One Can of Chickpeas Could Change The Way You Think About Meatloaf 

2 can chickpeas (safe the aquafaba) 1 cup chopped mushrooms 1 stalk celery (chopped) 1/2 yellow onion (chopped) 4 cloves garlic (chopped) 3 carrots (peeled & chopped) (Beet chopped) Whatever vegetables you desire 1 Tbsp olive oil 1 1/2 cup oats 3 tbsp flax 1 tbsp nutritional yeast 1/2 tbsp starch 1 tsp thyme 1/2 cup aquafaba 2 tbsp ketchup 1 tbsp yeast extract 1 tbsp bbq sauce 1 tsp liquid smoke 1 tsp smoekd paprika Pinch black pepper

Add 1/2 cup of chia seeds and it will firm nicely. Puree the beets and you'll have the meat color and won't notice the beet flavor.

to be mentioned during a chickpea video is one of life's highest honors

I love recipes that don’t involve meat substitutes! Whole food recipes are my favorite! Mines in the oven! Can’t wait to try it!!

When I make beetloaf, I shred the beets and carrots, and dice everything else. Helps distribute the color and makes for less distinct "beet bites"... Definitely adding your garbanzo version into my rotation!

Chickpeas and lentils are underrated perfect for bulking up meals and nutritious

I made a loaf using this vid as a guide. I shredded most of my veggies rather than chopping 'em. I made this yesterday but it is much better today. I also added a few leftovers I had in the frig. Some home made baked beans I made and some brown rice. I also added some asian hot pepper flakes for a slight kick. Served with jasmine rice and miso & mushroom sauce and some charred asparagus and lemon. Thank You!

So I just made something based on this recipe, but I put the meatlessloaf into a cupcake pan, and when I took the little round meatlessloafs out I "frosted" them with ketchup and mustard dressing, and had what I've decided to call (obviously vegetarian) "meatcakes" for lunch. Thanks!

Please post a written recipe! I'm planning to make this later today!

Made it and it was very delicious. Will definitely make again. Subbed black beans and rehydrated dried mushrooms for garbanzo and fresh mushrooms. Sautéed the mushrooms after rehydrating. Used 1/2 golden beet instead of red.

Forgot the celery forgot the garlic…. I love it! That’s just how I cook, usually the realization hits after it’s served! 😆 Your channel popped up and I had to join in! I’m an inveterate omnivore but I have vegx friends I’d be happy to serve this for at a party. Thanks! ✌️

I tried a similar recipe the first time around, but found the texture a bit too mushy. The 2nd time I mixed 2 recipes and used lentils instead of chickpeas, but added some chickpea flour. Pulsed the lentils and oatmeal, then added same veggie mix, but sauteed first. Similar seasoning, just added some cumin. Turned out way better. Freezes great, slice and wrap in parchment paper. Good got or cold in a sandwich. Crumbled in a tomato sauce with pasta as well..

I've been making lentil/chickpea loaves since the 90s. There was this really cool website that would generate a recipe based on your selected ingredients, so you could just pick what you had on hand.

I loved your video and would appreciate it if you would please include a list of the ingredients and steps for preparing your recipe in the area below your video. Thanks😊

One of my FAVORITE things to do with loaf leftovers is to make a cold loaf sandwich. I loved plain old white bread, a nice slice of cold loaf, a piece of cheese and SLATHERED with Mayo. Prior to becoming vegan it was of course with meatloaf, real cheese and real mayo. I have made several loafs using lentils and/or other beans. It tasted like beans though. Put into a sandwich it was reminiscent of a meatloaf sandwich as I remembered them. The glaze really helped contribute to the nostalgia, but also the Veganaise (which is REALLY good if you ask me) and vegan cheese has gotten so much better in the vegan world. Even the Lentil or Bean loaf jogged my memory of my favorite meatloaf sandwich. I'm interested in trying this. AND...I look forward to the leftovers to make my sandwiches.

Really appreciate the no gluten, thousands of celiac patients looking for awesome recipes. It’s exhausting cooking all your own gluten free food, so every yummy new recipe really is a blessing, thank you so much.

A suggestion on the beets, they work better grated and then minced a bit. I use them in bean burgers to provide the "rare" look.

This looks so good. Before we were vegan, I made a killer meatloaf that my family misses. I haven’t wanted to try with the current meat substitutes, they smell and taste like just all liquid smoke and char and nothing else. I think this might be the answer! Can’t wait to try this, thank you so much!

You are amazing, Mark! Everytime things becomes more difficult, you just set the bar higher. "Gluten free? Soy free and without tvp? Also without metilcelluloses? Sure!" And you make a crazy good recipe! Can't wait to try it!

