I just had the best idea ever. Well, it could possibly be the best idea ever. Or the worst idea ever. But someone, other than me (the ultimate carnivore), should be the tester.
So, when I make my spaghetti sauce, I like to use Italian turkey sausage. I buy that Jennie-O Italian sausage (hot/spicy flavor because mild is pointless). And I take it out of the casing and brown it up like hamburger meat.
Tonight I came up with a similar idea with meatloaf, for my vegetarian friends, that I am dying to hear the results of. So someone (YOU), sack up and try it.
Buy some of those Boca Burgers that smell funny (in my opinion) or your veggie burgers of choice, and ground them up as small as you can (put them in a bowl and use a fork or your hands or whatever- and don't try it while they are frozen, dummy, they have to be thawed). Once you have yourself something that slightly resembles ground beef, try my meatloaf recipe with it!!!
The only thing I am not sure of with this is whether or not the cooking time of the meatloaf in the oven would be the same. My guess is it probably takes less time to cook a veggie meatloaf so maybe try it at 375 deg for 45 minutes and then check it every 15 min until you have the desired consistency.
Do it! Do it! I would try it myself, but a veggie meatloaf goes against everything I stand for. Ha!
