I do not cook many vegetarian meals for my family. I would like to but with a meat eating partner who likes to have meat for every meal, and two boys who are a little fussy with their eating, I find it easier to make meals that I know they will all eat! However, meat free meals are cheaper and can be very nutritious and healthy too, so I do try to sneak them in from time to time to my weekly food plan.
After receiving my latest DegustaboxUk delivery for March, I excitedly looked to see what I had been sent to see what meals I could create. This month I have made two new recipes a sweet and a savoury one, based on the DegustaboxUK ingredients and what I had already in my kitchen.
Here is my savoury offering a Spicy Vegetarian Meatloaf. I guess it is odd to call it a meatloaf really, but it was going to be spicy beanburgers instead but then I saw my loaf tin and thought oooh that could work and so a meatless meatloaf was what I thought up. This is how I made it
- 200g Mild Piquanté Peppers (I used Peppadew)
- 1 x 400g tin of borlotti beans (kidney beans would work too I only had borlotti)
- 200g sweetcorn
- 1 onion, finely chopped
- 50g cheddar cheese
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 1 tbsp garlic (I used the granules)
- 115g bag of Ryvita Cheddar and Cracked Black Pepper Thin Bites (or breadcrumbs would work too)
- 1 egg, beaten
- generous pinch of black pepper
- 2 tsp oregano
- 200g pouch of peal and black barley quinoa (I used a pouch but if you only have regular quinoa then cook first as per the instructions)
- Line a 1lb loaf tin with grease proof paper
- Fry off the onion in the oil and garlic on a moderate heat for about 5 minutes ot soften them
- Leave to cool
- Meanwhile chop the peppers in to small pieces and drain the beans and rinse them
- Bash the Ryvita thins with a rolling pins to make shards/crumbs
- Place the cooked onions, beans, peppers, sweetcorn, herbs, black pepper, quinoa and broken Ryvita pieces and the beaten egg in to a large mixing bowl and mix well
- Add the beaten egg and mix well
- Pour it all in to the loaf tin and push down so it fits well
- Place in the fridge for at least an hour
- Just before you are ready to cook it, pre heat the oven to 180oC / 160oC (fan)
- Then place the meatless meatloaf in the oven and cook for 30-35 minutes until golden brown on top and hot
- I served mine simply topped with a slow roasted tomato and basil pasta sauce - yummy.
This was a very simple yet extremely tasty recipe and it was made using what I found in my kitchen. The piquante peppers were actually much spicier than I had imagined but added a great depth of flavour to this meatless meatloaf. I did not give it to the boys as I feared it was too spicy for them, but I did serve it to my meat loving OH (with some sausages on the side I add!) and he ate it (yay!) and admitted that although an odd thing to give him, it was actually ok. I will take that as a compliment!!
It was a bit crumbly once cut, but I think it will firm up once it has cooled down and I am looking forward to eating it tomorrow reheated and served in a soft roll, with some salad (and maybe some fries!) as a beanburger type meal – yummy!
I used 2 ingredients from this months Degustaboxuk and 1 from a previous months box to make this Spicy Vegetarian Meatloaf. Degustaboxuk is a monthly subscription where for just £12.99 a month a box like this will be sent to you which includes the shipping, and all items included are made by well known brands and arive to your front door at the end of each month. You can see what was inside my box here (I forgot to take a photo!)
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I was sent a Degustaboxuk for the purpose of this review. The recipe is my own as are my comments which are honest.
It does look really appealing Jenny, perfect for those who might try vegetarian meals.I have found an eggless version somewhere in the depths of my recipes to try pile.
thank you Aly. i have to admit it looks far more appealing than a (meat) meat loaf and i would make it again as it was perfect for using up stuff from my cupboards, aswell as tasting good too x
That looks really tasty. I love how colourful it is. I’m not a fan of meatloaf (Not talking about my music tastes here) but this looks really good.
Oh yummmm…. That looks delicious! I was always partial to a spicy beanburger when I was a student, and this recipe totally reminds me of one of those! I will try it out! 🙂
Looks scrummy!!!
Thank you – I am too trying to find non meat meal inspiration to improve our diets and cut down costs.
I’d need to serve with meat on the side for my hubby too! But it does look appealing.
Oh that looks REALLY good!
Oh my husband would really love this, he is veggie much of the time. Thanks, Mich x
Yum, that looks great! I’m in exactly the same position in that my husband and son both love meat whereas I’m not too fussed. I might try this one on them and see how well it goes down! x
This looks and sounds yum. I’m veggie, and always on the lookout for new recipes that all the family wood eat. My girls quite like spice, so perfect!
Oooh I don’t like normal meatloaf much but i like the idea of a vegetarian version
this looks lovely – reminds me of the nut roasts that I make at Xmas. I love those peppers but agree that they are definitely spicier than I expected!
Ooooh Jenny, this looks delicious!!! I love vegetarian food and with all of the beans and flavours I would love this! #recipeoftheweek xx
Wowow!! I love this colour explosion vegetarian dish! Pinning right away, it looks fantastic 🙂
A beautiful looking meal and a good use of the ingredients you had. #recipeoftheweek
Look at the colours on that!! Brilliant and totally tempting. Thanks so much for linking up with #recipeoftheweek. I’ve pinned and tweeted this post and hope to see you linking up again soon! 😀 x