Where the hell have I been all your life? I know you’re asking yourself that since I haven’t posted in almost a week. Sad, sad day. But I’m back! In full force. Internet was down last week and oven is still broken, so it’s been a bit difficult to actually cook then post anything. But now that I can post, let’s sum up the weekend.
I wanted to dress up, look cute, dance, and get a guys number. Well none of the above occurred. I don’t know why I think that will actually happen. Or why I would ever want a guys number from a bar. Or why I would ever decide to wear heels downtown. As soon as the heels went on, and I walked 8 blocks to the Rio, I was doomed. My feet hurt so bad that I literally snuck away from my friends, got a taxi, and went home to make almond meal pancakes. My lord, I’m such a bore. They were delicious though. Friday nights are just way more fun to me when they are filled with paleo pancakes and the Food Network. I’m going to be alone forever. Sh*t.
Ok, but here is the REALLY important bit of info I have for you. I have this stuff called 13 year old pre-pubescent boy acne. I am 23 years old and I just recently got acne. It’s stupid. Anywho, my doctor put me on some intense antibiotics that have some freaky possible side effects. You don’t want to even know what they are. Trust me. But the main thing is….dun dun dun….I’m not allowed to have dairy while on these pills. Oops, I had greek yogurt last night. Whoopsies, just remembered that. Back to the point though, that means I’m not allowed to have heavy cream in my morning/afternoon/night americanos. O.M.G. life just isn’t worth living at this point. Ok, that’s a bit dramatic. I’ve been drinking them with coconut milk instead and have been quite content. Especially since I’ve been getting my americanos at Kaladi Coffee in the D.U. area. If you haven’t tried their coffee yet, YOU NEED TO. So awesome. I’m actually sitting in here right this very second. Look at that heavy cream staring at me. The guy here knew my order…I’ve obviously been in here more than once. The barista knows my drug of choice: an adorable cup of heavy cream. You have no idea how many times I’ve looked at that cup and thought about drinking it.
Paleo Savory Sweet Potato Meatloaf
Ingredients
- 2.5 lbs ground beef
- 1 sweet potato, shredded
- 1 sweet yellow onion, finely chopped
- 1lb uncured bacon
- 1 cup almond meal
- 2 eggs
- 1/4 cup raisins
- 1/4 cup golden raisins
- 1/2 tablespoon cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon onion powder
- salt and pepper, to taste
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 400 degrees.
- Time to get your meatloaf ‘insides’ ingredients going. So take 1/2 of the 1lb of bacon and chop it up into bite size pieces. Add to a deep saute pan and begin to cook down. Once the fat has began to rise, add your chopped onions and raisins to the pan to cook with the bacon.
- While those ingredients cook together, shred your sweet potato either in your food processor with the shredding attachment or with a shredder.
- Once the bacon is cooked through, the onions are slightly translucent, and the raisins have begun to bloat (you’ll see what I mean) add them to a large bowl along with all other ingredients: beef, sweet potatoes, almond meal, eggs, and all seasonings.
- Now use your hands to get dirty. Mix all ingredients thoroughly together and press meat into 2-3 bread loaf pans. I get the disposable ones because then there is no clean up. I’m dirty enough as it is.
- Top off the meatloaf with the extra slices of bacon.
- Bake for 40-45 minutes.
While eating this, I said “OMG this is f*cking good” about six times. My husband said its the best meatloaf I’ve made, and I’ve made quite a few of them! I think this is a great recipe because it involves two of my favorite ingredients: sweet potatoes and bacon. But also because I am pregnant, and eating paleo can be extremely difficult, it’s hard to get enough calories into my day and to feel satisfied This did the trick. Can’t wait to have it for breakfast with a fried egg! Love, love, love, love what you do and thank you!!
My new favorite meatloaf. I wasn’t sure about having raisins and cinnamon in meatloaf, but you suprised me, it was really good! Thanks again!
I’m really glad I made this into two different loaves; that ensures the husb and I both have our fair share because this stuff is amazing!
I’m now convinced you’re a culinary genius. 😉
Made this last night and reblogged – we loved it!!
This was very delicious! I am doing AIP Paleo so I left out the eggs and put extra sweet potato, left out the almonds and put coconut flour (but a little less since it is very absorbent) , and sadly had no bacon on hand so I just put blobs of coconut oil on top to keep it moist. It turned out great, and we, ( myself, husband and 22 month old) all liked it.
This was so freaking good! I made it exactly as described, and it fell apart when I removed the slices from the pan. Maybe I’ll try an extra egg next time? Anyone else have their slices fall apart when putting them on a plate? Or maybe I’m a meatloaf moron.
2 meatloaves lasted the 3 of us for days and days. But no one minded the leftovers. Because this recipe rocks!
Hi looking forward to making this but just want to check, it uses both raisins AND golden raisins? Just wondering why the two types? (We don’t see golden raisins all that commonly here in Australia, but I actually have a big bag of them in the cupboard and love the idea of getting to use some up in a savoury recipe! But no standard raisins in the pantry, so I’m thinking I’ll just use half a cup of golden). Just discovered your website and so many great recipes to try! Thanks or sharing them!
Just different flavors but you don’t have to use both
I plan to use traditional loaf pans (one non-stick and one pyrex) to make this recipe. Do I need to grease the pans before putting the meat in?
might as well for easy clean up!!
This was so freakin’ yummy. All I did different was substitute the raisins with medjool dates, and I cooked the bacon separately first, then added bacon bits. Yum yum yum.
This meatloaf is one of my favorite recipes EVAR. I’ve eaten almost a whole loaf in less than 24 hours. Yikes.