Name: Vegan Meatloaf
Ingredients: 2 cups cooked bulgur; 1-½ cups whole wheat bread crumbs; 1-½ cups rolled oats; 1 cup fire roasted tomatoes with juice; 1 small onion, diced; 2 celery sticks, diced; ¾ cup carrots, diced; ½ green bell pepper, diced; ¼ cup finely chopped walnuts; 3 Tbsp soy sauce; 2 tsp Dijon mustard; ½ tsp dried thyme; ¼ tsp dried sage; ¼ tsp ground black pepper; Salt, to taste; ½ cup ketchup plus enough to top loaf before baking

By Terri Edwards

This no-meat loaf is always my first go-to when visiting family or friends for dinner. It also makes a great main dish for a Thanksgiving menu.

Review it:

Low Sugar

All of our recipes are oil free and vegan.

TIME Prep: 15 min Cook: 1 hr 1 hr 15 mins total

YIELD 8 servings

What You'll Need

2 cups cooked bulgur

1-½ cups whole wheat bread crumbs

1-½ cups rolled oats

1 cup fire roasted tomatoes with juice

1 small onion, diced

2 celery sticks, diced

¾ cup carrots, diced

½ green bell pepper, diced

¼ cup finely chopped walnuts

3 Tbsp soy sauce

2 tsp Dijon mustard

½ tsp dried thyme

¼ tsp dried sage

¼ tsp ground black pepper

Salt, to taste

½ cup ketchup plus enough to top loaf before baking

How to Make It

1 Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line a 9 x 13 inch baking dish or deeper loaf pan with parchment paper.

2 Combine all ingredients in large bowl. Press into prepared dish. Poke holes over the top with finger, then spread a thin layer of ketchup over the top with spatula.

3 Bake for 60 minutes. I broil mine for 5 minutes at the end to brown the top.

Cooking Tips

You can use regular tomatoes instead of fire roasted.

Make your own bread crumbs using 2 to 3 slices of toasted bread. Process in a food processor to desired crumb size.

Look for no or low-sugar ketchup.

Instead of ketchup try no or low-sugar BBQ sauce.

Instead of chopping walnuts by hand, you can process them in a food processor.