I made this tonight--it was a big hit! I had a bunch of beets; there were only 3 and they were small, so I used all of them. Minced them in the food processor first. Tossed the greens into the pot of the vegan "bone" broth (still cooling on the stove). Thank you!

thank you for another meat substitute video that doesn’t use vital wheat gluten!! hope you’ll do more in future 😀

I love making my meatloaf with pinto beans which gives the perfect color to me. I like to call it beanloaf

I’m getting some Adam Ragusea vibes here! Good stuff! I run a restaurant which regularly serves 60-80 seniors every single weekday. I make especially for them a “senior lunch” which is priced for their budget. It’s much like a cafeteria style lunch, but made with whole food ingredients and as little mass produced factory food as possible (usually use pre battered cod, or chicken strips when I do) This is something I might give a shot.

FYI: Vegemite and Marmite are not gluten free, so caution to those unaware. There is a gluten free Vegemite now on the market, it has a large distinctive green strip along the top of the bottle. Yet to see a gluten free Marmite.

The deep "kermit DE frog" vocal inflection is cool. "Aqua fava" sounds like bean juice.

I'm making this, but I'll use precooked beets and maybe grind raw mushrooms with the chickpeas and sauté the mirepoix for more flavor. Also thinking about grinding the oats to a course flour.

Looks great! And adding Marmite or Vegemite is genius! Consistency wise, you might want to try grading the carrots and mushrooms, as they tend to make the loaf crumble more when added in chunky form. I also like caramelising the onions, to which I add the graded mushrooms and carrots, before adding them to meatloaves and burger patties.

For extra umami, you can add half a cut of chopped toasted wallnuts.

Made the meatloaf last weekend. Substituted the mushrooms (can’t stand) for re-hydrated soya mince. It worked brilliantly and tasted really good - first vegan meatloaf I’ve made that has actually held together! Thanks!

Will definitely try this! ❤ But I will stew the garlic and onions with the mushrooms to mellow them out and caramelize them a little. I always do this for pan-fried meatballs because pieces in the middle then are just as cooked as pieces outside.

It would be nice to see the recipe written down somewhere.

That looks fantastic! If you cook wfpb oil-free maybe you could replace the oil with walnuts (which can also be used as a meat substitute) or a bit of tahini.

Love this recipe because I'm gluten free but oatmeal doesn't like my stomach so I replaced it with TVP and a half pound of Beyond Burger to get that meatloaf texture. I also used canned beets so they would be softer and also a teaspoon of ground fennel to get a sausagey flavor. This was a hit !

Thank you for making this gluten free! I appreciate it so much!!

Nice simple recipe. I made meatloaf, of any kind, for the first time a few weeks ago but I used my vegan mince I make from eggplant which is a real effort but gives a nice Cornish Pastie type filling texture for the efforts. This is more like the bean burger patti I tried, which I fine grated the celery and carrot to try and hold it together a bit. I also whizzed up my oats in the food processor on my second attempt at the bean burger patti to make a coarse flour which helped keep things together. Finishing portions off for a couple of minutes in the microwave is great for making them more meaty in texture I find. I had mine with roast potatoes, green beans and gravy as a Sunday lunch.

This is actually really close to how I make meatloaf, except with garbanzos in place of some kind of ground meat. But I really kick up the vegies: about an equal weight of blitzed veggies as there is meat, and then half that amount of oats. I sometimes even add finely chopped potato. It is extremely filling, and a great way to get my toddler to eat vegetables!

I think I'll try this as patties! Meat loaf has always been weird to me as a concept (not common here), but I bet single freezing patties would be great for an easy go-to. I'm a huge fan of your chickpea series and especially appreciate the recipes that use regular pantry items, because I'm not spending a hundred bucks on importing stuff like methyl cellulose 😂 Even getting my hands on proper US-style nooch is a struggle.

Thank you for the recipe! I failed once at making veggie meatloaf but your recipe was fantastic!! My mom had thirds!!!!!

Thank you!So great. I just went Gluten Free and I needed another idea like this. Looks super delicious. If someone was worried about gluten they’d want to use gluten free oats. Turns out oats can end up not being gluten free due to the way they’re transported in the same trucks as wheat.

also I always love when I can find the recipe right under the video box and I don't have to click on a link to another website filled with ads.... just my preference. I will watch the whole video again to note the recipe I guess if I decide to make this. Thank you again.

they said it was meatless but they are using toucans! 0:15 fake!

I made this last night. Turned out pretty good. I might have bumped up the flavoring a little more and it did have a little bit of a mushy texture. Thats kind of the weak point of bean burgers and the like. Certainly worth another try.

I'm making this tonight. This is so perfect as I was just about to cook chick peas in my instant pot!

