Stretching a meatloaf
 

I am in the mood to make a meatloaf. I only have one pound of ground chuck. There are only three eaters, so it doesn't have to be huge. What can I add to it to stretch it or increase the nutritional value? Here's what I have on hand:

GF oats
onions
potatoes
bell pepper (red, yellow and green)
mushrooms
asparagus
eggplant
carrots
eggs
butternut squash
a little cheese

Whatever doesn't go in the meatloaf will become sides! ;)

Re: Stretching a meatloaf
 

Lots of people use oatmeal to stretch meatloaf :yes That's what I'd go for if I were you. Oh, and I see you have cheese. One of my FAVORITE meatloaf recipes has cheddar cheese :yum

Re: Stretching a meatloaf
 

oatmeal, shedded carrots and green peppers.

Re: Stretching a meatloaf
 

GF oats
onions
bell pepper (red, yellow and green)
carrots
eggs

The aboe is pretty much how I make meatloaf. I use seasoning salt or bouillion cube or something tos eason it up, along w/salt and pepper and either spaghetti sauce,t omato sauce or a little milk.

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I would definitely add an egg (or two), some diced onions (maybe saute ahead of time?), diced bell pepper, grated potato and some oats. If you can food process the oats so they're more like bread crumbs, I would do that. Cheese would be good in it, too.

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I would use oatmeal and put the onions and green peppers in it too (I love meatloaf with them in it). I have never had it with cheese so I can't speak to that.

http://www.cooks.com/rec/view/0,1826...230194,00.html
OATMEAL MEATLOAF
1 lb. hamburger
1 egg
1/4 c. ketchup
1 tsp. Worcestershire sauce
2 tbsp. finely chopped onion
2/3 c. oatmeal
1/2 c. stock or water
Salt and pepper
Poultry seasoning
Mix egg, ketchup, Worcestershire sauce, onion, salt, pepper, and poultry seasoning. Stir in stock or water. Mix in hamburg and oatmeal. Pack into a well greased loaf pan. Bake about 1 hour at 350 degrees.

Re: Stretching a meatloaf
 

In it I would put...
GF oats
onions
bell pepper (red, yellow and green)
eggs

as a side I would have either butternut squash or mashed potatoes, asparagus and carrots. I wouldn't use the eggplant or mushrooms. The cheese could be put on whichever thing someone wanted cheese.

Re: Stretching a meatloaf
 

Yeah...I'll throw the oats in the coffee grinder to make an coarse oat flour! And I do have a GF Meatloaf recipe adding shredded potato...hmm...

Seems like I have some good combos to work with. Thanks!

Re: Stretching a meatloaf
 

here are all the things I have added to meatloaf before (not necessarily at the same time!)

eggs
oatmeal
bread crumbs
rice
quinoa
barley
lentils
onions, chard, mushrooms, zucchini, bell peppers, spinach, carrots

Re: Stretching a meatloaf
 

If you had spinach I have a recipe that you build the meatloaf with the meat in a big rectangle, then top that with mashed potatoes, then spinach, roll it all up jelly roll style and cook..... :yum You might be able to put chopped chard in as a sub for the spinach. :think Your picky eater could pick out the parts she doesn't like! :giggle

Re: Stretching a meatloaf
 

Which would be the meat. DH doesn't eat spinach cooked either...only raw.

I went with one onion diced; two small grated carrots, 1/2 cup or so ground oats, 1 egg, garlic, Montreal. It looks pretty good...and it definitely increased the mass of the thing!