Classic Meatloaf and Coleslaw with Turkey Bacon

Today there are two recipes! Both of them are from the Podleski Cookbooks. First up we have:

All You Need is Loaf
From: Eat, Shrink and Be Merry by Janet and Greta Podleski

Comments and Substitutions: Not much to say here. We used gluten-free bread crumbs and for the BBQ sauce we used Bulls-Eye which is also gluten-free but not John's favourite. We made this before Stubbs had appeared in the supermarket. I think we overcooked this slightly, even though we stuck to the recipe time...so maybe cook closer to the 50 minute mark than the 1 hour mark if you are going to try this. We also didn't have a broiler pan with a rack, so we used a regular oven pan, which likely made a difference. It was still decent though, just a bit dry.

Recipe:
1 1/2 lbs (680 g) extra-lean ground beed or ground sirloin
1/2 cup dry unseasoned bread crumbs
1/2 cup your favourite BBQ sauce, divided in half
1/4 cup chopped parsley
1/3 cup minced onions
2 tbsp grated parmesan cheese
1 egg
1 tsp minced garlic
1/2 tsp dried basil, thyme or oregano
1/2 tsp each salt and pepper

1. Preheat oven to 350. Spray a broiler paan with cooking spray and set aside.

2. Combine beef, bread crumbs, 1/4 cup BBQ sauce, parsley, onions, Parmesan cheese, egg, garlic, basic, salt and pepper in a large bowl. Mix well using your hands. Shape mixture into an oblong loaf, about 8x5 inches in size and place directly on rack of broiler pan. Spread remaining BBQ sauce over meat loaf.

Uncooked Meatloaf in Pan

3. Bake for 50 mins to an hour, or until meat load is nicely browned and meat is cooked through. Let stand 5 mins before slicing.



Broccoli Mountain High

From: Crazy Plates by Janet and Greta Podleski

Comments and Substitutions: We looked EVERYWHERE for broccoli slaw, but no luck :( So we just used regular old cabbage slaw for this. It still came out great though, so no harm done. This was our first time trying turkey bacon, and it was delish. Still not a pure substitute for real bacon in our opinion, but really yummy!!

Recipe:

1/3 cup low-fat mayonnaise

2 tbsp white vinegar

1 tbsp sugar

1/2 tsp celery seed

6 cups broccoli slaw mix

1 large red apple, unpeeled, cored and diced

1 cup grated carrots

4 slices turkey bacon, cooked and chopped into small pieces

1. In a small bowl, combine mayonnaise, vinegar, sugar and celery seed. Refrigerate until ready to use.

Sauce for coleslaw

2.In a alrge bowl, toss together slaw mix, apple, carrots and cooked bacon. Add dressing and mix well. Refigerate for 1 hour before serving.

Finished Meatloaf and Coleslaw

Stay Hungry :D