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Cowboy Meatloaf

2012 March 22
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I made this meatloaf while my husband was out of town.  He got super excited (when he heard the news, via a facebook update of mine) because he was coming home the next day and he knew the leftovers were in his future.  The problem was that he thought the meatloaf was made of meat.

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Ah, not usually the case ’round here.  When he got home he was tres disappointed to learn that it was a beanloaf rather than a meatloaf.  He ate his dinner, nevertheless, and proceeded to rave about the beanloaf, particularly the addition of barbeque sauce.  He insisted that the meal be blogged…little did he know that it had been, back in 2009.  This loaf was only slightly different from the original – I used oven baked white beans and carrots rather than black beans and celery.

Interested in other vegetarian meatloaves?  Check this one out.

Cowboy Meatloaf (adapted from Cooking Light)

Ingredients

2 teaspoons olive oil
1 cup chopped onion
1 cup diced carrot
1 1/2 teaspoons ground cumin
2 garlic cloves, minced
1/2 cup barbecue sauce, divided
2 cups mashed cooked peeled baking potato
1 cup regular oats or bread crumbs
1/4 cup ketchup
1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon pepper
2 cups white beans, mashed

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 375°.
  2. Heat oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add onion and next 5 ingredients; sauté 3 minutes.
  3. Stir in 1/4 cup barbecue sauce, potato, and the next 7 ingredients (potato through beans).
  4. Spoon the potato mixture into a 9 x 5-inch loaf pan coated with cooking spray. Bake at 375° for 30 minutes.
  5. Remove from oven and a run a knife along the border of the pan.
  6. Place baking sheet on top of loaf pan and flip entire ensemble over to release meatloaf from the loaf pan onto the baking sheet.
  7. Brush 1/4 cup barbecue sauce over loaf. Bake an additional 10 minutes, let rest 5-10 minutes before slicing.

Preparation time: 15 minute(s)

Cooking time: 45 minute(s)

Number of servings (yield): 4

from → beans, Cheap & Easy, main dish, Meat Substitute, potatoes, vegan(izable), vegetables

  • Kate

    I think it’s funny that he would assume that meatloaf would be made from meat in your house.   Anywhere else I think that would be a fair assumption, but in your case I wouldn’t rush to that thought ;-)

  • jacquie

    that looks yummy and i going to try it.   i don’t normally have barbecue sauce around – is there a particular kind you like?  does one have to worry about non-veggie ones?  also what do you think about sweet potatoes rather than white as i tend to have the former and shie away from the later (and yes probably for unfounded reasons).  thanks.