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Expand1 pound lean ground beef Ask a question about this ingredient
1 1/2 pounds fresh baby spinach Ask a question about this ingredient
1 cup yellow onions (fine dice) Ask a question about this ingredient
3 whole eggs Ask a question about this ingredient
1 cup cream Ask a question about this ingredient
1/2 bunch of Italian parsley Ask a question about this ingredient
1 1/2 cups fine bread crumbs (toasted) Ask a question about this ingredient
2 cups gruyere cheese (grated) Ask a question about this ingredient
1 tablespoon red pepper flakes Ask a question about this ingredient
salt and black pepper Ask a question about this ingredient
Steam the spinach,drain, cool and then chop. Wrap in a towel and squeese as much moisture out as you can.
Ask a question about this stepIn a large mixing bowl, put the ground beef, 1 cup diced onions and the bread crumbs.
Ask a question about this stepIn a blender put 1 cup cream and blend (pulsing) until it begins to thicken. Add 3 whole eggs and pulse until blended.
Ask a question about this stepAdd half of a large bunch of fresh Italian (flat leaf) parsley and pulse until blended
Ask a question about this stepAdd 1 1/2 cups of grated gruyere chees and pulse until blended.
Ask a question about this stepAdd the blender mixture to the meat mixture and mix together (I use my hands)
Ask a question about this stepButter a oven proof dish and pour the mixture into it.
Ask a question about this stepBake in a 350 degree oven for about 40 minutes
Ask a question about this stepRemove from oven. Sprinkle the rest of the cheese over the top and return to the oven to melt.
Ask a question about this stepThis tastes great as dinner with (probably) mashed potatoes and butter. A tomato based sauce which is what most people put on meatloaf is too much for this loaf. I would recommend a dab of light horseradish and creme fraiche
Ask a question about this stepBy lean ground beef, I meant a meat like ground sirloin , which is very low fat. It makes a big difference in taste and a really big difference in shrinkage.
FOOD52: I only entered this recipe in the Meatloaf category and it just showed up here too.
This looks wonderful, and I love the idea of skipping the whole meatloaf for dinner thing and going straight for the sandwich! (meatloaf sandwich for dinner? YES!)
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Does anyone see the humor, here? Lean ground beef??? Look at what is being added! Still sounds good, though!