My Paleo Valentines!

I know that I married my soul mate! I made him Paleo meatloaf for his Valentine’s dinner and he could not be happier.  To be fair, it is his favorite.  I always kid him that his love language is food.  Giving the man a healthy dinner with 1/2  pound of meat on his plate was definitely the way to go!  The recipe comes from the Everyday Paleo cookbook.

http://everydaypaleo.com/meatloaf-and-baked-brussel-sprouts/

• This is not the original recipe from the cookbook.  The only difference is that it calls for 2 teaspoons of black pepper. This is the secret ingredient for sure.  Try it with 1 1/2 teaspoons at first if you are not sure.  It brings out so much flavor.
• Another trick is to use a food processor (mine was $25 from Walmart) for all the ingredients except the almond meal and meat.  Make sure to chop up your garlic before putting in the food processor.  Honestly I tried it because I was in a hurry and did not want to cut up the onions.  The family immediately noticed!  I have made it this way ever since.
• I also like to cook it ahead of time so that it keeps its shape better and is not mushy.
• The only other trick is that I cook it in a Pampered Chef Mini Loaf Pan so that the loaves are about 1/2 pound each.  If you don’t eat 2 pounds of meat in one week (like us!), then freezing is great!  Just make sure that you freeze it raw, then cook it.  You can cook it in a glass dish as well.  You may need to cook it longer to make sure that you cook it wall the way through.

I hope you enjoy this recipe as much as our family does!

paleomom