Thanksgiving Meat Loaf

[organicallygrown]

this "unturkey" was perfect. i used firm tofu , added wheat germ for extra fiber and spiced it up with essence of emeril since i did not have any dry onion soup handy. i'm going to make it again for xmas along with some veggie mushroom gravy. can't wait! thanks

[chickamow]

I saw someone esle ask this a while back but there hasn't been a response so I thought I would ask again.  Is there anything that could be used in place of mushrooms?   I am allergic, but would really like to try this recipe.  Let me know!  Thanks!

[Printemps]

This sounds good! I'm thinking of making this recipe for Christmas...My family decided to have a "traditional" Christmas...Being the only veg...I kindda feel lonely:-( Does someone have other Holiday recipes I could make?

[Jade]

Can you use almonds instead of the walnuts? Or, do walnuts work the best? I'm just wondering because I've got like 4 lbs of raw almonds in the pantry....Thank you!

Mine worked well with sunflower seeds (I can't stand the bitter taste of walnuts), so I'll bet almonds will work, too.  By the by, if you still have those almonds, you ought to make marzipan with them.  Mmm, marzipan . . .

[Jade]

It was also way tastier the second time I made it without the mushrooms.  I love mushrooms, but they just didn't belong in the recipe.  Baking for two hours improved the excessive moisture, but made the top super hard and crusty.

I think next time I may try this with extra firm tofu, as well.

[aliwilbur]

I made this tonight and it was excellent! I actually followed the recipe to the letter and it came out perfect. My one year old even gobbled it up!

Ali

[goluanda]

I made this for my daughter for Christmas dinner and although I was skeptical, and I am not a vetetarian, I LOVED THIS!!!!!!!!!!  I added half of a red pepper diced fine into the skillet to saute' along with the mushrooms and onions.  I used 3/4 C. plain bread crumbs and 3/4 C. Italian crumbs.  Therefore, I used only 1/8 tsp. each of the dried oregano, basil, and sage.  We also added 1/8 tsp. of garlic powder.  Also, you have got to try my glaze topping which I think takes it over the top.  Take out the meatloaf 10 minutes before it's done.  In a small bowl, mix 1/4 C. ketchup, 2 Tbls. brown sugar and 1 tsp. dry mustard.  Pour and spread over the top of the meatloaf and bake 10 minutes.  AMAZING!!!!!!!!!!!

[secondbase]

i made my own glaze as well! i topped it with tomato paste, dijon mustard and agave nectar. yumm

[Coroner]

Wow this was reallly good. Even my carnivoris family liked it. My favorite part was the top as it came out of the oven.

 ???Is there a way to get the center of the meatloaf not as soft and soggy? That was the one thing I didn't like.

It was beyond delicious though!

[CaitlinBrooke]

YUM! I added TVP and extended the cooking time. It still wasn't quite as firm as I would have liked, but tasted so good I didn't really care!

[CaitlinBrooke]

Wanted to add to my review that it firmed up just perfect in the fridge overnight. I had an awesome "meat" loaf sandwich for lunch yesterday.

[octavo]

i made a few changes, and wow!... the first time i made this, i used flax seed goop for my "eggs", italian seasoned dry bread crumbs, and one cup veggie crumble. the result was good-- but not great. too salty, and mushy in the middle, and did taste a lot like stuffing.

this time around, i used fresh bread crumbs, and doubled the veggie crumble to two cups. i also used real eggs (sorry! not a strict vegan). the result was much less salty, stuck together nicely, and much "meatier", like the meatloaf my mum made as a kid.

also, the aforementioned glaze is *amazing*.

[lilylime]

I made this and it was really beautiful and everything seemed nice, but it still crumbled and I ended up leaving it in the oven well over an hour and still seemed pretty squishy in the middle. Other than that, it tasted great. Very realistic meatloaf taste.

[mmurph]

Was very good. And I did the sandwich thing with mustard that everyone talked about - also very good. As a college student this was pretty easy to make and made a lot of left overs for sangwiches the next 3 days. Don't skimp on the mushrooms!

[ramabanana]

This was really tasty!! However, it was sort of gelatinous. I'm going to try it again but do one of the variations such as putting some veggie burger crumbles in it or something.