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- Course: Main Course
- Skill Level: Moderate
- Cost: Moderate
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Gala Meat Loaf with Spinach
Cookbook
This meat loaf is gala because it tastes so good and looks attractive, with the green spinach splashes throughout. It is a quick microwave dish. I serve it with Olive Oil Mashed Potatoes and Red Pepper Purée. Leftovers are good cold and make great sandwiches.
Yield : Serves 6 as a main course
Ingredients
- 1 pound fresh spinach, stemmed and washed (6 loosely packed cups), or two 10-ounce boxes frozen spinach, defrosted in a sieve under warm running water
- 1 medium onion (about 6 ounces), peeled and quartered
- 3 cloves garlic, smashed and peeled
- 1½ cups Dried Bread Crumbs
- 2 tablespoons soy sauce, preferably tamari
- Freshly ground black pepper to taste
- 1½ pounds lean ground beef, preferably top round
Directions
If using fresh spinach, place it in a 10-inch quiche dish or pie plate. Cook in microwave, uncovered, at 100% for 5 minutes 30 seconds. Remove from the oven and let stand until cool.
Coarsely chop the spinach in a food processor, squeeze the excess moisture from the spinach. Transfer to a mixing bowl and reserve.
Finely chop the onion and garlic in the food processor. Add to the spinach. Add the bread crumbs, soy, pepper and ground beef and mix well.
Transfer the mixture to a 9 × 5 × 3-inch glass loaf pan, making sure there are no air pockets. Cook, uncovered, at 100% for 14 minutes.
Remove from the oven. Let stand, covered with a kitchen towel, for 10 minutes before serving.
© 2005 Barbara Kafka
Note from Cookstr's Editors
Nutritional information does not include Dried Bread Crumbs. For nutritional information on Dried Bread Crumbs, please follow the link above.
Nutritional Information
Nutrients per serving
227 kcal
10 % daily value
38 % daily value
12 % daily value
822 mg
86 mg
25 g
1 g
2 g
5 g
73 mg
469 mg
5 g
12 g
26 % daily value
