MA! THE MEATLOAF!!!!!!

Sometimes.... Don't you just want to eat meat when its in the shape of ... Bread?

Oh my god! ME TOO!

So guess what!?  

Meatloaf was invented ... for your eating pleasure. 

Trust me on this one.   

Sexy Spicy Meatloaf

INGREDIENTS:

• Coconut oil or olive oil
• 1/2 yellow onion, roughly chopped
• 2 carrots, peeled and chopped into 2-inch pieces
• 2 stalks celery, chopped into 2-inch pieces
• 3 cloves garlic, roughly chopped
• 1 cup Almond Flour
• 1 tsp chile powder
• 1/2 tsp cayenne
• 2 tsp thyme
• 1/2 tsp sea salt
• 1/2 tsp ground black pepper
• 1 egg
• 2 1/2 lb lean ground sirloin
• 1 cup organic catsup
• 1 tsp ground cumin
• 2 tsp Worcestershire sauce
• 2 tsp Basalmic vinegar
• A couple dashes of Hot Sauce (I like Sriracha)

INSTRUCTIONS:

1. Preheat oven to 375ºF. Coat an 8-inch loaf pan with oil. (**You can also use a muffin tin and make individual 'loaves' - please adjust the time, it will take less time to cook)
2. In the bowl of a food processor(or by hand if you're feeling motivated), pulse onion, carrots, celery and garlic until finely chopped, about 10 pulses. 
3. In a medium bowl, combine flour, chile powder, cayenne, thyme, salt and black pepper; set aside. In a large bowl, beat egg. Add sirloin to egg and mix thoroughly with your hands. Add flour mixture and onion mixture and mix with your hands until well combined. Spoon into loaf pan, smoothing top with the back of a spoon. Place pan on a large baking sheet and bake for 1 hour.
4. Prepare glaze: In a small bowl, combine remaining ingredients. Remove meatloaf from oven and pour half of glaze over top, distributing evenly; reserve remaining half. Return to oven and bake for 30 minutes, until an instant-read thermometer registers 160ºF when inserted in center. Let cool for 10 minutes. Slice into equal pieces and serve with remaining glaze for dipping. 

**Adapted from Spicy Meatloaf recipe from Clean Eating Magazine

SIDE:

Mashed Cauliflower

-Cut into smaller pieces, Steam/Boil until soft, put into a food processor or high speed blender, add Chicken Broth, a dash of cream and season to taste.  Blend until mostly smooth.  It is so good, you'll be amazed.  Like a magic trick.

****BREAKFAST OPTION****

This happens to be my absolute personal FAVORITE

- Warm up a slice of the Loaf, and top it with a fried egg.

- I paired it with a side of sliced avocado and a sauteed mix of Kale, Mushrooms, Onions and Garlic.  Then you can smash it up in to one big, delicious pile of stuff.  Yeah.