Meatloaf with Mashed Turnips
I loved my mom's meatloaf as a kid. It wasn't until later that I had terrible meatloaf and understood why so many people hate it. I haven't been eating it lately because it's not the healthiest, so I decided to change that. Here are both the original recipe and the adjusted, healthy version.
Servings: 8 people
Ingredients
Meatloaf
- 2 pounds grass-fed ground beef Higher fat content ground beef, like 80/20 beef/fat, will result in better meatloaf
- 2 eggs
- 90 grams bread crumbs see note*
- 1/4 medium onion grated
- 3/4 cup ketchup see note **
- 1 Tablespoon Worcestershire Sauce
- 1 teaspoon dry mustard
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 3/4 cup whole milk see note ***
Mashed Turnips
- 2 turnips cubed
- 1 cup unsweetened coconut milk
- 6 cloves garlic minced
- 1/2 Tablespoon salt more to taste
- black pepper to taste
- 1 Tablespoon grass-fed butter
Instructions
Meatloaf
- Preheat oven to 350F and set a rack just below the middle.
- Mix all the ingredients in a large bowl with your hands until it's smooth. Lay the meat into a large roasting pan. Spread it out until it's about 1.5 inches high.
- Bake on a rack in the middle of the oven for 30 minutes. Open the oven, take out the meatloaf, and close the oven. Use a ladle or a spoon to drain some of the grease from the bottom of the pan into a bowl. This is important to keep a good texture. Then put the meatloaf back in the oven and cook for another 30 minutes.
- Remove from the oven and drain the rest of the liquid from the pan. Let it sit for 5-10 minutes.
Mashed Turnips
- While the meatloaf is in the oven, place the turnip cubes, coconut milk, garlic, salt, and pepper into a pot. Put a lid on the pot and bring it to a boil. Reduce to a simmer and let it cook for about 30 minutes, or until turnips are very soft.
- Once the turnips are tender, mash them with a potato masher. Increase the heat to medium and cook for another 10 minutes to evaporate some of the water. Stir occasionally to prevent the bottom from burning.
- Serve a slice of meatloaf alongside some mashed turnips. Eat something green with it. Green beans or a simple salad work great.
Notes
* If using normal breadcrumbs this is about 1 1/4 cups. If making a healthier version, you can replace the bread crumbs with almond flour and use 3/4 cups almond flour.
** Use a sugar-free ketchup to make this healthier. I hate all store-bought ketchup, so I make my own. It takes less than 5 minutes.
I use the following recipe. I usually replace the stevia with Swerve because I dislike stevia.
Sugar Free Ketchup Recipe from Whole New Mom *** I replace the milk with coconut milk or almond milk to make this healthier. They both work fine. I prefer coconut.
I use the following recipe. I usually replace the stevia with Swerve because I dislike stevia.
Sugar Free Ketchup Recipe from Whole New Mom *** I replace the milk with coconut milk or almond milk to make this healthier. They both work fine. I prefer coconut.