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Beef and Spinach Meatloaf with a hot pepper kick

Beef and Spinach Meatloaf with a hot pepper kick

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  • This recipe was entered in the contest for Your Best Meatloaf
    This recipe was entered in the contest for Your Best Spinach Recipe
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    dymnyno's Notes: I have to admit that I am not a big meatloaf fan. I never cook it for dinner. In fact, the only time I make meatloaf is for sandwiches. So, I concocted this recipe that is a less dense...

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Serves probably about 6 sandwiches

  1. Steam the spinach,drain, cool and then chop. Wrap in a towel and squeese as much moisture out as you can.

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  2. In a large mixing bowl, put the ground beef, 1 cup diced onions and the bread crumbs.

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  3. In a blender put 1 cup cream and blend (pulsing) until it begins to thicken. Add 3 whole eggs and pulse until blended.

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  4. Add half of a large bunch of fresh Italian (flat leaf) parsley and pulse until blended

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  5. Add 1 1/2 cups of grated gruyere chees and pulse until blended.

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  6. Add the blender mixture to the meat mixture and mix together (I use my hands)

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  7. Butter a oven proof dish and pour the mixture into it.

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  8. Bake in a 350 degree oven for about 40 minutes

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  9. Remove from oven. Sprinkle the rest of the cheese over the top and return to the oven to melt.

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  10. This 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

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5 Comments on Beef and Spinach Meatloaf with a hot pepper kick

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Does anyone see the humor, here? Lean ground beef??? Look at what is being added! Still sounds good, though!

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By 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.

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FOOD52: I only entered this recipe in the Meatloaf category and it just showed up here too.

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Thanks for letting us know!

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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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