Sorry for the not so fabulous photo..but
WE ATE THIS BEFORE I COULD TAKE A BETTER ONE!
It was sooo yummy! but seriously..New favorite.
I kinda winged this one (hence no cooking photos)..
I pulled from your basic meatloaf recipe
and used the ingredients that I actually HAD in my fridge.
I loved the salty meat with the sweet potatos. The family loved it too. :)
Makes up a good batch..We made up meatball sandwiches the next day for lunch with some of the leftovers. Just added some sauce, cheese and bread!
Going to use the rest for spaghetti and meatballs another night!
bang..for..your..buck… and bang for your time in the kitchen too. love it. and think you will too!
Do you have these things
in your kitchen?? make this tonight!
Best part about this recipe…limited amount of dirty dishes. :)
you throw all the ingredients in one big bowl!
Mini-FAST-Meatloaf
INGREDIENTS:
2 lb ground beef
1/4 cup olive oil
1 egg, slightly beaten
1 cup bread crumbs
1/4 cup parmesan
2 TB tomato paste
1 celery stick-finely chopped
2 carrots-finely chopped
1/4 cup onion-finely chopped
spices: Oregano, Salt, Pepper, Garlic Powder & Parsley
(SO BAD about measuring..I sprinkled over everything at the end..
a rule my mom always told me..season the meatloaf as if you were
seasoning a portion on your plate)
STEPS:
–Preheat oven to 350
–Roughly chop carrots and celery and onion and throw in food processor till finely chopped.
–Throw all the ingredients into a bowl..stir.. form into balls.
–Heat Skillet on Medium High Heat. (I use my le creuset pan so I can pop it in oven)
–Add olive oil..(make sure it’s hot enough!) place the meatballs in the oil and pat down a bit.
–brown on both sides.
–Bake in oven for 20 minutes or until no longer pink.
Mashed Sweet Potatos
steps: Boil up potatos..drain..return to pan..
mash..add butter and brown sugar. eat.
(I only used a TB Butter and a spoon of brown sugar. really depends on how sweet you want it…and how many potatos you make up! taste along the way.
Going to be making up more recipe posts like this! What do you think??
I don’t know about you..but I’m a visual girl..
And always looking for recipe inspiration and favorites of real people..
and husband/baby approved! ;)
Kim
January 12, 2012 at 12:36 pmLooks yummy and I love the visuals! As always you are rockin it! :)
Amanda
January 12, 2012 at 1:45 pmI LOVE mini meatloaf. It’s so easy to freeze too!
Brandi
January 12, 2012 at 9:26 pmLove the recipe layout! I’m a visual girl too! :) I thought it was super easy to scan the pics and see if I had all those ingredients on hand. Sometimes I miss an ingredient if it’s in a list. Really appreciate the time you take to upload such great posts!
Cynthia
January 13, 2012 at 3:48 amYum! This looks WONDERFUL!
I am a lover of mini-meatloaf as well. You know, I found a recipe online where you put the meatloaf in a muffin tin. Brilliant :) It takes like 30 minutes and is the perfect portion size. (I get really excited about meatloaf if you can’t tell…it’s the only thing my 2 year-old will for sure eat).
Thanks for sharing!
thebookhostess
January 24, 2012 at 2:38 pmThis is perfect – I am making meatloaf for our bookclub this Friday! Thanks and the photos are great too! – Kathleen @ http://www.thebookhostess.com