A New Take On Meatloaf!

Guess what???? I made this amazing meatloaf last night, but it wasn't with the traditional ingredients! Normally I do not stray away from my normal meatloaf because my husband loves it and is extremely picky when it comes to it. But last night I decided it was time for a change. It will not be a permanent change but I wanted to switch it up and see how the family liked it. Well it was a huge success with my kids and a tiny one with my husband. He liked it but of course said, "I like my meatloaf better." I told him to get over it and to step out of the box, haha! He just laughed at me and continued to eat. So I guess he didn't hate it too much because he cleaned his plate.

This recipe came from The Whole Foods Market cookbook that I recently purchased. It was definitely worth every penny. I actually purchased it on my IPad and paid less than I would have if I bought the hardcover.

So here it is: Sweet Potato and Turkey Meatloaf!

Ingredients:

1lb of turkey meat
1 cup of grated sweet potato
1/2 coarsely chopped onion
1 tsp salt
1 tsp pepper
3 table spoons of BQ sauce

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 375 and lightly oil a baking sheet.
2. In a bowl mix turkey meat, sweet potato, onion, salt, pepper, and BBQ sauce together until well blended.
3. Instead of putting the meat mixture in a loaf pan, make four small loafs and place on the baking sheet.
4. Top the loaves with BBQ sauce and place in the oven for about 15-20 minutes or until cooked through.


For our side I made Maple Syrup green beans (also from The Whole Food Market cookbook)

Ingredients:

1 lb of green beans, cleaned and trimmed
2 tbs of maple syrup, if you want them sweeter just add more!
2 tbs of olive oil

Directions:

1. After you put together your meatloaves, wash and trim your green beans.
2. In a bowl mix together the beans, syrup and oil.
3. Place the coated green beans on a baking dish and throw in the oven with the meatloaves.
4. The beans should be done when the meat is cooked!

I hope that you all enjoy!!! This recipe was actually pretty amazing!!! I will probably double the recipe in the future so that there will be leftovers for the next day :)