Easy Lentil Vegetable Loaf
With skinny substitutes and terrific flavors, this vegetable loaf fits right in with your healthy eating lifestyle.
Servings: 6 people
Calories: 226kcal
Ingredients
Loaf
- 2 cups lentils cooked, drained well
- 1 onion small, diced
- 1 carrot finely diced
- 1 celery stalk diced
- 8 ounces white mushrooms or button, cleaned and diced
- 3 tablespoons tomato paste
- 2 tablespoons liquid aminos optional tamari or gluten-free lite soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar
- 1 cup old-fashioned oats uncooked, for a gluten-free recipe check the label
- 1/2 cup almond meal
- 1 1/2 teaspoons dried oregano
Ketchup Topping
- 1/3 cup ketchup
- 1 teaspoon balsamic vinegar
- 1 teaspoon dijon mustard optional yellow mustard
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
- Add 1/4 cup water to a large skillet, add onion and sauté until tender, about 5 minutes. Add more water as it evaporates.
- Add carrots, celery, and mushrooms, and continue sautéeing until mushrooms have released their liquid. Drain well and set aside.
- Add lentils, tomato paste, liquid aminos, balsamic vinegar, oats, almond meal, and oregano to a food processor and pulse until ingredients are combined. Add to a mixing bowl.
- Add veggies and mushrooms to the food processor and pulse until combined and chunky. Add to the lentil mixture and stir to combine. Lightly spray a 5 x 7-inch loaf pan with non-stick cooking spray. Add ingredients and form into a loaf.
- Bake 35 minutes, add topping and bake an additional 15 minutes. Remove from oven and allow to set 10 minutes before slicing.
Nutrition
Serving: 1slice | Calories: 226kcal | Carbohydrates: 34g | Protein: 12g | Fat: 6g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 381mg | Fiber: 9g | Sugar: 8g |
| SmartPoints (Freestyle): 7
SmartPoints (Freestyle): 7
SmartPoints (Freestyle): 7