Cottage Cheese Roast (Vegetarian Meatloaf)

First of all let me say that I AM NOT a vegetarian. But this is a really great tasting vegetarian loaf!! I did make quite a few substitutions due to other reviews and am listing as someone might find something useful. For the cup of walnuts I used 1/4 cup of walnuts finely chopped, about 1/3 cup of ground flax seed and finished the cup with wheat bran. I didn't have any Special K and used ground, high protein, whole wheat bread crumbs (2 cups). For extra flavor I added ketchup (about 1/3 cup), worchestershire sauce (1- 2 Tablespoons), garlic, parsley, salt and chervil. Did not use any of the vegetable oil as there is enough oil in the walnuts and ground flax seed. No need to add extra fat and calories. The eggs hold this loaf together wonderfully. Baked in mini loaf pans for about 40 minutes and topped with more ketchup. Absolutely outstanding flavor, moist and just as good if not better than any meat loaf I've ever made! You can be sure I'll be making this again and again. I served this with steamed asparagus and cheesy mashed potatoes. Thanks so much for posting Connie.

In short: this meatloaf is AMAZING. Go make it now. Stop reading reviews, don't even bother to get out of your pjs, just leave the house and run to the store now to make this.

This will now be a permanent part of our frequent dinners rotation. To die for delicious vegetarian meatloaf. Tastes just like the meatloaf I remember from childhood, but without that meaty-gross aftertaste. WOW. THANK YOU FOR THIS!!!!!

I was very eager to try out this recipe, and wanted so badly to like it. I made it as written, but could not eat it. Let me just say that the consistency was pretty accurate, though obviously true meatloaf will be firmer. The flavor was entirely lacking, with the exception of a ketchup-based glaze I made on the top. If I were ever to take another crack at this recipe, here is what I would do: 1) follow another poster's suggestion to use Stove Top stuffing in lieu of the corn flakes 2) add more finely chopped onion and put in chopped bell pepper as well and 3) make sure those walnuts are ground to oblivion. Hope this is helpful, as it is intended to be!

like everyone has said, it's an impressive approximation of meatloaf.
and yes, it all seems an odd fit and you don't think it looks right when you put it in the oven, but it is!

if you're making your own spice mix, 1oz = 2T, though keep in mind 2T of say, cayenne, will not be pleasant.

i'm not really a fan of the medley texture, so really mincing the nuts to keep the different textures down, helps me.

My mom made meatloaf with ground beef, eggs, and bread crumbs. Then she topped it with tomato sauce. It was the sort of food I remember fondly to this day, mashed potatoes and peas on the side. Growing boy sort of stuff. I've tried to make mom's meatloaf plenty of times for my kids and it's always (probably what it always was), greasy and dry. I like it, but they're not fans. In fact, they run from the table.

I'm a runner now and the one thing vegetarian fare has is runner-friendly, real food that doesn't make me bonk. THIS is my new meatloaf. It changes everything. And the crazy part is, when you mix it up in the bowl it is INCONCEIVABLE that it may become this weird sort of Zen meatloaf. It's a round-house kick to the brain. I'm looking at cottage cheese and cornflakes like, "Uhhhh, I did something wrong. MAN, I hope this one works out."

Made as written, with love. Wondered if I should crush the Kellog's cornflakes and didn't. Used about 3 cups. I did mash the walnuts in a bag with a tenderizer. Baked 60 minutes. Pure awesome. DO NOT TOP with creamy tomato soup, just because someone says so. Love it anyways. And absolutely do not top with ketchup as a last resort. Then you have what McDonald's would make if they ever made meatloaf. In fact, my mother said this reminded her of a McRib. That was weird.

Thank you!