Apple BBQ Meatloaf and Mashed Potato Meal prep is not your grandma's meatloaf! Grain free, with apples added for a little sweetness and moisture!
Admittedly, it's not every day you come across a recipe for meatloaf with apples and barbecue sauce, right? This one is grain free, and the apples add a lot of moisture and a little bit of sweetness. But don't worry. We haven't gone so far off the beaten path here. We want you to eat this with mashed potatoes and green beans. Honestly. (But don't worry. We also have a more straightforward Meatloaf and Mashed Potato Meal Prep.)
Oh, and this meal prep recipe is gluten-free, as almond flour takes the place of breadcrumbs. And if you use a barbecue sauce low in sugar like this one we like from Primal Kitchen, it's Whole30/paleo friendly, too.
For the Meatloaf:
For the Potatoes:
This dish, we're not going to like, takes a bit of time. But we can't always have dinner ready in 20 minutes, right? You start off by getting the potatoes going; boil them up before you can mash them. While that's simmering, grate the apples and assemble the meatloaf ingredients in a large bowl. Then, transfer the mixture (which you can mix with your hands, as it makes it more tender) to a loaf pan. That will bake while you deal with the potatoes. And just before everything is ready, assuming you've mashed them and also added some barbecue sauce to the meatloaf, steam some green beans or another green veggie to serve with it.
Once the meatloaf has cooled, you can go ahead and slice it and transfer it to the waiting meal prep containers. Do the same for the mashed potatoes and green beans, assuming you've made them, too.
You can also freeze this entire meal prep, which is pretty awesome. We're a fan of things that freeze well and reheat well. Eat half and freeze half—that's one way of working with meal preps! You can defrost it right in the microwave if you like. Or you can leave it in the fridge overnight so that it defrosts just enough so that you can remove it with ease. Then, reheat it in the oven in a casserole dish or other oven-safe vessel.
You can use turkey, veal, pork, or chicken, or some combination of all of those for this meatloaf dish. The texture and taste will be a little different, but it will still be delicious.
Make this with roasted red potatoes instead of mashed Russets if you like. Or serve with rice. But meatloaf really likes mashed potatoes, right?
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CAN'T WAIT TO TRY THIS... SOUNDS YUMMM...
The instructions seem all over the place on this one...
Thank you for bringing this to our attention! We have updated the instructions.