WHAT! Who isn't washing their mushrooms?!? Do you know what mushrooms are grown in? They literally say wash before eating on the package. I'm so grossed out now, knowing people aren't washing their mushrooms… just another example of why you can't eat from just anybody's kitchen.

I don't know how people don't wash their mushrooms 🤮. Great recipe can't wait to try it ❤️

It came out delicious! I soaked 2 cups of chickpeas overnight. Cooked them and reserved aquafaba. I just proceeded them with onion, carrots, garlic, beetroot and celery with 2 cups of aquafaba leaving the mix semi processed. All the rest of the ingredients as you show less yeast psste and smoky smth which are not available in Mexico. I tried to avoid the glazing part to avoid sugars but it's necessary. Glazing and 30 minutes more in the oven made huge difference in consistency and flavor. Thank you! Chaotic in the beginning but what matters is a final result and it's really tasty!

Just made this. Very good!

FYI. I made this recipe but instead of chopping, I shredded the beet, carrot and celery in my food processor. No vegetable texture crunch was noticed in the cooked loaf. Might also be worth noting it should be cooked in a glass loaf pan and not a metal one. I used metal and it took forever to cook through. haha.

I can vouch for GreenChef. Its some of the best tasting food I've ever had in my life.

Thanks! Chickpeas are so satisfying. They also make a hearty meatball replacement. Always love watching you and Monica enjoy the meal

Gotta try this recipe. Instead of full beets, what do you think about using beet powder? Also my grandma used to make hers double layered, a meaty layer and a bread crumby - stuffing-y layer. So I am thinking about how to make that recipe veganized, if you have any ideas lmk :D

Made this as is and also did a vegan version without the yeast/vegemite. The beat was a bit much, but overall quite tasty. I preferred the vegan version, was less salty.

Looks yummy! Where do I see the written recipe?

This looks great, definitely going to make. When I make something like this in the oven I always throw some potatoes in to bake. Also a whole onion in its' skin and a couple of heads of garlic wrapped in foil, taking advantage of the oven to get lots of good stuff.Thanks for the promising looking recipe

My family’s meatloaf glaze was equal parts ketchup and grape jelly, both stuff we already had around the house. Mix and then adjust to taste. It’s still my go-to, really easy and inexpensive.

I absolutely love this recipe and I also love your channel. You’re so honest about forgetting things and not wanting to put this in and that in brilliant! Thank you so much.

This is certainly getting an add to Notes of recipes!!! I miss meatloaf, I’m not vegan, but I don’t eat a lot of red meat either… Sometimes, I just want a chunk of meatloaf or a big sloppy burger!!! I’ve been drinking my Mean Green by Joe Cross since May, but way more consistently now than ever, and I have noticed a major difference… After watching The Game Changers documentary, now I understand better!!! 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽💪🏽

Just made this for my family with some minor adjustments (not that they were needed I just had fun with it) and it turned out phenomenally! It is MUCH better texture after fully cooling and being reheated, just like you said 😁. I didn't have flax seed on hand so I used a cup and a half of oats, used a whole onion and whole beet but I pulsed the beet really fine then pulsed in the carrots to get them smaller because they cook slower, then the celery and onions. Emptied the processor and did the rough chop on the chickpeas just like you did. I didn't have brown sugar so I used ketchup, soy sauce and a little regular sugar for the sauce. Minced garlic from a jar because it's a lot cheaper haha. This recipe is almost foolproof. Even loosely following it and going with my gut it was 10/10

Looks like a recipe I'd try. I will leave out the beets, and add in 1/4 cup rough chopped walnuts for that bite people look for in a meatloaf. Otherwise, looks pretty delicious.

I would love to make a simple white sauce with nutmeg to pour over the meatloaf slices.(white sauce = flour, vegan butter,cashew milk,salt, pepper,grated nutmeg.)

So happy to find this recipe on my feed today. I became a pescetarian ten years ago and in my pre-pesce days I used to make meatloaf often. It was one of the foods I genuinely missed because I made it well. I'm excited to try this recipe!!! ❤🎉😊

I was looking for something like this! Thank you very much! Looking forward to this being one of my go to meals because I love all of the ingredients in it.

This was great! I definitely will make it. 😍👍I like beets so I'll use the recipe in the video. (The product plug and taste testing portions were cute and authentic). 😋💕👏👏

That came out incredible! I legit saw the thumbnail and had to double check thinking, “didn’t he say ‘new one can of chickpeas video tomorrow?’ There’s no way that meatloaf is chickpeas!”

Do you have the recipe written down? This looks amazing. I usually make lentil loaf but never tried with chickpeas!

