Holy balls. I can barely walk today. I did pistols the other day. No I didn’t shoot things, I did one legged squats. Guns kinda scare me. But seriously, if you want your ass to feel like someone literally took a slab of muscle out of your donk, used a tenderizer on it, then put it back in your body…do pistols. That doesn’t sound fun? Well, if my ass hurts this bad (especially considering it’s size), there has to be some kind of muscle gains from this movement, right? My hopes are that my butt is going to look like gold starting tomorrow. I’m going to look in the mirror and it’s just going to bounce back at me. That didn’t make sense. But you know what I mean. Probably not.
As I’ve become more and more into CrossFit over this year and a half, I’ve noticed I look at guys butts more often. I used to never notice that sh*t. Nor did I notice the size of their calves. Now I always look at both. I feel like a guy. But butt size and calf size often say a lot about a man’s workout routine. In turn, it says a lot of their personality. You see, I hang around some pretty good looking guys, with great calves AND butts, so I’m often judgmental with other guys I meet. Do I sound like a b*tch? Totally do. But that’s besides the point. I just like a great butt, ok?
Speaking of beef cakes, I love meatloaf. So it was about time to make a new meatloaf recipe. Meat in loaf form just makes more sense. And seems to be more fun to eat. It really makes no sense but it does in my mind. But you all have seen what my mind is capable of. I just love ground meat. I plan on making a new chili recipe every day next week. I’m gonna have a balls ton of food at my house. You excited? Me too. Wanna come over and have a dinner date?? See you soon.
By the way, I’m sitting on a lacrosse ball at a coffee shop right now. Inappropriate? Maybe to some. To me it means some newly flexibly hamstrings so I can walk again. K bye.
Paleo Southwest Meatloaf
Ingredients
- 1.5 lbs ground beef
- 1 egg, whisked
- 3/4 cup almond flour
- 1 green pepper, chopped
- 1 red pepper, chopped
- 1 red onion, chopped
- 1 garlic clove, minced
- 2 tablespoons hot sauce (I used Cholula)
- 1 tablespoon chili powder
- 1 teaspoon smoked paprika
- 1 teaspoon cumin
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper
- 1 tablespoon fat (I used olive oil)
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 400 degrees.
- Heat a large skillet under medium-high heat, add fat and minced garlic to the oil. Once the garlic has become fragrant, add your green pepper, red pepper, and onions.
- Cook until onions are translucent then remove from heat.
- Add your meat, egg, almond flour, spices, hot sauce, and cooked veggies to a large bowl. Mix together.
- Place meat mixture in two bread loaf pans (at least they’re useful for something) and pat down.
- Cook for 30-35 minutes.
- Top with guac!! Consume
I LOVE this recipe (so does my husband). We’ve made it twice now and the second time I substituted yellow and green zucchini for the bell peppers. It turned out great, though I had took cook it about twice as long.
Love! I have made a million meatloaves before. NO biggie. Gave this recipe to my husband since I didn’t feel like cooking. He of course followed the recipe exactly..I never do. Didn’t even eat it the first day since it was just another meatloaf. WRONG!! It was awesome! Almost ate the whole pan once I did try it. Thanks Julie! This will be entering my weekly rotation for sure.
Admittedly, I have not tried the recipe yet. However, I once again find myself stumbling across your recipes from thefoodee. I know it will be good, and I know I will continue to use your recipes. On another note, would you marry me? Consider it?
Just threw this in the oven, thank you!!
Just got done eating this and I love it! The kid gobbled it down too. I hate to admit it, but it beats my old recipe hands down. I’ll be making two more soon so I can freeze slices for quick meals later. I will be dreaming of meatloaf tonight!
We thoroughly enjoyed this last night – just the right amount of spices and we added a yellow bell pepper as well which gave the dish a great color. We look forward to trying other recipes.
I’m making this for dinner tomorrow! I ran out of almond flour, is it ok that I leave it out?
I LOVE LOVE LOVE your blog! I’m just getting into the paleo & crossfit lifestyle, I start my fundamentals this week!
it might not bind together, but it would still be delicious!
Holy deliciousness!! Sundays are my cooking WOD day. I made this first, thinking that it would be one of my go-to quick meals or snacks over the next few days. It came out looking so yummy that I had to take a “taste”…I’ve now eaten 1/3 of one loaf and it’s 10am. 🙂
Hi Juli!! I am SUCH a big fan of this blog.. I have recently started the Paleo lifestyle and your funny posts and delicious recipes have made it an easier transition. Thank you for being so awesome!!
Regarding this recipe – I do not have Almond Flour at home but I have Coconut Flour, would that work in place of it? or should I just leave it out?
Thank you!!
3-5 tablespoons of coconut flour would probably work! i’ve used coconut flour before in a meatloaf recipe and while it’ not exactly the same, it binds pretty well
I’m cheap and used coconut flower too. It made for an interesting but good flavor. Especially with chili garlic sauce! (And this coming from a recently reformed vegan…and soon to be CF’er!)
This was super legit meatloaf! Thanks for the recipe! The spicier the better 😀