Healthier, Lighter Half-meat Meatballs Or Meatloaf
Total Time: 1 hr
Preparation Time: 20 mins
Cook Time: 40 mins
Ingredients
- 6 ounces textured vegetable protein
- 5 ounces tofu
- 4 garlic cloves
- 1/2 onion
- 4 scallions
- 2 stalks celery
- 1 cup mushroom, chopped
- 1/2 red pepper
- 2 tablespoons ketchup
- 1 tablespoon dijon mustard
- 1 teaspoon lemon pepper
- 3 tablespoons soy sauce
- 1 lb ground lean lamb
- 8 ounces lean ground beef
- 1 egg
- 3/4 cup quick-cooking oatmeal
- 2 -3 tablespoons breadcrumbs
- 2 tablespoons dried parsley
- 1 1/2 teaspoons poultry seasoning
- 1 tablespoon oil
- 1/3 cup low sodium vegetable broth
Recipe
- 1 reconstitute 1/2 12-ounce package of tsp/tvp according to package directions, in either hot water or with additional hot low-sodium broth.
- 2 finely chop the celery, onions, scallions, garlic and mushrooms and 'saute' in 1 t oil for a few minutes, then add the broth and stir over medium heat until soft. let cool.
- 3 crumble the tofu, add the rest of the ingredients and the cooked vegetables and mix well with your hands. add a more bread crumbs if needed to bind these; they will be light and will firm up a bit in the oven while they cook.
- 4 microwave a small amount to taste for seasoning and adjust as needed.
- 5 form into meatballs and bake on non-stick spray prepared foil until cooked through. i make 1 1/2 inch meatballs, because that's the size my ice cream scooper makes, and i bake them at 350 for about 40 minutes. if you want to make a meatloaf with this, bake it for an hour.
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