Lentil & Chickpea Meatloaf
Most Christmas dinners are not seen to be complete without meat being the centre piece, but I don’t see why that has to be the case. You can create a delicious meat-free recipe that the whole family can enjoy that takes a fraction of the time to make compared to something like a turkey or chicken!
Since deciding to heavily cut down on meat consumption, I’ve realised how delicious vegetarian food can be. Not that I didn’t know that before since I’ve never been a big meat eater. But cutting down on meat as well as cutting out dairy, gluten and refined sugar has forced me to experiment more with more plant-based foods, which I’m really enjoying so far!
Vegetarian food doesn’t have to be bland and certainly doesn’t have to be boring! It’s true that when taking out the meat from a recipe, you do need to add more flavour and seasonings, which is not a bad thing!
This lentil and chickpea meatloaf is high in protein, fibre, iron, magnesium, manganese, B vitamins and vitamin A. It would go really well with roasted vegetables and my roasted brussels sprouts with cranberries and pecans.
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Lentil loaves are the perfect meatless main! I made my first one for Thanksgiving this year! So good 😉
Meat definitely won’t be at the centre of our dinner table this year. In fact, it won’t be on it at all. We will be making a nut roast, but I might have to make this now too – it looks delicious.
I love, love, love lentil loaves! This one looks incredible delicious and so moist, great recipe! Pinned 🙂
Wow, a vegan meatloaf! Looks delicious! I love the fact that it’s not using tofu and any of those other meat substitutes. It’s filling and scrumptious, and I’m sure even meat eaters would devour this meatloaf!
I also am a HUGE fan of lentil loaves! They taste so flavorful and hearty! This looks divine!
oh my gosh, this looks awesome! I don’t know if I could attempt this I have never done anything like it before! I definitely want to try now though 😉 YUM
What a gorgeous meatloaf! I’ve never had a version made from lentils and chickpeas, but I’m intrigued. Sounds like it has so much flavor!
I’ve always wanted to try a vegetarian loaf like this! It sounds and looks delicious Nadia. I’m definitely going to have to make this over the holidays! Yum!
I agree with you – vegetarian foods definitely don’t have to be boring! This loaf looks awesome! Happy holidays!!
This loaf looks delicious . Could it be cooked in a crockpot? How long do you think it should be cooked in a crockpot?
I’ve made this quite a few times, it’s delicious! I was just wondering if you had any advice about making it into individual serves in a muffin tin? Cooking time? I’m 36 weeks pregnant and wanting to get my freezer stocked. Thank you!
I haven’t tried making this recipe into individual muffins, but I do like that idea 😀 I would probably say bake it for 20-30 minutes, but I can’t give an exact time until I try it myself.
This lentil loaf is so delicious. And it lends itself to other things like meatballs or even patties. This is a keeper!
Thank you Molly! I must try the recipe soon in the form of meatballs 😀