"Meat"Loaf

Photo: Arielle

Ingredients

1 tablespoon coconut oil or canola oil

1 carrot, diced

1 celery stalk, diced

1 onion, diced

2 cups portobello mushrooms, diced

2 garlic cloves, minced

salt and pepper

2 slices whole wheat bread

1 cup walnuts

1 package of fake beef crumbles

1/2 cup rolled oats

1/2 cup ketchup

2 tablespoons parsley or cilantro, chopped

Preparation

Take the meat crumbles out of the freezer and preheat the oven to 350. Grease loaf pan.

Heat the oil over a medium heat. Add carrots and celery first and cook for about 2 minutes. Follow with the onion and cook for another 2-3 minutes. Add the mushrooms and garlic, then cook until all of vegetables are soft and liquid gone. Season with salt and pepper. Remove from heat and allow to cool slightly.

Meanwhile, add the bread and walnuts to a food processor or blender and pulse until it becomes fine. Put your meat into a bowl and add the oatmeal, cilantro or parsley, ketchup and the bread mixture. Mix throughly with your hands. Then add the vegetable mixture. Again, mix throughly with your hands.

Pour the mixture into the loaf pan and form a loaf shape. Bake for 45 minutes. Allow to set for 5 minutes before enjoying!