutes or until done.

Reviews

[revmarigene]

so smart to use potatoes. lOVE THIS RECIPE

 

[jessi_mcg]

This was yummy! Mine didn't stay together as a loaf very well, but it could be because I didn't let it cool very long before cutting AND I used refrigerated grated potatoes instead of mashed ones. The flavor is very nice, though; DH even shocked me by taking multiple servings. He usually complains when I make veg loaves!!

 

[nora_jane]

Excellent! I used the premade mashed potatoes found in the cold food section of the grocery store. Made it pretty easy. 2 out of my 3 kids and my carnivour husband like it, too. Texture was a bit mushy, but the taste was great.