What can you use in place of an egg in meatloaf?

Common egg substitutes for meatloaf include flaxseed meal, chia seeds, mashed banana, applesauce, silken tofu, yogurt, and various commercial egg replacers .

What is a healthy substitute for breadcrumbs in meatloaf?

4. Ground Nuts : For an added touch of texture when substituting bread crumbs, consider ground nuts like almonds, walnuts, or pecans as an alternative. After finely chopping, swap the bread crumbs with an equal amount of ground nuts in your recipe. The result is a meatloaf boasting even richer flavors.

Can I use mayo instead of eggs in meatloaf?

Basically, eggs are used in meatloaf as a binder, but there is no absolute rule that says you have to use them. In a pinch, you can substitute 1/4 cup mayonnaise for 1 egg (mayo is an emulsion of egg and oil), as a bonus the extra oil from the mayonnaise makes a moister meatloaf (okay, and a few more fat calories).

Does meatloaf contain dairy?

Believe it or not, meatloaf is often made with dairy . It's very common to moisten the breadcrumbs with milk before stirring them into the meat. Some breadcrumbs are made with dairy. And some recipes add cheese, naturally.

What can you use instead of eggs to bind meatballs?

Thankfully, mashed potatoes work as an excellent egg substitute for meatballs. The function of egg in meatballs has very little to do with flavor and more to do with its binding properties, similar to why you might use breadcrumbs in meatloaf or burgers: to help everything hold together.

What can I use to bind instead of breadcrumbs?

Nuts Or Seeds Sunflower seeds, almonds, and sesame seeds are all great breadcrumb alternatives. Chop larger nuts finely in a food processor. Seeds like sesame are already small enough and can be used as is. Use a variety of nuts as a coating for chicken, fish, or pork; just pulse them finely so they will stick.

What ingredient keeps meatloaf from falling apart?

Binders like eggs or breadcrumbs will certainly help to keep your meatloaf together.

Why milk instead of water in meatloaf?

Milk and other dairy products, like heavy cream and buttermilk, contain both water and fat, adding two types of moisture to our meatloaf. There's a long-held theory that milk can tenderize ground meat , and this is the reason often cited for cooking ground meat in milk to make a Bolognese-style ragù.

What is vegan meatloaf made of?

This Vegan Gluten-Free Meatloaf takes Meat-free Monday to a whole new delicious level! It's filled with so many healthy plant-based ingredients, such as lentils, mushrooms, chickpeas, onion, garlic, flax, oats, and seasonings , it's the best comforting, nourishing dinner everyone will enjoy!

How do you get meatloaf to stick together?

When this happens, it's because you didn't use enough. Next time, try adding in an extra egg and/or some more breadcrumbs . Alternatively, rice, barley, corn flakes, crackers, and dried soup mix can also stand in as binding ingredients as well. Including larger quantities of these items should help solve the problem.

Can you use mayonnaise as a binder instead of eggs?

If you have a jar of mayo in the fridge, you can use 3 tablespoons in place of one egg .

How much mayonnaise is equal to one egg?

Mayonnaise. Eggs are a key ingredient in mayonnaise, so it makes sense that it can be a perfect substitute when you're out of eggs. Use 3 tablespoons of mayo as an egg substitute.

Dairy Free, Egg Free Meatloaf Recipe - Food Allergy Cooking (2024)

June 21, 2011 by holly 38 Comments

Meatloaf has been one of our favorite meals for years. My meatloaf recipe has changed over the years to reflect our family’s changing needs. I always used to put eggs in the meatloaf to help it stick together. When we first found out that my boy has an egg allergy I would make him a separate one in a small dish and omit the egg.

It was ok that way, but just not delicious.

I finally decided to try and come up with a recipe that we can all enjoy. This meatloaf is so moist and so delicious. This is one of our family’s favorite comfort foods!

Dairy Free, Egg Free Meatloaf Recipe

Ingredients

2 lbs Ground beef
1 Cup Oatmeal
1/2 Onion, Chopped
1/2 cup Ketchup for
Salt & Pepper
1/2 cup Ketchup for topping
Garlic Salt or Garlic Powder to taste(just a little)

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees
Dump 1st 5 Ingredients into a baking dish
Mix together by hand(My boys like to do this part)
Spread remainder of Ketchup across top
Sprinkle the Garlic Salt across top of Ketchup
Bake at 350 for about 45 minutes
Drain off grease
Enjoy!

