Vegetable "Meat" Loaf

You can never have too many main course recipes, so give Vegetable "Meat" Loaf a try. This recipe makes 6 servings with 341 calories, 18g of protein, and 22g of fat each. This recipe covers 29% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 1 hour and 47 minutes. Head to the store and pick up panko, vegetable broth, olive oil, and a few other things to make it today.

Instructions

Preheat broiler to high.

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Broiler

To prepare meat loaf, cut bell peppers in half lengthwise; discard seeds and membranes.

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Bell Pepper

Seeds

Meat

Place pepper halves, skin sides up, on a foil-lined baking sheet; flatten with hand. Broil 12 minutes or until blackened.

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Pepper

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Baking Sheet

Aluminum Foil

Place in a paper bag; fold to close tightly.

Let stand for 10 minutes. Peel and finely chop.

Place bell peppers in a large bowl.

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Bell Pepper

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Bowl

Reduce oven temperature to 35

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Oven

Place about one-fourth of mushrooms in a food processor; pulse 10 times or until finely chopped.

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Mushrooms

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Food Processor

Transfer chopped mushrooms to a bowl. Repeat procedure 3 times with remaining mushrooms.

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Mushrooms

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Bowl

Heat a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat.

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Frying Pan

Add oil to pan; swirl to coat.

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Cooking Oil

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Frying Pan

Add mushrooms to pan; saut 15 minutes or until liquid evaporates, stirring occasionally.

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Mushrooms

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Frying Pan

Add mushrooms to bell peppers. Wipe pan with paper towels.

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Bell Pepper

Mushrooms

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Paper Towels

Frying Pan

Add asparagus and onion to pan; saut 6 minutes or until just tender, stirring occasionally.

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Asparagus

Onion

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Frying Pan

Add onion mixture to mushroom mixture.

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Mushrooms

Onion

Arrange breadcrumbs in an even layer on a baking sheet; bake at 350 for 10 minutes or until golden.

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Breadcrumbs

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Oven

Add breadcrumbs and the next 8 ingredients (through eggs) to mushroom mixture, stirring well. Spoon mixture into a 9 x 5-inch loaf pan coated with cooking spray; press gently to pack.

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Cooking Spray