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Meatloaf with Chard and Carrots
and mixed greens pear salad

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We first introduced meatloaf to our meal plan service in October 2015 in response to a request from community members. This version is classic, right down to a sweet tomato-based topping, and includes finely chopped chard and carrots to lend moisture to the dish.
Smarts: To make this recipe easily scaled up or down for any number of servings, we recommend baking it in muffin tins. Muffin-tin meatloaf freezes well too!

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Ingredients

Metric
Servings:
4
Meatloaf with Chard and Carrots:
  • Tomato paste - 1/4 cup
  • Water - 2 tsp
  • Mustard, Dijon - 1 tsp
  • Vinegar, balsamic - 2 tsp
  • Garlic - 2 cloves
  • Onions, medium - 1/2 , chopped
  • Chard, any type - 2 leaves , chopped
  • Carrots, pre-shredded - 1 cup
  • Eggs - 1
  • Butter - 1 Tbsp
  • Beef, ground (chuck or 85% lean) - 1 lb
  • Bragg's / coconut aminos - 1 tsp
  • Salt - 1/2 tsp
  • Black pepper - 1/2 tsp
Mixed Greens Pear Salad:
  • Shallots - 1 clove , diced
  • Vinegar, red or white wine - 1 Tbsp
  • Mustard, Dijon - 1 tsp
  • Honey - 1 tsp
  • Oil, olive - 2 Tbsp
  • Pears, any variety - 1 , sliced
  • Mixed greens - 4 oz

Prep

  1. Shallots - Dice shallots. (Can be done up to 5 days ahead)

  2. Make topping - Whisk together tomato paste, water, mustard and balsamic vinegar. (Can be done up to 5 days ahead)

  3. Prep vegetables for meatloaf - If preparing right before cooking, turn on the oven before returning to this step. Peel garlic. Chop onions and chard leaves into large pieces and combine with carrots and garlic in the bowl of a food processor. Pulse until onions are in small pea-sized pieces. (Alternatively, you can chop the vegetables by hand.) (Can be done up to 3 days ahead)

  4. Whisk eggs.

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Make

  1. Heat oven to 350F / 177C degrees. Spray a muffin tin with nonstick cooking spray or brush with some oil.

  2. While oven heats, heat a saute pan over medium-high heat. Add butter and then onions, chard, carrots and garlic with a pinch of salt and saute until tender, ~3 minutes.

  3. Combine sauteed vegetables with beef, eggs, aminos, salt and pepper. Mix with your hands or a wooden spoon just until ingredients are roughly combined (don't overmix as that can result in a tougher meatloaf). Divide meatloaf between spaces in the muffin tin, leaving about ½" / 1.3cm of space in the top. Spread tomato topping over the meatloaf.

  4. Bake meatloaf until a thermometer inserted in the middle registers 155F / 68C degrees, 18 to 22 minutes. Let meatloaf rest for 5 minutes at room temperature before serving.

  5. While meatloaf rests, whisk together shallots, wine vinegar, mustard and honey. Add oil while whisking. Slice pears. Toss together vinaigrette, pears and mixed greens just before serving.

  6. Serve meatloaf with salad on the side. Enjoy!


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