I made this yesterday and it was amazing. I substituted panko for the oats and omitted the marmite it was surprisingly delicious. Thank you so much for the recipe ❤

been watching your channel since 2019 and I'd just realised that you have lost a lot weight. Good for you man!

Hola Mark , soy nueva en tu página y he visto ideas excelentes. Creo que sería de gran utilidad para todos , que en la cajita de descripción pusieras las cantidades de los ingredientes. También sería una gran idea que activaras los subtítulos en varios idiomas, en beneficio de todos tus seguidores tanto de países angloparlantes como a nivel internacional. Si podemos tener las cantidades de tus recetas por escrito y la posibilidad de leer en nuestros idiomas los puntos de tu proceso de elaboración punto por punto aumentarás los likes y nosotros encantados de poder hacer tus recetas sin perder detalles importantes. Mil.gracias por compartir.

I made this today with what I had and it was good! Beans, beets, onion powder, garlic powder, smoked paprika, Thanks!

Do you post the recipe somewhere? This looks amazing and I'd love to give it a whirl. I am trying to eat less meat and this looks like a winner.

I have been watching you for quite some time now and I think this is my favorite video thus far and not even because of what you made... The reason: never before have I ever related to a video more when you kept forgetting ingredients.

Celery leaves are very flavorful. Not sure why you are discarding them. 🤔

❤ You are so awesome! Making delicious recipes. That are cruelty free! Enjoy your videos!❤

New sub! I’m going to make this

The comic strip Foxtrot has a number of very funny strips about the mom making "beetloaf" and the kids hating it. Worth googling!

Very much appreciate you trying to make some gluten free options for us. Just as an FYI, yeast extract like vegemite and marmite typically isn't gluten free (and the one you used is not gluten free). There is a brand new gluten free vegemite that just came out though. Those of us that are gluten free can certainly omit it entirely or sub for the new gluten free variety, but it might be something you want to mention in future videos.

Totally need to make this ! It has everything I sneak into my meatloafs but with chick peas ! Looks delicious

Looks yummy ❤

My mom uses more Italian flavors in hers, so I can see fennel seeds and other herbs working well in this.

I made this but it was not very good. Won’t make it again.

For the red/brown color fry beet powder instead of fresh beets. They blend better, provide better color, won’t separate into chunks, and don’t taste as strong.

You managed to upset the English and the Aussies in one sentence there. Marmite and Vegemite are not the same.

This looks like one I must try, I swear you are one of the most creative vegan chefs💯💯💯

I love this! I usually make a puff pastry lentil loaf, but I'm gonna add this to my rotation 👀 By the way, I'd love to see a video making omnipork spam! It's delish but so expensive.

Guys you wanna know what that is.. it's called falafel it's Middle Eastern it's been around for millennia they make them in little balls they look like meatballs... and it's all chickpeas ground up if you want you can put bread crumbs in it as well... parsley and other types of herbs all kinds of seasonings you want... of course you can use eggs to keep it together... really the list goes on but the main thing basically what that is ..A falafel and they use chickpeas And it's awesome.. And this video here what hes doing is absolutely amazing as well.. to keep it together make sure you use enough bread crumbs and eggs raw you know what I mean right LOL

21 ingredients? Uh, no thanks

Adding walnut chunks, slightly dry pan roasted gives a wonderful addition to such vegiloafs.

Nice recipe but for heavens sake, catch a breath...

De-lish!! Family loved it!! Thanks👍

I made this tonight…wonderful! Thank you.

I would liquify the beet in the blender and pour it over the mix-blood!

First time I’ve been introduced to your channel- love the recipe but I LOVE LOVE LOVE the name of your channel!! 🙌❤️😋 I’m all about the dips & sauces!

This looks great! I made a similar thanksgiving inspired version once with a cranberry sauce bbq sauce and traditional turkey seasoning (sage, thyme, and rosemary). It was really good. Thanks for another yummy video!

So nice!! I made meatloaf out of walnuts and brown rice but I would like to try this! Yum!

You could use pureed beets since it is mainly for color. Growing up my mother used pureed green beans as a binder to replace the oatmeal to bring the carbs down she got that idea from Weight Watchers

im going to give it a go, thanks you make it look easy

This was really the best recipe I've found and tasted. My offer to you is to roast the beets rather than blend them raw and also add more seasonings. Also, carmelize the onions separately then add it to the mixture to blend down.

I've got no qualms with a veggie loaf, but the oats, beets, chickpeas, flax, and vegemite. Sounds like some gnarly loaf later on that night.

I think I will make this with red bell pepper and vegan cheese cubes 😊 Thank you for the recipe!!

This is by far the best vegan meatloaf recipe. I made this and it was so good but I skipped the beets, sautéed the carrots, onions, and a green pepper before mixing it and added Lipton onion mix.