Vegetarian & Organic Meatloaf Muffins

hlkljgk's Note:

Well, OK, technically it's not "meat"loaf, but it's hearty satisfying, savory and in a loaf. Great vegetarian comfort food!

• Total Time: 25 mins
• Prep Time: 5 mins
• Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients:

Serves: 6

Yield: 12.0 muffins

• 16 ounces organic cottage cheese
• 4 organic eggs , slightly beaten
• ¼ cup organic olive oil
• 1 (1 ounce) packet onion soup mix (I use Simply Organic French Onion Soup & Dip mix)
• 1 cup finely chopped organic walnuts
• 2 cups organic cereal flakes (I use Nature's Path Organic Flax Plus Multibran Cereal)
• ¼ cup chopped organic onion

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
2. In a large bowl, combine cottage cheese, eggs, vegetable oil, soup mix, walnuts, cereal and onion.
3. Spoon into a muffin tin.
4. Bake for 15 to 20 minutes.
5. Let rest for 5 minutes.

Reviews

[alehar48_9408710]

FANTASTIC. I've been craving meatloaf but of course don't want to satisfy it by the way
of actual ground beef. I thought I'll give this a try and its delicious. So surprised at the
results. I used 3 cups of the suggested cereal mix, rolled it in a ziplock bag to crush
before adding. Also added 1 Tablespoon Worceshire sauce, and a generous tsp. of
thyme. My childhood fav meatloaf had a topping on it that I also added this. Mix
1/4 cup brown sugar, 1/4 catsup, 1 T. mustard, mix and spread on top. Yum.. Next
time I'll try a different topping of sauted mushrooms in an organic dry mix gravy and pour on top
of finish loaf with a side of mashed potatoes. YUM. Definately use the Simply Organics
French Onion Dip mix..there isn't any MSG in it and not loaded with salt,which a previous
review mentioned the McCormick was too salty. Thanks for sharing such a great recipe. alehar

[Natalie Jean]

This recipe was fantastic! I wasn't able to find a few of the organic ingredients specified, but otherwise followed the recipe pretty exactly (I used McCormick French Onion Dip mix and a generic brand of multigrain cereal flakes instead). I added about 1/4 cup of chopped red pepper to the recipe, because I put red pepper in just about everything, and it turned out great. I won't lie, the mixture looks pretty gross when you initially combine everything together, but once it has been baked it looks exactly like meatloaf. And has the texture of meatloaf... and the taste of meatloaf... and the smell of meatloaf... I can't say enough good things about it!

[Chef #1516906]

Good. I modified the recipe slightly to reduce fat and increase protein. I used 2 whole eggs and 2 egg whites, Special K Protein Plus (broke up flakes into smaller pieces), omitted olive oil. Topped each muffin with a spoonful of tomato sauce. Great served with mushrooms. The only problem was that I found using the soup mix made it much too salty. I plan to try again using chopped onion and my own seasoning.