Whole Mom

This meatloaf is so easy, and so tasty!  It is a great dish to make when you are expecting company, or at the beginning of the week for some delicious leftovers!

Ingredients:

• 2 Lbs ground beef
• 3 Cloves garlic, minced
• 1 Medium yellow onion, diced
• 1 Medium yellow bell pepper, diced
• 2 eggs
• 1/2 C. Gluten free oats
• 2 tsp. Salt
• 1 tsp. Pepper
• 1 Whole or 1 tsp. Bay leaf
• 2 tsp. Thyme
• 2 Tbsp. Parsley
• Olive oil
• 1/2 C + Ketchup
• 1 Tbsp. Worchstershire sauce

1. Heat oven to 350
2. Grease loaf pan with generous amount of olive oil
3. Coat medium sized frying pan with olive oil.  Place on stove over medium heat.
4. Add 3 cloves minced garlic, and 1 medium diced yellow onion to pan.  Heat until tender, about 3 minutes.
5. Add diced yellow bell pepper to pan.  Heat until tender, about 2 minutes.
6. Add parsley, thyme, and bay leaf to pan.  Heat 1 more minute.  Remove from heat. Remove bay leaf if you used a whole leaf.
7. In a medium sized bowl, combine beef, eggs, oats, salt, pepper, 1/2 C. ketchup, worchestershire sauce, and cooled veggie mix (bell pepper, onion, garlic).  Use your hands to get the best mix/ consistency!
8.  Put meat mixture in greased loaf pan
9. Top loaf with additional ketchup
10. Bake 1 1/2 hours.  Check for doneness

Toddler variation:  I really don’t have a special toddler variation for this one.  I simply give my daughter small, cooled, pieces. 

This makes great leftovers!  Try a next day meatloaf sandwich with bread, mayo, and all the fixins!  YUM!

Enjoy!!

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