Description
Easy and delicious meatloaf recipe paired with refreshing kale sauté for a well-balanced meal for a workday dinner!
Ingredients
Scale
- 1.5 lbs lean ground beef
- 2 eggs
- 1/2 cup onion, finely chopped
- 2 tbsps Italian seasoning
- 1/2 cup bread crumbs
- 1 tsp dried oregano (optional)
- 1 cup tomato sauce
Sautéed Kale Ingredients
- 1 large bunch of kale, washed, stem removed, leaves torn into chunks
- 1/2 cup carrot matchsticks
- 5 cloves garlic, finely chopped
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- salt and ground black pepper, to taste
- 1 tsp apple cider vinegar
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Combine ground beef, eggs, chopped onion, Italian seasoning, bread crumbs and oregano in a medium bowl and mix until well blended.
- Place the beef mixture in a loaf pan lined with parchment paper or wax paper.
- Bake 35-40 minutes or until internal temperature reaches 160°F.
- 10 minutes before the meatloaf is done. Heat olive oil over medium-high heat in a large sauté pan.
- Add garlic and stir quickly until fragrant.
- Place kale and carrots into the pan and toss around for 2-3 minutes. Cover to cook for 2 minutes.
- Uncover. Add a pinch of salt and pepper to taste. Drizzle with vinegar and stir a couple times until seasonings are evenly spread out. Don’t over cook. Transfer the kale to a serving plate.
- When the meatloaf is done, remove from oven. Transfer it from the loaf pan to a plate by holding the wax paper and lifting it up.
- Top with tomato sauce. Garnish with parsley if like. Cut into slices and enjoy with kale sauté.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 4
