Guest guest Posted September 30, 2000 Report Share Posted September 30, 2000 I haven't posted much mainly because I don't cook that much even though I like to. I'm trying to go veggie & have been having a huge problem finding a substitute for Hillshire Farm's sausage. I tried the Lightlife Gimme Lean & it was so heavily spiced, it was gross. I like theirs because it's mild. I also don't want to spend $6 for something. I do really like the Gimme Lean ground beef substitute & I 'm really happy to find that after trying so many & hating them. I'm not a big beef eater anyway but I do like meatloaf & meatballs & I tried some patties with it & they were great. So if anyone has a suggestion for the sausage, please let me know. So the recipe is using the Gimme Lean beef sub. & it comes in a roll like breakfast sausage. I have a meatloaf recipe but just mixed the ingredients, made patties & sauteed them in a skillet. The ingredients are simple & it doesn't sound exciting, but I really like it: Cheeseburger Meatloaf 1 1/2 lbs. of ground beef substitte 1/2 c. evaporated milk (I use fat free) 1 c. cracker crumbs (I use a wheat kind) 1 chopped onion 1 t. dry mustard (I use real Dijon) 1 T. catsup 1 c. grated American cheese (I use more) Blend all ingredients except cheese. Line loaf pan with heavy waxed paper; spread evenly 1/2 c. cheese in the bottom. Spread 1/2 meat mixture on top of that & repeat, ending up with the cheese on top. Bake in 350 deg. oven until cooked. The recipe says an hr. but that's too long for a meat substitute, it dries it out so it's pretty much guesswork & poking a knife in the middle to test it. Or you can make patties like I did. I add pepper too but you don't have to. You can experiment with the cracker crumbs too, like cheese crumbs. I make my own crumbs & freeze them. They're much better than store bought & it's easy to do with the processor. I also half the recipe because it's just for me, but you could make the whole thing I freeze half, I would think. Can you freeze the substitute after cooking & have it come out o.k? Vicki -- The punishment for animal torturers/abusers should be exactly what they did to the animal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 30, 2000 Report Share Posted September 30, 2000 morning star farms makes a good sausage crumbles, but it is a bit heavy on the caraway. i have heard good things about boca burger sausage crumbles too, but haven't tried myself. both are about $2.50-$3.00 a bag, which is several servings. i like to use TVP, textured veggie protien as a meat sub. you can find it at most health food stores. it comes in the bulk setion, or in bags by the rices and all the boxed mixes. it is an awesome soy product that is dried and then reconstituted. i take one cup of boiling liquid (i usually use tomato stock, veg stock, or a can of non-beef broth or non-chicken broth--about $1.00 a can), and pour it over 7/8 cup of TVP. stir and let it sit about 10 minutes, and then you can use. or you can soak it overnight. i like to do the quick method and then season it with spices or spice mixes(taco, ect) and use it in chili or anywhere else you would find beef or sausage. good luck! - <robinhood42 Saturday, September 30, 2000 9:29 AM Recipe-sort of > I haven't posted much mainly because I don't cook that much even though > I like to. I'm trying to go veggie & have been having a huge problem > finding a substitute for Hillshire Farm's sausage. I tried the Lightlife > Gimme Lean & it was so heavily spiced, it was gross. I like theirs > because it's mild. I also don't want to spend $6 for something. I do > really like the Gimme Lean ground beef substitute & I 'm really happy to > find that after trying so many & hating them. I'm not a big beef eater > anyway but I do like meatloaf & meatballs & I tried some patties with it > & they were great. So if anyone has a suggestion for the sausage, please > let me know. > So the recipe is using the Gimme Lean beef sub. & it comes in a roll > like breakfast sausage. I have a meatloaf recipe but just mixed the > ingredients, made patties & sauteed them in a skillet. The ingredients > are simple & it doesn't sound exciting, but I really like it: > > Cheeseburger Meatloaf > > 1 1/2 lbs. of ground beef substitte > 1/2 c. evaporated milk (I use fat free) > 1 c. cracker crumbs (I use a wheat kind) > 1 chopped onion > 1 t. dry mustard (I use real Dijon) > 1 T. catsup > 1 c. grated American cheese (I use more) > > Blend all ingredients except cheese. Line loaf pan with heavy waxed > paper; spread evenly 1/2 c. cheese in the bottom. Spread 1/2 meat > mixture on top of that & repeat, ending up with the cheese on top. Bake > in 350 deg. oven until cooked. The recipe says an hr. but that's too > long for a meat substitute, it dries it out so it's pretty much > guesswork & poking a knife in the middle to test it. Or you can make > patties like I did. I add pepper too but you don't have to. You can > experiment with the cracker crumbs too, like cheese crumbs. I make my > own crumbs & freeze them. They're much better than store bought & it's > easy to do with the processor. I also half the recipe because it's just > for me, but you could make the whole thing I freeze half, I would think. > Can you freeze the substitute after cooking & have it come out o.k? > Vicki > > -- The punishment for animal torturers/abusers should be exactly what > they did to the animal. > > > > contact owner: -owner > Mail list: > Delivered-mailing list > List-Un: - > > no flaming arguing or denigration of others allowed > contact owner with complaints regarding posting/list > or anything else. Thank you. > please share/comment/inform and mostly enjoy this list > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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