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Sarah says
July 15, 2011 at 1:30 pm
I made this last night and it was declared a keeper by all the kids and my in laws. Very tasty and moist. I didnt add any garlic salt ( didn’t have any to hand) but I used Diana sauce for the topping.
Thanks for posting the recipe!
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- holly says
  August 23, 2011 at 9:40 pm
  Hi Sarah, So glad you liked it! It’s definitely one of our favorites. And..Thank you for letting me know:)
  -Holly
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Brandi says
January 29, 2012 at 5:18 pm
used this recipe as a starting point. I added 1 stalk celery, 1 carrot, 1/2 bell pepper, 1 small squash, 1/2 zucchini, a whole onion instead of half and then used the food processor on all the veggies. a little extra oatmeal and ketchup to balance the additions. It was declared a huge hit and I got lots of veggies in my 1 and 3 year old. They both have dairy and egg allergies. Thank you for your recipe.
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- Drew says
  January 27, 2018 at 12:19 pm
  Doing this same thing tonight with my cousin who has Down syndrome and refuses to eat veggies!
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- holly says
  December 29, 2018 at 3:33 pm
  I love those ideas to get more veggies for the kiddos!
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Erika says
March 11, 2012 at 4:55 pm
My 19month old is allergic to 15 different foods. Oatmeal and onions being two of them. I usually just omit onions, but can I substitute the oatmeal with anything? She’s also allergic to dairy, eggs and soy.
I’m really excited about the possibility of making this for her.
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- holly says
  March 11, 2012 at 5:08 pm
  The oatmeal is to help bind the loaf together since it is egg free so some type of flour or meal might work. One thing I would try is Ground Flax Seed. You can use this mixture:
  1 Tbsp of Ground Flax Seed and 3 Tbsp of Water. Mix together, then add to the loaf and mix.
  I think I’ll try that myself next time to see if it works out ok:) Good Luck!
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- Jerry says
  May 29, 2013 at 10:55 am
  I also use uncooked instant rice for binding, works really well.
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Greg says
June 28, 2012 at 8:14 pm
Tried this recipe using the new pan, that drains off the grease at it cooks, and I had to cook it for over an hour and a half to get it cooked all the way. Any suggestion how to make it better? The recipes in the book that came with the pan even said 350 at 45mins. Thank you for any help.
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- holly says
  July 11, 2012 at 2:30 pm
  Hi Greg,
  That pan sounds really nice! That’s the only thing I don’t like about meatloaf is having to drain the grease off so that would be great.
  It may be that the mixture needs to be spread out thinner. I use a 9×13 pan and it cooks up in about 45 minutes. I’m wondering if the pan you used is smaller? That would definitely make it take longer.
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Liz says
August 27, 2012 at 5:40 pm
Made this for my 2 1/2 year old and he actually ate it…I ended up halving the recipe, using dark turkey meat and topping it with black forest bacon. I did use one of those meatloaf pans that drain the fat away so I cooked it for 1 hour at 350 and it came out perfect. So excited to have another food to add to our dinners. Thank you!
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- holly says
  August 29, 2012 at 8:24 am
  That’s great Liz! I’m so glad you liked it:) Thanks for letting me know!
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Brittaney says
January 7, 2013 at 11:06 pm
I tried this recipe not because of any food allergies but because I didn’t have any more milk left and I had all the ingredients listed in this recipe. I was apprehensive at first to not use either milk or eggs but I decided to give it a try. It was pretty good! I substituted the black pepper for cayenne pepper and the salt for seasoning salt. I also added carrots and basil. Delicious!
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Anna says
July 3, 2013 at 7:48 am
I used this recipe as a reference/base and made a few changes. I added fine diced mushrooms and red bell peppers, ground flax seed, quinoa, and reduced the amount of oatmeal. I also seasoned with additional bit of honey, dried mustard, thyme, and balsamic vinegar. Finally, I divided the meat mixture into into 12 large muffin cups and baked for just 30 min at 350degrees for individual servings that I could freeze for later. It turned out delicious. Thanks. Oh, also another idea- I might top these with a bit of cooked peas and carrots then mashed potatoes to make mini Shepard’s pies for my toddler.
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Amanda says
November 12, 2013 at 11:39 pm
This was a great basic recipe that I changed a little. I used ground turkey and I made my own ketchup. Also I added mustard to the meatloaf and topped it off with a sweet and sour glaze. Thanks for sharing this recipe! 🙂
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Leslie Roberts says
October 5, 2016 at 3:02 pm
