Since the recipe was already half-executed, I decided to try a trick that a friend of mine Nicole O shared with me recently. I replaced about 1/3 of the meat with ground black beans.
The old recipe called for:
1 1/4 pounds lean ground beef, 1 1/4 pounds ground turkey and then the various other ingredients...
My variation:
2 pounds ground chicken and 1 15oz can of black beans, drained and pureed with...a few tablespoons of beet, yes beet.
Why beets? Well, red meat is, obviously, red. I felt it would make the meatloaf look more realistic. And guess what? SPH didn't even realize it was different.
The puree--looks gross, I know...





Black Bean and Chicken "Meat"loaf
2 pounds ground chicken
1 15 oz can of black beans, drained, rinsed and pureed
2-3 slices of beets (optional)
1 egg white
2 T milk
3/4 c panko or bread crumbs
1 large onion, minced
3-4 T horseradish
2 T fresh parsley (or 2 t dried)
1 t salt
1/2 t ground pepper
Preheat the oven to 375 degrees. Mix all the ingredients except the meat. Add the chicken and mix with your hands and shape into a oval, almost like a football*. Cook on 375 degrees for 1 1/2 hours, or until the inside is no longer pink, or a meat thermometer reads 180 degrees.
*Obviously, we did something different with our meatloaf mixture...more on that tomorrow!
Thanks for the great black bean tip Nicole!
--SPC
9 comments:
I LOVE the mini meatloaf idea...Way more kid friendly!
I also love that you just happen to have beets : )
Very impressive! And like Erin, nick and merrick, I love that you had beets lying around. I've got over 50 lbs of black beans now and always looking for ways to use them.
Very cool and fun - such a great idea! Thanks!
In my household, we'd be much more likely to have spare ground beef hanging around than beets...
Looks very interesting... but I love the idea of the mini or individual meatloaf servings!! Great idea!
I don't think I'll be in Columbus soon... but in the Cleveland area during the time of the Auto Show there! :)... not too far, right?
This looks great ... I love both black beans and beets and like the idea of a healthy twist on meatloaf. We're having a comfort food recipe contest and would love to have you enter. Check it out at MarxFood.com
That's definitely unique!!!!! Love the individual servings!!!
I love your 'meat' loaf idea. Check out this Comfort Food Recipe Contest: http://marxfood.com/comfort-food-recipes-contest/ Maybe you'd have a shot!
I wish for the great of success in all of our destiny endeavors
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