One of my favorite freezer meals is a good old fashioned meatloaf. It's so versatile - you can basically throw in whatever veggies you love, and it's a great way to use up any produce that you might have left over at the end of the week.
Here's how I usually make it, but feel free to make it your own with different veggies, cheese, spices, or flavorings.
Loaded Meatloaf
Ingredients:
- 1 medium onion, sliced
- 1 tbsp. olive oil
- 1.5 lbs ground beef (can also use ground turkey)
- 1 bell pepper, chopped
- 1/2 cup mushrooms, chopped
- 1/2 cup broccoli, chopped
- 1/2 cup spinach, stems removed (can also use frozen spinach, just thaw and wring out the excess water first)
- 1/2 cup cheese, cubed (I prefer cheddar, but you can really use anything you like)
- 2 eggs
- 3/4 cup Italian bread crumbs
- 1/8 cup Worcestershire sauce
- 1/4 cup ketchup
- 2 tbsp. mustard
- 1 tsp. garlic powder
- Salt and pepper, to taste
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Spray baking dish with non-stick cooking spray.
- Add olive oil to a skillet and heat on high. Add onions, saute for a minute on high heat, then lower heat to medium-low and saute until caramelized (usually takes about 10 minutes on my stove).
- In the meantime, add rest of ingredients to a large bowl. Using your hands, combine until all ingredients are mixed well.
- Transfer meatloaf to prepared baking dish and shape into a loaf.
- Top with caramelized onions.
- Cover with foil and bake for approx. 30-40 minutes (depending on how thick your loaf is/how big your pan is) You can check the doneness by cutting a little slot in the top.
- Remove foil and bake another 5-10 minutes, until top is crispy.
- Remove from oven. At this point, you can either serve it right away, or let it cool, cut into slices, and freeze for easy meals throughout the week.
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