Friday, October 24, 2008

VeganMoFo - Halloweegan Meatloaf Scramble With Mashed Potato Ghosts

Remember my Freaky Monday Meat Cakes? This is kind of like that, but instead of baking the meatloaf I made a scramble. Sometimes veggie-loaves can be mushy, this scramble tasted like a veggie-loaf but without that yucky mushy quality. We served them in dessert cups with mashed potato ghosts on top!

Halloweegan Meatloaf Scramble With Mashed Potato Ghosts

Meatloaf Scramble

Ingredients
1 cup rehydrated TVP
1 cup veggie ground beef
1/2 cup tomato sauce
1 tbsp tomato paste
1 tbsp ketchup
1 tbsp tamari or soy sauce
1 tsp Mrs Dash salt-free seasoning
1/2 cup breadcrumbs
1/4 cup cornmeal
olive oil for cooking

1- In a medium bowl combine the TVP and veggie ground beef.
2- Stir in the tomato sauce, tomato paste, ketchup, tamari, and Mrs. Dash.
3- Stir in the breadcrumbs and cornmeal and mix well.
4- Preheat a non stick skillet with a couple of tablespoons of olive oil.
5- Cook the meatloaf mix like you would cook a tofu scramble. Stir every now and then to cook it thoroughly. Mine took 25 minutes and it was enough for 4 individual dessert cups.

If you're going to Halloween these up, spoon some mashed potatoes on top and use the spoon to mold the ghosts, a la "Close Encounters of the Third Kind". Drop ketchup eyes and mouths on with a toothpick.

Have a super happy weekend everyone! :)



38 comments:

VeggieGirl said...

The cuteness is too much!!! Haha, love it, as always :0)

Happy weekend!!

Ricki said...

So cute! Amazing how those three dots can really make it look like a ghost!!

Chelsea said...

I just can't believe all the stuff you come up with! I love the ghosties!

Lisa (Show Me Vegan) said...

I love these!! I can't believe all of your great ideas.

Jes said...

How do you constantly come up with such great ideas?! I love it! And I love the scrambled meatloaf. I'm with you on the texture ick.

Roni said...

Seriously, you are freakin' genius!

aTxVegn said...

I love it! It's like creepy, yet elegant.

Zoey said...

Hi River,

This is a great idea. I love having main courses that I can serve up Halloween style!

Monique a.k.a. Mo said...

You totally need to make a book of Halloween goodies!

shellyfish said...

Is there no end to your genius woman?! You are so talented, where do you come up with this stuff?

Jeni Treehugger said...

Hee hee hee adorable!!
Your inspiration just never ceases to amaze me River!
:)

Agnesss =) said...

Oh well...the people before me already said EVERYTHING haha =D YOU"RE SOOOO TALENTED AND CREATIVE!!!!!!!!!!!!! =D Really GREAT work!!!!!! And all those ideas!!!!! CooL Cool COoL!!!!!!!!! =D

Hope to see a comment from you on my blog !! =D would be happy!!

Have a great weekend!!

half pint pixie said...

Very cool :) Your family must have such fun dinners these days!

Tami (Vegan Appetite) said...

You are so creative!

kittee said...

your children, are they developing poor sleep patterns and mental anguish this month from all the scary food?

it's gonna be so boring, come november!

xo
kittee

Megan said...

You are KILLING me. I totally wanna be your kid.

Melisser; the Urban Housewife said...

Seriously, so cool. Can I come live with you for the rest of the month?

Tofu Mom (AKA Tofu-n-Sprouts) said...

So my kids made "Halloween Ghosts Rising Out Of the Brown Swamp of Gravy" today at lunch... I should have taken a picture instead of thinking they were playing with their food!

Veg-a-Nut said...

Love the recipe and can't wait to make it. I am glad you shared it! Everytime I eat mashed potatoes I think of that movie and smile. :o)

Bex said...

oh yes! I love these.

Vivacious Vegan said...

You are awesome! I just want to squee with delight over the cuteness of your Halloween posts. How is it that I'm just now finding your blog?

ChocolateCoveredVegan said...

It looks both yummy AND fun!

Joanna said...

these are just too cute! it reminds me of halloween shepherd's pie.

jessy said...

what adorable little ghosts! they're faces are just too cute! meatloaf scramble sounds rock'n - especially with some mashed potatoes. mmmmmmmmmmmm! that's one tasty combination, indeed!

VeganView said...

Umm I officially declare you the QUEEN of Halloween Vegan Food! What will you come up with next?! You boggle my mind with the creativity and delish aspects of every meal. I love it!

bahamamama said...

You are so clever...I love Halloween and looking at your pix. Great blog.

Mike K said...

Nice twist on the veggie loaf concept - I love the potato ghosts!

Karyn said...

The ghosts are so adorable! I bet they would be cute on shepherd's pie, too.

I saw an omnivore cookie that was a s'more shaped like a witch hat ... but I think the peanut butter mousse sounds even better!

shelby said...

I need to make this ASAP! Am I weird for thinking the meatloaf scramble sounds delicious. I must be the only person my age to say "Meatloaf sounds amazing" haha

Sanja said...

Ah, they're so cute!

Bethany said...

you are so creative. they look like they are floating around on a pile of enchanted dirt.

typically people think of halloween themed foods as sweet. you showed them (and me), that it can be savory and yummy :)

Happy Herbivore! said...

you make the cutest ghosts! (and I still love that mashedpotato and meatloaf cupcakes thing you did)

maya said...

cute:) and great recipe, sure to make that with my soy crumbles

Jess - The Domestic Vegan said...

This is absolutely too adorable. Wow!

Janessa said...

Yum! That is so creative and looks delicious. I will have to try this out sometime!

noodlebang said...

OMG. I saw this and instantly started making it. amazing!! Thanks!

Andi said...

Ok, but what is "TVP'?
Do I have to join a secret club to find out? :)

River said...

Andy, sorry about the delay! TVP is textured vegetable protein. Here's the Bob's Red Mill brand of TVP.

There, now that you know you're going to have join our secret club. There will be some goat worshiping involved! :-)