Easy Meatloaf
While I love good food I’d rather be on the sofa relaxing with a cup of coffee mindlessly watching Housewives of Beverly Hills than slaving away over a complicated recipe. This Easy Meatloaf recipe shows once again, that a meal doesn’t have to be difficult to prepare in order for it to be spectacular. Recipes with a long list of ingredients turn me off immediately. Call me lazy but I have very little time, so while I demand good food (living in NYC does that to you) I’m not willing to stress myself out shopping for hard to find ingredients and spending hours preparing it. You should have most of these ingredients in your pantry!
I’ve basically taken everything important in a meatloaf in order to make it moist and delicious and cut out the extra steps and ingredients which to me are unnecessary. This is now my go to meatloaf recipe and I step up the nutritional value using grass-fed beef, pasture-raised eggs and by making my own breadcrumbs with Ezekiel bread (*see instructions below in italics). I also use a great paleo ketchup made by Steve’s Paleo Goods. You can sometimes find this at Whole Foods but I order it by the half-case from their site.
Serve this Easy Meatloaf with mashed potatoes, green beans or corn… an amazing hassle-free meal! This is a light, moist meatloaf so take care when you cut it so it doesn’t crumble! If you like your meatloaf more dense increase the breadcrumbs to 1/2 cup and if you want leftovers double the recipe!
*To make your own healthy breadcrumbs, preheat oven to 350 degrees and toast 2 slices of Ezekiel bread (makes about 1/4 cup) cut up into 1/2 inch pieces. Place on a baking tray and toast for about 10-15 minutes until dried and slightly browned. Allow to cool and then use a food processor to turn them into breadcrumbs. Continue reading »
