Curry Meatballs and Mashed Cauliflower

 These meatballs are so simple. They freeze so well also. I made them one night on a fluke really. I was going to make meatloaf and I didn't have any tomatoes to make tomato sauce, and I didn't have canned tomatoes. So I decided to make meatballs instead. Because these are Whole30 meatballs, they don't have any grain- you can always add breadcrumbs to them if you would like. This is not spicy, I love spicy hot food but the girls don't eat that spicy.

I served them with Basil Mashed Cauliflower and steamed broccoli. They would be excellent over rice though.

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Meatloaf...

Meatloaf, what can I say about it. I like it, DH does, so I only make it when he's not home to eat it. The girls like it, there isn't much they don't like, I am starting to see a trend in Piglet though, she's not a fan of potatoes. Oh well, I can't blame her. I am still cleaning out the freezer and pantry, so I had NOTHING to put in this meatloaf as far as vegetables go. I usually add onion, bell pepper, sometimes grated carrot. I have even added spinach and the girls loved that LOL. Anyway, I did have meatloaf mix that I packaged up and put in a foodsaver bag in the freezer. I use ground beef, ground pork and ground veal.
I served this with leftover roasted asparagus and cream cheese potatoes au gratin.
Here is what's in this pictured meatloaf, I didn't measure.

Ground pork
Ground beef
Ground veal
Milk
Worcestershire sauce
Garlic salt
Herbs of Italy
Two eggs
Bread crumbs
Tomato paste (I ran out of ketchup)


In a medium sized bowl ...








add your ingredients...
I would say about 3/4 cup milk, 3/4 cup of bread crumbs, and season as you want.
(note the one egg, I added another after mixing it a bit)





all of them except the tomato paste.








Mix it up...









Place it in a 9x5 loaf pan.








In a small bowl mix some tomato paste, water and more seasonings.






Spread it over the meatloaf. Bake at 350, for about 1 hour and 15 minutes? Use your meat thermometer if you are blessed to have one that works, unlike mine that just gave out on me.







Ah! I found some ketchup, just enough to put a tiny bit on top before serving. Let your meatloaf rest before slicing.

Meatloaf

Ahhh... meatloaf. I really like meatloaf, it's another one of those dishes I make when DH isn't around to share the meal with us. The girls and I love it. I make it different ways but it's pretty much the same method as any meatloaf. It's also one of those foods I don't mind having as leftovers. I made some in a mini cupcake tin to freeze for lunch packing.

1/3 pound ground beef
1/3 pound ground veal
1/3 pound ground pork
2 eggs
sea salt
ground mustard
ground black pepper
1 clove garlic- minced
1/2 cup chopped bell pepper
1/2 small onion chopped
3/4 cup bread crumbs plain
2 Tbs tomato paste
1 Tbs Worcestershire sauce
Ketchup (1/3 cup)


I don't like to chop onions so I used my food processor.

In a large bowl mix everything but the ketchup. Do NOT over mix, your meat will get tough.




Fill your muffin tins or whatever cooking vessel you decide to use.
Noticed I started off making only 11 of the mini loafs, but the Monk in me had to fill in that last cup to make it even.





Spread the tops with Ketchup.
The mini meatloaf too me about 20 minutes to bake at 350. I did use my meat thermometer too.






The bigger loaf took about 55 minutes to reach 160 degrees then I let it rest and cook to 165 on top of the stove.