I absolutely 100% completely adore meatloaf. In any form. I’ve made a lot of meatloafs…meatloaves…whatever, I’ve made a lot in my day. There are so many ways you can make meatloaf. Let’s take a look back in time:
Ok that’s really not that many. I guess I just have to make more.
It’s really inconvenient when the presidential debate is two miles from your house. And they shut down the main highway through Denver. So dumb. I mean, not really for me because I live like 1 mile from my work and spend most of my time in my kitchen, so I really have nothing to complain about. But I just want to. It was inconvenient for my friends, so I feel as though I have the right to complain. What the sh*t presidential debate, we got places to go. Meaning the rest of Denver, not me.
I’m going to Chicago over the weekend. Yes I am. I’ve never been to Chicago. But everyone loves it. I’m going to an Outlaw Training Camp. Gonna lift weights. Talk about lifting weights. Be around a lot of people who like lifting weights more than I do. It should be interesting since I’m not very strong. Nor am I incredibly good at CrossFit like the other athletes that will be there. Am I intimidated? Naaaaaaaaaaaa. Kidding, I totally am. I still can’t even do a muscle up because of my shoulder injury and I’m going to be around all people who can bust them out. Sheesh.
Dude. Thanksgiving is coming up, like real quick. I gotta start thinking up some fun recipes to make for your Thanksgiving feast. WAIT Halloween is first. I gotta start making EVERYTHING with chocolate. Can we call October the month of chocolate? You’re not down? You’re stupid. I miss chocolate. I got a little 80% chocolate bar over the weekend and it did not last long. Meaning less than 5 minutes. I was getting nervous about cutting out coffee…so I ate sugar. Good plan Juli, good plan.
Italian Meatloaf
- Yield: 3-4 1x
Ingredients
For the meatloaf
- 1lb grass fed ground beef
- 1 yellow onion, diced
- 1 roasted red pepper, diced
- ¼ cup tomato sauce
- 1 egg, whisked
- ¾ cup almond flour
- 1 teaspoon dried basil
- 1 teaspoon dried thyme
- 1 teaspoon dried parsley
- salt and pepper, to taste
- olive oil, for sauteing
For the sauce
- ¾ cup tomato sauce
- 1 teaspoon dried basil
- 1 teaspoon dried thyme
- 1 teaspoon dried parsley
- salt and pepper, to taste
- fresh basil, chopped (to top-optional)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
- Place a medium skillet over medium heat and add a tablespoon or two of olive oil. Then add your onions and roasted red pepper to the pan.
- Cook until onions have become soft and translucent.
- Once they are done cooking, add them to a bowl along with the rest of the ingredients for your meatloaf and use your hands to mix it all together.
- Press ingredients into a bread pan and baking for 35-40 minutes.
- Once your meatloaf is almost done cooking, add your sauce ingredients to a saucepan to heat up until slightly bubbly.
- Let meatloaf cool slightly then add sauce on top. Top with some fresh basil.
- Then eat it all up!
Yes,I vote for a month of chocolate.
dumb question, is that 3/4 CUP
almond flour?
Is it 3/4 cup of almond flour for the meatloaf?
Love your blog, by the way; always makes me smile/laugh.
This sounds amazing! I can’t wait to try out all these different varieties!
You should have a Friday question and answer sesh tomorrow! Why? Because it’s Friday! duh! and I think those are fun. Ohh, the Certain Dri you use is it the AM one or the regular one??… I don’t know which one to buy and I seriously need to try something for my crazy sweatiness/stinkyness… thanks!
Hi Juli,
OMG I love Love LOVE your blog! and your recipes!
You’re coming to Chicago this weekend?!? If you’ve got some spare time, you should totally check out our box — Crossfit E-town (E stands for Evanston, which is where we are located, just north of Chicago). Several of our members follow your blog like me, and we LOVE your humor, your stories, and most of all your kick-ass recipes that are helping us stay “clean” during the Lurong Living Paleo Challenge. 🙂
Alrighty, have lots of fun at the Outlaw seminar and please pretty please take lots of pictures with Rudy and his awesome beard! 😀
Hola,
Huge fan of yours, do you have an amazon store where I can purchase the products you reccommend? Or at least a good food processor, mine needs to be updated! Look forward to hearing from you! 🙂
I have to admit. I have a blog crush on you girl! you are amazing. I wish I were half as strong as you are!
you rock!
and yep. Oct chocolate month?. I vote twice!
then maybe I’ll eat so much I’ll make myself sick and never want to eat it ever. again.
who am I kidding?
k. one question. what do you do for sore muscles? I am trying to push through it, but it sucks. yanno? um. and yeah. I have some stupid auto-immune muscle-bone issue.. so it’s a lil worse. but I try not to complain about it.
OMGGG you’re going to be in Chicago?!?!?! One of my coaches is going to be in Denver this weekend & was gona hit up your box. I can’t believe she will be there, when you will be here. BOO!! If you have extra time, stop by Crossfit Defined (a few miles from the one you will be at). We all loveeeee you there!!!!
So exciting that you are going the Outlaw camp! I work out at Rudy’s gym (Outlaw Crossfit) in DC… you will have a great time and learn SO much. They don’t call him the bearded wizard for nothing ;P Plus you get to hang out with Talayna and EA and a bunch of Rudy’s other awesome sauce athletes! I’m a little jealous, except I outlaw all the time, so I guess I can’t be too jealous. The meatloaf looks like the shiz too!