Marvelous Recipes

With several members of my family deciding to try the low-carb diet, I have been busy coming up with new recipe ideas to meet their dieting needs. This meatloaf recipe has quickly become a favorite of both carb-eaters and low-carb-dieters alike. It has a wonderful Mexican flavor with just the right blend of spices!

1 pound lean ground beef
1 pound mild bulk pork sausage
1 cup crushed plain pork rinds
1 (4-1/2 ounces) can diced mild green chilies
1 medium onion, finely chopped
1 (8 ounces) package shredded Monterey Jack cheese
3/4 cup salsa (your choice of mild, medium or hot)
1 egg
2 cloves garlic, crushed
2 teaspoons dried oregano
2 teaspoons ground cumin
Salt (to taste)
Pepper (to taste)

1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.

2. In a very large bowl, combine all the above ingredients; with clean hands, knead until well blended; shape into a loaf.

3. Turn the mixture out on a clean broiler rack that’s been sprayed with cooking spray. This will make a big loaf about 3-inches thick. Bake for 1-1/2 hours.

Makes 8 servings, each containing 5 grams of carbohydrates and 1 gram of fiber, for a total of 4 grams of usable carbs and 28 grams of protein.

Emily

My husband was in the mood for meatloaf for dinner. I wasn’t in the mood for the traditional meatloaf recipe so I started putting ingredients together and this is what I came up with. It was sooo good! Hubby declared it his all-time favorite meatloaf!!

2 pounds lean ground beef
1/2 pound bulk pork sausage (I used hot)
1 (14 oz) jar pizza sauce
1/2 cup chopped onion
1/2 cup chopped celery
2 (1.25 oz) packages taco seasoning
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon black pepper
3/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
2 large eggs, well beaten

1. Combine all the ingredients in a large bowl; mix using your hands until well blended.

2. Transfer mixture to an 11×7-inch baking dish. With your fingers, form a ridge around all sides of the meat mixture to allow space for drippings to collect. Pour off these drippings at least twice during cooking time; discard drippings.

3. Bake at 350 degrees F for 45 minutes to 1 hour. Makes 8 servings.

This tastes great with my Easy Cheesy Pasta!

Emily

My husband was the inspiration for creating this meatloaf recipe. He was never a big fan of meatloaf because he didn’t like the ketchup taste, so I came up with this recipe. It was an instant success, not only with my husband, but my “I don’t like meatloaf” daughter-in-law as well. Try it, you just might like it!

3 pounds ground beef chuck
2 eggs, well beaten
2 (10 oz.) cans diced tomatoes and green chilies, undrained*
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon coarse ground black pepper
1 package meatloaf seasoning
1/2 cup diced onion
1/2 cup diced celery
3/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese

1. In a large bowl combine all the ingredients until well blended ( I find that using my hand is a faster, easier way to do this). However, you may use a large spoon if you prefer.

2. Press meat mixture in bottom of a 2 quart casserole dish. Make a ridge around outside edges of meat mixture. This will allow space to contain the drippings.

3. Bake in 350 degree F oven for about 1 hour. Drain the drippings twice during cooking. Cut into squares to serve.

Makes 8 servings, each with 4 net carbohydrates.

Emily