I found some gluten free brown rice bread crumbs (Ian’s- also organic non-gmo). they worked well. I have never cooked a meatloaf in the oven in my life! I have always used a cast iron skillet and rolled the meatloaf into tennis ball sized individual servings. Brown them in olive oil. Just roll them around until they are sufficiently browned. Instead of ketchup, I used Red Gold tomato sauce (no BPA in the can and no sugar) I put some (1/3 in the meat mix) and pour the rest on top of the browned meat loafs. Add a little water or Beef broth, add sliced onions in the liquid, or maybe mushrooms or bell pepper,,,, cover and simmer (30-45 minutes depending on size of loafs. They come out moist and you’ve already got your gravy with the juices. Great to go over mashed potatoes. Use a ceramic skillet if you prefer! I didn’t have any eggs, so this time I didn’t use an egg. Tasted about the same to me…
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MC says
March 27, 2017 at 9:39 am
What can you use in place of the ketchup? I do not eat processed sugars.
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- holly says
  April 24, 2017 at 7:50 pm
  You could use tomato sauce and a little sweetener of your choice or just leave out the sweetener.
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AlI says
April 24, 2017 at 6:49 pm
Is it dry oatmeal that we use???
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- holly says
  April 24, 2017 at 7:49 pm
  yes! 🙂
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Mijal Bitton says
May 9, 2017 at 12:40 pm
This might sound silly – what kind of oatmeal? like the quaker oats or the instant oatmeal? Thanks!
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- holly says
  December 29, 2018 at 3:34 pm
  Instant could work in a pinch, but I just use regular cooking oatmeal in the cylinder container. Hope that helps! 🙂
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Kathleen O'Hagan says
June 20, 2017 at 3:00 pm
Real-time question!! I accidentally cooked this at 325 instead of 350! I’ve just turned it up to 350 after 45 minutes at the lower temp. How much longer should I keep it in the over for?
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- holly says
  June 20, 2017 at 3:29 pm
  Another 15 or 20 minutes should do it. Just keep an eye on it to make sure it doesnt burn on top.
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  - Kathleen O'Hagan says
    June 21, 2017 at 9:34 pm
    Thank you, Holly! 🙂
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Omar says
June 27, 2017 at 6:10 pm
Just like i thought i call it dont have enough money to make it like you want recipe but its stiiillll gooooood!
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Dale says
July 4, 2017 at 9:26 pm
2lbs. grass fed ground beef
8 cloves garlic crushed
2 scallion bulbs finely diced
1 large shallot finely diced
1 celery stalk finely diced
1 handful of cilantro minced
1 cup of panko (Japanese bread crumbs)
1/2-1 cup of Annie’s Ketchup
Sweet paprika, salt, black pepper,cayenne pepper
4 bay leaves
Directions:
Pre-heat oven to 375 degrees
Cook 45-60 min (depending on oven)
Combine all ingredients except cayenne pepper, ground beef and Ketchup into a large mixing bowl
Add ground beef to mixture
Form loaf in pan
Sprinkle red pepper on top
Place Bay Leaves evenly across top of loaf
Tent with foil or cover
Remove loaf from oven after 45min remove bay leaves to bottom of pan; pour Ketchup over loaf then baste with juices from meat cover loaf and return to oven for another 15 mins.
Let loaf rest for 10-15min then serve and Enjoy!
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- Dale says
  July 4, 2017 at 11:37 pm
  Ooops, I forgot the tumeric powder a few shakes.
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- holly says
  December 29, 2018 at 3:35 pm
  Sounds so yummy and healthy!! We’ll have to try that one!
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Ashley says
July 19, 2017 at 4:41 am
My daughter is allergic to beef can we use turkey
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- holly says
  July 19, 2017 at 9:49 am
  Yes, that would work great! I hope you guys enjoy it! 🙂
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- holly says
  November 13, 2017 at 11:45 am
  Hi Ashley! Yes, that works great!
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- Debra Steele says
  June 2, 2018 at 9:35 pm
  I always use turkey for beef recipes. I am also allergic to beef.
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  - holly says
    December 29, 2018 at 3:30 pm
    Turkey works great! We use that sometimes too!
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Liz Wallace says
September 24, 2017 at 2:01 pm
My mother-in-law recently found out she was lactose intolerant, and she cant have eggs either, so tonight is the first thing I’ve had to adjust with. She normally enjoys meatloaf, and I am hoping she enjoys this version!
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B Gra says
April 8, 2018 at 7:04 pm
I use this recipe all the time with turkey and beef and my 9 and 11 year old love it (rare feat). Thank you so much for your contribution to my family’s well being. 🙂
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- holly says
  December 29, 2018 at 3:30 pm
  You’re so welcome! 🙂
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Beth says
February 1, 2021 at 11:23 am
The link for the recipe isn’t working anymore for me! We love this meatloaf!
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