Amp Up Your Plant Intake With Mushroom Based Meat Loaf Recipes

AMP UP YOUR PLANT INTAKE WITH MUSHROOM-BASED MEAT LOAF

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F. Place a pan of water on bottom rack.
• Heat oil in a large skillet over medium-high. Add onion; sauté 3 minutes. Add mushrooms; sauté 3 minutes. Add Worcestershire, thyme, garlic, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and 1/4 teaspoon pepper; sauté 1 minute.
• Gently combine beef, panko, eggs, mushroom mixture, remaining 1/2 teaspoon salt, and remaining 1/4 teaspoon pepper in a large bowl. For easy cleanup, line an 8 1/2- x 4 1/2-inch loaf pan with foil; let foil overhang edges. Add meat mixture; lightly press into edges. Bake at 350°F on middle rack until loaf center is 160°F, about 1 hour.
• Combine ketchup, sugar, and vinegar; brush over loaf top. Increase heat to broil. Broil loaf 10 minutes or until glaze bubbles. Remove from oven; cool 10 minutes. Lift or remove loaf from pan. Cut into 6 slices.

VEGETARIAN MUSHROOM MEATLOAF

Steps:

• Blitz: Preheat oven to 350°F (186°C). Add mushrooms, onion, and garlic to a food processor. Blitz until roughly broken down (you may need to work in batches, depending on the size of your food processor).
• Mix: Stir together mushroom mixture and all remaining Meatloaf ingredients.
• Topping: In a separate bowl, stir together all Ketchup Topping ingredients.
• Assemble: Line a loaf pan (9x5 inch) with parchment paper. Spoon mushroom meatloaf mixture into the pan, pressing to fill any gaps or empty corners. Spoon half of the Ketchup Topping onto the meatloaf, spreading it evenly over the whole top.
• Bake: Bake, uncovered, for 30 minutes. Remove from oven, spread the remaining ketchup over the meatloaf, then bake for another 30 minutes. Let cool slightly before cutting into slices and serving.

MUSHROOM MEATLOAF

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• In a large mixing bowl, combine ground meat, minced mushrooms, bread crumbs, onion, ketchup, eggs, and salt and pepper. Mix well. Spread 1/2 of the mixture into the bottom of a loaf pan. Arrange 6 whole mushrooms stem down into meat. Top with rest of meat, patting to combine both halves.
• Bake for 1 hour and 45 minutes, or until done. Internal temperature should measure 160 degrees F (70 degrees C) when done.