Tuesday, October 28, 2014

Cheap and Cheerful Meat Loaf - Kid Friendly Dinner


It’s Thursday at Grandma’s and I decided to cook from the freezer and the pantry
I had a packet of Lamb and Rosemary Sausages in there.
450 gms on special at $8.00, gluten free, but I have added breadcrumbs to the loaf so  that's not applicable

While Grandma gets dinner ready, the kids are swimming. Bit chilly for me, but they didn't care
I got out the Trusty Triple Tested Cookbook, to get some ideas, this is a perfect cookbook for old fashioned cooking, things kids and old people like.
There is a Glazed Meat Loaf recipe which I have adapted.
It actually called for mince but I used the sausages instead 
I’ve added some extra vege. Corn and spinach in fact.

So ingredients
450 gms sausage meat/or hamburger mince
1 small onion finely chopped
3/4 cup fresh breadcrumbs
2 tablespoons chopped parsley
1/2 cup chopped frozen and thawed spinach
1/2 cup frozen corn
Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
1 egg
1/2 cup milk
2 tablespoons Worcestershire Sauce

Glaze
1/4 cup tomato ketchup
1 1/2 tsp golden syrup
1/2 teaspoon Worcestershire Sauce



Combine ingredients and mix well
Pack into a greased loaf tin and bake in 175C oven for 30 minutes
You can do this earlier in the day and glaze just before you are ready to eat

Turn onto baking sheet and pour glaze over
Return to over and bake for 15 minutes
Slice and I brushed the excess glaze on the cut slices, that goes down well with the kids.
Serve with yummy mashed potatoes and in this case a crunchy coleslaw
Cabbage, Capsicum, Cucumber, Spring Onions all tossed in Homemade Mayo
And for Dessert. Chocolate Dipped Strawberries and Pineapple, served with some whipped cream

Easy peasy, just melt the chocolate, either over a water bath, or in the Microwave
Make sure the fruit is well dried and then dip into warm chocolate
Leave to set on baking paper or foil.

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