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!
I’m assuming 3/4 C of almond flour? Making this for dinner tonight!
Yes maam!!
Can I use coconut flour instead of almond flour?
no
Juli! Canadian Thanksgiving is this weekend! Post one this week?
Just found your blog today searching for paleo recipes- this was the type of crossfit /paleo blog I was looking for! Great recipes and great sense of humor. I can’t stop reading!
Do you have any pointers on possibly making this with coconut flour?
it might work!! i’d try probably 3-4 tablespoons coconut flour
What about tapioca flour? Would that make it too dry?
it might work, but i haven’t played around with tapioca flour much. just add it slowly until you get an adequate consistency
That was silly of Outlaw to host a camp in Chicago over marathon weekend. Hopefully you are walking distance to the gym, since all the streets will be shut down on Sunday!
If you have time to play at night, get out of the downtown area and check out Wicker Park/Bucktown – Big Star for amazing taco’s and people watching, Emporium Arcade is an arcade / bar = awesomeness. Have lots of fun!
My chocolate consumption skyrocketed when I gave up coffee a few months ago. Of course, I’m back on the cup…and still eat tons of chocolate…but they’re basically my only vices so I let it slide. Good luck with the coffee detox!!
How fun that you’re coming to Chicago this weekend! So is Jenna from the Paleo Project (clearly I stalk Paleo blogs, so what?). But for real, come to my box. CrossFit Defined. We’re way fun and awesome. Or if you get a break from lifting heavy stuff I’ll show you the best parts of Chicago……or just my cool neighborhood. Obviously I’m not a weirdo, I sumo deadlifted 135 this morning.
i {heart} meatloaf too! going to try a few of yours. had a winner from michelle of nomnom–porktastic–but buffalo chicken might even tempt my picky teenaged son!
thanks for all you share!
You so rarely hear people save they adore meatloaf. I respect you for that Julie, I really do. As far as chocolate month I am willing to join up with you. Chair a committee or something…Let me know 😉
I got really confused when you said Halloween was before Thanksgiving. Thanksgiving is this weekend! Then I remembered that American Thanksgiving is like a month after ours. Silly Canadians.