Recipe: Savoury Pecan Loaf

ByCheryl

This recipe came from my sister-in-law Faye, who asked me for vegan recipe ideas a couple of years ago, and is now a vegetarian herself and passing favourites to me. Sorry to say, I don’t know the original source to credit. This is one of those recipes that gets shared and modified and shared some more.

I’m kind of a recipe follower, but she’s more daring: “I make some adjustments depending on my flavour preferences of the moment…sage, rosemary and thyme for a roast chicken flavour, or mushrooms and HP sauce for a more beefy taste.”

Savoury Pecan Loaf

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Servings: 8 slices
Course: Main Dish
Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 1 cup onion, chopped (optional) caramelize the onion
  • 1 tbsp canola oil
  • 3 large eggs
  • 2 cups cottage cheese
  • 1/4 cup milk
  • 1 tbsp vegetable stock mix
  • 1/4 cup canola oil
  • 1/2 cup pecans ground in the food processor
  • 4 1/2 cups bran flakes lightly pulsed in food processor
  • 1/3 cup sharp cheddar cheese, shredded
  • 1/4 tsp dried thyme
  • 2 tbsp ketchup

Method
 

  1. Preheat the oven to 375F.
  2. Grease a loaf pan.
  3. Pan-fry the onions in the oil. (Or caramelize them if you have the time and inclination.)
  4. Beat the eggs, cottage cheese, and milk together in a large bowl.
  5. Add the remaining ingredients, except the ketchup, and mix well.
  6. Pack the mixture into the loaf pan.
  7. Spread ketchup on top.
  8. Bake uncovered in 375F oven for 45min.

Notes

This recipe has the potential to be quite high in sodium, but if you use lower-sodium vegetable stock, bran flakes, and maybe even ketchup, it will be reasonable and still taste great. I used Blue Menu Bran Flakes, Reduced Sodium Better Than Bouillon Vegetable Base, and Blue Menu low-sodium ketchup.
Nice paired with mashed potatoes, salad, roasted veggies, and/or the Mushroom and Thyme Gravy on page 185 of my 30-Minute Heart Healthy Cookbook. 
Nutrition Information
(Note: This was calculated using the ingredients above as well as 1% milk and 1% cottage cheese. It's for 1/8 of the recipe.)
Calories - 305, 
Fat - 18g, 
Saturated fat - 3g, 
Trans fat - 0g, 
Carbohydrates - 24g, 
Fibre - 4g, 
Sugars - 6g, (Added sugar - 3g),  
Protein - 14g, 
Cholesterol - 77mg, 
Sodium - 512mg, 
Potassium - 269mg, 
Calcium - 107mg, 
Iron - 4mg

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