You may think that this meatloaf sucks because it doesn’t have anything to bind it together, but you’re wrong. You’re dead wrong. It does stay together. And it tastes probably way better than it looks. Promise swear.
The other day, as I typed on this here computer at my kitchen table, I looked outside just in time to see a goose land on the top of my car. On my sunroof to be exact. It was closed, just FYI. As he waddled around on the top of the car, I thought about yelling at him. But then I would be the person yelling at a goose. And no one wants to be that guy. So I just watched to see what he would do. And he did exactly what you would think a goose would do in this situation. He shat on my car. Straight up, took a poop directly on the top of my sunroof. And it wasn’t like the normal goose poop you see in the park. No no. It was the runny kind. Like what you find in newborn baby’s diaper. Gross. I went directly to the gas station and used the good ole’ squiggy to clean that poo up. And leave it on a squiggy for the next lucky devil.
I just told an entire story about goose poop. Wow.
I’m so excited it’s summer. That means lake time. And you may wonder what I’m talking about since CO kind of lacks in lakes. But there are lakes out there, small ones, but they are bodies of water that you can boat on. I’ve decided that I don’t need to try to wakeboard any longer. If I would have started much younger, when my ligaments and bones moved like they were suppose to, then wakeboarding would be much easier. But now, when it hurts to sit in a squat, it seems like a much better decision to try surfing instead. And just stick to watching the badasses wakeboard. This is what badass looks like.
This is what I look like. Remember, this is surfing, when the boat is going probably 10 miles per hour. And you’re holding on a rope 2 feet away from the boat. And that’s a beer bong. Not a lake snake. Oh, the things that Lake Powell will make you try.
I kinda want some chocolate.
Summer Breakfast Meatloaf (egg free, nut free)
- Yield: 4-5 1x
Ingredients
- 1 pound ground beef
- 10–12 ounces bulk pork breakfast sausage
- 1 tablespoon bacon fat (or other fat)
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 yellow onion, diced
- 1 medium zucchini, diced
- 4 ounces of button mushrooms, sliced
- 2 tablespoons dried parsley
- 2 tablespoons dried basil
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- salt and pepper, to taste
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
- Place a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add fat along with 2 garlic cloves and diced onion.
- Once the onions begins to become translucent, add diced zucchini and cover to help steam the zucchini.
- After about 3-4 minutes, add the mushrooms on top and cover again for about 4-5 more minutes.
- Once vegetables have softened, add in parsley, basil, garlic powder and salt and pepper. Mix well then remove from heat to cool.
- Once vegetables are cool, add ground beef, breakfast sausage, and cooled vegetables to a large bowl and get dirty with your hands. Mix well to combine, trying not to squish the zucchini too much.
- Line a large loaf pan with parchment paper and place the meat mixture into the dish. Press firmly to make sure it all sticks together and to keep it from falling apart.
- Place in oven and bake for 40-45 minutes until meat presses back at you when you poke it.
- Let sit for 10 minutes after baking.
- Eat with some avocado on top. And fruit on the side. What up breakfast!?!?
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More Egg-Free Breakfast Ideas:
“Peanut Butter” and Jelly Overnight Chia Pudding
Chocolate “Peanut Butter” Protein Smoothie Bowl
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Just made this tonight for dinner and it was delicious. Couldn’t find breakfast sausage so I used mild Italian sausage – it came out really tasty. The loaf stayed together just fine and I will definitely be making it again – Thanks Juli!
I’ve made this the last couple of weeks for breakfast and love it! I grate the zucchini, and this time I added grated sweet potato as well, it is sooo good. I also like to throw in a little chorizo and use turkey sausage instead of pork. Great breakfast recipe and keeps me full for hours.
I made this last night and well mine didn’t look as pretty as yours, but it made for a delicious breakfast this morning!! I had it with avocado and some raspberries.
This was amazing!! My entire family LOVED it – even my 11 year old who loves traditional meatloaf! This recipe is now one of my new favorites! Thanks, Juli – You rock!
So…I didn’t use any sausage at all…poo on me 🙁 !! BUT…it tastes SO close to “delicious” anyway. It just seems to need a spice ‘oomph’ of some kind, and unfortunately I’m a spice retard.
Since the spices in breakfast sausage tend toward sage…do you think adding say, 3-4 Tablespoons of sage would fix it? Neither my husband nor I are supposed to have pork, and I make meatloaf specifically for budget reasons (so ‘pretend sausage with other meats that cost more’ isn’t really what I’m looking for here).
Sage? Cumin? Red Pepper Flakes? I love the Italian tones, so I don’t want to change cultures with it, just give it a little MORE.
Any suggestions would be great :-D.
I LOVE this blog and because you’re so awesome Juli, you attract other awesome commenters..what a fun bunch ;-).
that’s a lot of sage, so don’t go too crazy. i have a breakfast sausage recipe that has different seasonings i like it the sausage. try looking at that.
I made this today using turkey and Italian sausage… DELICIOUS!!! Definitely a recipe worth keeping. I could eat this stuff ALL. DAY. LONG. Thanks for sharing.
Was spectacular!! Made for dinner and instead of bacon fat just put two strips of bacon down in it! Was Awesome thanks again! Your website is DA BOMBB
Thank you this was my very first try at paleo I made it and added some red bell peppers to the mix and used italian sausage by mistake but it turned out good and very tasty I also made as a side dish some stir fried zucchini , yellow squash with mushrooms,oinions & two cloves of garlic chopped with a tblsp.coconut oil and gf soy sauce,pepper and a pinch of salt the meal was very satisfing and heathy!!
Saw this today. Very good. Thanks!
This has become a go to in my family. I love that I can make it and then eat off it throughout the week. And if tire of it, it freezes beautifully–sliced or not!
Tonight I added some chopped chorizo to it. Why? Because it sounded good (how do you say … duh). I had some leftover in the fridge that no one was touching, and, since I abhor wasting food … voila! Roasted a red pepper, which was also sitting there about to go to waste, and served the slices over the red pepper. Yum!!!!!!!
Also, the veggies do a wonderful job of binding this together. So thankful, given that eggs (all eggs) hate me. Boo!