In this month’s Cooking Light Magazine I came across these mini meat loafs stuffed with cheese cubes and thought what a great idea that is! You get little pockets of cheesiness!
My problem with this recipe is that I was trying to read it and do the prep work while I was watching the movie Salt with Angelina Jolie and missed the part where you are supposed to toast the breadcrumb and cook the onions and garlic first. Oops. Luckily, I was very pleased that the meat loaves were still delicious and it cut out, not only one step, but an additional pan to wash!
The second, more intentional alteration I made was to make them with egg replacer and gluten free breadcrumb so my little one could eat them. She loved hers and ate about 3/4 of it so I was happy I made the extra effort.
If you don’t have allergies these can easily be made with regular egg and breadcrumb. I’ve added the sub right into the recipe.
***Please note that when I state “allergy free” this is my attempt at gluten, egg, dairy, soy, peanut and cod fish free which are the allergies my daughter has. I am not a doctor or registered dietitian.
***I omitted the cheese from her loaf and put them only in the other three.
Ingredients
1/3 cup gluten free panko breadcrumb (or regular)
Cooking spray
1 small yellow onion, chopped
2 garlic cloves, chopped
1/4 cup gluten free or regular ketchup, divided
2.5 ounces white cheddar cheese, diced (***See note above)
3 Tbsp chopped fresh parsley
3/4 Tbsp prepared horseradish
1 tablespoon Dijon mustard (I used my holiday mustard recipe and it added a huge flavor hit)
1 tsp Italian seasonings
1/4 tsp sea salt
1/4 tsp freshly ground black pepper
1 pound ground sirloin
1 prepared egg substitute or large egg, lightly beaten
Topping:
Additional 2 Tbsp mustard and 2 Tbsp ketchup, mixed well
Directions
1. Preheat oven to 425°.
2. Combine all ingredients in large bowl. Shape into 4 loaves on a broiler pan coated with cooking spray; spread topping over each. Bake at 425° for 25 minutes or until done.
There is a soup I love that contains Gruyere cubes. I love how they go all melty in the warm soup! Sounds like this dish is on to something similar
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Meatloaf is just something I never think to make, although my husband always likes it and I bet my son would too. (And you stuff anything with cheese, and I'll like it!) Since we don't eat beef, I'm thinking a turkey version would be just as good.
Although we do not have any allergies in the family, this sounds like a very good recipe for meatloaf to try.
thanks for sharing this recipe Dawn, it looks so delicious:)
Haha – well, you successfully saved a step and managed to make what looks to be a fantastic meat loaf … but how was the movie??
do you have a rec for gf bread crumbs? I might need to pick some up this weekend to make something for a friend.
Rich- This is so weird. I thought I left a comment about the movie. I think I need to watch it again since I was so focused on chopping veggies and prepping but I enjoyed what I saw. Lots of action.
Cara-I use the Glutino and they are ok but I haven't tried any others to compare. Since they are mixed in with the beef I don't taste them quite as much.
I just got mini loaf pans! I will have to make this- looks delicious!