Ingredients for - Buffalo Veggie Quinoa Meatloaf

1. Water ½ cup
2. Quinoa ¼ cup
3. Olive oil, or as needed 1 tablespoon
4. Sweet yellow onion, chopped 1 small
5. Sweet potato, chopped 1
6. Chopped kale, or more to taste 1 cup
7. Red bell pepper, chopped, or more to taste ½
8. Ground buffalo meat 1 pound
9. Eggs 2
10. Worcestershire sauce, or more to taste 1 tablespoon
11. Minced garlic, or more to taste 1 tablespoon
12. Ketchup, or more to taste 1 tablespoon
13. Salt 1 ½ teaspoons
14. Ground black pepper 1 teaspoon
15. Dried oregano, or more to taste 1 pinch
16. Dried basil, or more to taste 1 pinch
17. Dried thyme, or more to taste 1 pinch
18. Barbeque sauce, or to taste 1 tablespoon

How to cook deliciously - Buffalo Veggie Quinoa Meatloaf

1 . Stage

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease a 9x5-inch loaf pan.

2 . Stage

Bring water and quinoa to a boil in a saucepan. Reduce heat to medium-low, cover, and simmer until quinoa is tender and water has been absorbed, 10 to 15 minutes.

3 . Stage

Heat olive oil in a skillet over medium heat; cook and stir onion, sweet potato, kale, and red bell pepper until tender, 10 to 15 minutes.

4 . Stage

Combine buffalo meat, eggs, Worcestershire sauce, garlic, ketchup, salt, black pepper, oregano, basil, and thyme together in a bowl. Add vegetable mixture and quinoa to buffalo mixture and mix well. Transfer mixture to the prepared loaf pan; top with a thin layer of barbeque sauce.

5 . Stage

Bake in the preheated oven until no longer pink in the center, about 1 hour. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read at least 160 degrees F (70 degrees C).