Does the thought of daily weeknight cooking and meal prepping make you cringe? Do you like to kill two birds with one stone? Then my Effortless Meatloaf recipe is the perfect solution for you. Quick, easy, effortless - and perfect to make use of leftovers the next day.
What makes this meal even more effortless is if you use pre-seasoned grass-fed ground Italian beef sausage and pork breakfast sausage. You skip the step of adding seasoning. How cool is that? I get my grass-fed beef and pasture raised pork from Wild Pastures. They have a subscription box that you can customize to your family's needs and even adjust the frequency of your deliveries. At reasonable prices. Could not be any more effortless than that. (If you use this link to sign up and try their meatboxes, you will get 20$ off your first meat order + 20% off for LIFE!)
EFFORTLESS MEATLOAF (GF, DF, GRAIN-FREE)
Ingredients:
1 lb grass-fed (organic, if possible) ground beef Italian sausage OR plain ground beef
1 lb pasture raised pork breakfast sausage OR plain ground pork
1 organic pastured egg
1/4 cup almond flour
Optional:
1/4 yellow onion, finely diced
If using plain pork and beef, seasoning to taste: sea salt, pepper, parsley, garlic, paprika, fennel, red pepper, oregano, marjoram, rosemary, thyme, sage
Preparation:
Preheat oven at 350F.
In a large mixing bowl, mix well the ground beef, pork, egg and almond flour.
Mold into a 9" x 5" glass loaf baking dish and place in oven (middle rack).
Bake for 350-45 min, until juices run clear.
Remove from oven and let sit 5-10 min before slicing and serving
Serve with EFFORTLESS MASHED POTATOES and a EFFORTLESS FRESH SIDE SALAD (recipes below)
EFFORTLESS MASHED POTATOES (GF, GRAIN FREE, EGG FREE)
Ingredients:
1 lb organic yellow potatoes, unpeeled
1 stick organic grass-fed salted butter
sea salt and pepper to taste
Optional: grass-fed organic raw milk
Preparation:
Rinse the potatoes and add to a large pot filled with water to cover (no need to peel or cut).
Cover with lid and boil potatoes until soft.
Drain potatoes, put back into pot and mash using a potato masher.
Add butter by the 1/4-inch slice and wait until melts. Then mix with a wooden spatula.
Add water or milk to reach desired consistency and mix/whip vigorously until creamy (do not sue a hand mixer, get your arm workout instead!).
Season with salt and pepper to taste.
EFFORTLESS GREEN SIDE SALAD
Ingredients:
Any type of organic salad greens, rinsed
Organic balsamic reduction
Preparation:
Place salad greens in bowl and drizzle with reduction!
And as far as leftovers? Turn them into an amazing breakfast the next morning!
LEFTOVER FRIED MEATLOAF AND EGGS BREAKFAST
Ingredients:
1-2 slices of leftover meatloaf
2-4 eggs
2 TBSP organic grass-fed salted butter
Optional: diced onions, red peppers and spinach
Preparation:
In a cast iron or nonstick skillet, melt butter on medium heat.
(Ff using vegetables, add them to skillet and sauté until soft).
Add meatloaf and break up to crumbs with wooden spatula. Brown until it begins to crisp.
Crack eggs on top (or pour scrambled eggs on top) and cook to desired consistency, stirring as needed.
Remove from heat, salt and pepper to taste and serve with additional veggies, buttered toast or your choice of side.
Could not be any more effortless. Enjoy!
Stay happy and healthy,
Eva