It’s mini because mini things are more adorable. Therefore, you want them more. Want my meatloaf. Do it.
Guess who is back in town?! Sergio!! He’s been in training since he leaves for Afghanistan in 2 weeks. Boo. Anyways, he just got back into town after spending the weekend in Vegas. His friends surprised him with a trip there. So this is how it went down. His LA friends, who are gonna be bachelors til the day they die, lived it up and stayed out. The Colorado boys, well, they made it out until about 7pm. Way to represent Colorado men, way.to.go. Sergio on the other hand, a mix breed between a hipster in LA and meat head CO boy, went out on the town. Some things are better left unsaid. The whole point of this story though, is when Sergio got back into town from Vegas and did a workout Monday night, he puked 4 times. And dry heaved multiple times. It was hilarious. I never really thought puking was funny until Monday night.
This weekend is Sergio’s ‘See You Next Year’ party. He’s planning on getting me intoxicated on Saturday at the park. Here’s the thing. I swore off alcohol. Especially when it comes to drinking during daylight. We all know what happens when I consume alcohol during the day time. Bad things. Bad crying things.
I swear my friends aren’t alcoholics. I tend to exaggerate things. Kind of. Not really.
All I can think about is bacon lately. This is what I want to do. Put sunbutter on a stick of celery. Wrap some cooked bacon around the celery. And then eat it. It’s like grown up ants on a log. Not really, but kind of.
Pinterest is on overload with wedding jargon. I don’t even know if that’s the right word in this scenario, but it feels right. When I get home from a painful workout, and I’m lying on the floor of my living room, all I want to look at is food porn on pinterest. And it gives me wedding sh*t? Are you for real pinterest? I should be able to report those people pinning wedding day hair and pictures of their bridesmaids giggling. If I ever find a dude that’s stupid enough to marry me, I’m gonna make him cupcakes and elope. My mother will be infuriated. But I will be happy, because I have cupcakes to eat.
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Buffalo Chicken Mini Meatloaf
- Prep Time: 5 mins
- Cook Time: 30 mins
- Total Time: 35 minutes
- Yield: 2-4 1x
Ingredients
- 1lb ground chicken
- 1 egg
- 3 tablespoons coconut flour or 1/2 cup almond flour/meal (I used coconut flour)
- 3–4 tablespoons hot sauce (I used Red Hot)
- 2 stalks of celery, diced
- 1/4 small yellow onion, diced
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 1/4 teaspoon celery salt
- salt and pepper, to taste
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
- Place all ingredients in a bowl and use your hands to mix thoroughly.
- Plop mixture into two mini loaf pans OR one large loaf pan. You make the call my friend.
- Bake for 25-35 or until chicken is completely cooked through.
- I used the poke technique. Poke the meat, if it sinks in, like it’s uncooked, it probably is.
- Let cool.
- Eat.
- HOLY CRAP THAT WAS EASY!
Just made this last night – so good! Its also SUPER filling.
I actually made two loaves, one with chicken and one with turkey (used almond flour for both). They tasted the same because of the hot sauce but the chicken one was a bit more moist and had a better texture – so I would stick with chicken. I also added a bunch of scallions to each loaf and 1/2 a container of blue cheese to each. If you occassionally eat cheese, as I do, this is a great rec to add it too!
This is my favorite paleo recipe ever! Thank you!!
I really want to try this recipe tomorrow but I was wondering if I could substitute something else for coconut or almond flour, like flaxseed meal, because that’s what I have on hand.
Yeah that would probably work!
Thanks! I ended up buying some coconut flour anyway (: It turned out great! Next time, I’ll probably add some more buffalo sauce so it’s a little spicier! 🙂
I love this recipe and would like to make it as a freezer meal for family friends who have a child going through surgery this week. When frozen, how long should I advise them to cook to defrost? Thanks!
Mine just fell apart, didn’t keep into pieces… It was amazing tho, any suggestions ?
probably needed a bit more flour with it
I am new to this page and I have to say that I am in love. I love the food, I love the author and her sense of humour. Thanks for sharing the great recipes and some great laughs!
I want to make this into little meatloaf muffins!
I’ve been eating primal for three weeks now and loving it. I have so many of your recipes bookmarked to try! This meatloaf was delicious and I’m totally in love with coconut flour. I only put three tablespoons of hot sauce in deference to my husband’s fragile palate. It was still too hot for him, but that just means more leftovers for me so it’s all good!
Juli, I do love your recipes. But you like your food WAY spicier than I do. Maybe it’s because I used ghost pepper sauce, but I used one tablespoon of it and half the amount of cayenne you said to and it *STILL* fights me back on the way down.
Don’t get me wrong, it’s delicious, but you are a madwoman when it comes to the heat.
Next time, 1/2 tbsp hot sauce, 1/4 tsp cayenne.
Hello-
Loved this recipe and am really on a “chicken loaf” kick. I saw a recipe recently for a chicken loaf with the following ingredients.
INGREDIENTS:
3 cups ground chicken
1 large brown onion, roughly chopped
2 slices bread, roughly torn
1/4 – 1/2 tsp Schwartz Season All
pinch of ras el hanout
1 tsp dried mint
1/3 cup fresh coriander / cilantro
1/4 preserved lemon
It looked amazing except for the bread. Do you suggest just replacing it with coconut flour? If so, any ideas on how much?
i honestly have no clue