Meatloaf gets a real food makeover. Grass-fed beef, with a touch of almond meal, lovely bright orange pastured egg yolks and homemade ketchup (or at the very least, organic) and onions, celery, carrot and zucchini makes this a delicious and nutrient dense meal! Perfect with our favorite green beans.
Gluten Free, Grassfed Beef Meatloaf
by Amy Love, Real Food Whole Health
Ingredients:
For the meatloaf:
1 TBL organic butter or coconut oil
1/2 onion, diced
2 ribs celery, diced
1 large carrot, diced or grated (I prefer grated)
1/2 zucchini, diced fine or grated (I prefer grated)
2 cloves garlic, grated, pressed or minced
2 lbs grass fed ground beef (or 1 lb gf beef and 1 lb ground pastured pork)
Unrefined sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
1/2- 1 tsp dried oregano
1 pastured egg (or 2 egg yolks)
1/4 cup almond meal
1 TBL homemade ketchup or this is fine
For the glaze:
1/2 cup homemade ketchupΒ or this is fine
Dash of tamari or fish sauce (optional)
1/2 TBL honey
Directions:
Preheat oven to 350 F.
In a medium skillet over medium heat, melt 1 TBL butter or coconut oil. Saute onions, celery, carrots, zucchini and garlic until just soft. Season with salt and pepper. Remove from heat and allow to cool slightly. (This removes some of the water from the vegetables so your meatloaf will not be watery)
In a large glass mixing bowl, mix meat with remaining meatloaf ingredients, adding cooled softened veggies and mixing well. Form into a loaf shape and place on a parchment covered cookie sheet or in a glass Pyrex dish.
Bake meatloaf for about 15 minutes while you prepare the glaze. Simply mix glaze ingredients together and spoon or brush over the meatloaf (after it’s cooked around 15 minutes). Return to oven and bake about 45 minutes or until desired doneness.
Notes:
This is a perfect recipe to include organ meats in your diet. Liver (or heart) from grass-fed cows is nutritious and you won’t even know it’s in here. Grate some in (it’s easy to grate it when frozen) when mixing the meat together with the rest of the ingredients. It will give your family a super nutritious boost AND please their taste buds at the same time.
Sauteing the veggies beforehand is the key, takes a meatloaf from good to great–yours looks GREAT!
Thanks, Judy! Yes, I learned that the hard way a few years ago, the meatloaf took about 3 hours to bake and basically boiled. LOL It was not good eats. π
Sauteing the veggies beforehand is the key, takes a meatloaf from good to great–yours looks GREAT!
Thanks, Judy! Yes, I learned that the hard way a few years ago, the meatloaf took about 3 hours to bake and basically boiled. LOL It was not good eats. π
Yum! We use almond meal (or coconut flour occasionally), too. Love the glaze idea!
Hi Anjanette! Yep, coconut flour certainly works. I’ve used it before and it takes about 1-2 Tablespoons. I’ve also made the meatloaf with no flour and it’s been fine. I prefer the texture with the almond meal the most, however. The glaze is a good combo of savory with slight sweetness- the honey is so key to a great taste and consistency.
Yum! We use almond meal (or coconut flour occasionally), too. Love the glaze idea!
Hi Anjanette! Yep, coconut flour certainly works. I’ve used it before and it takes about 1-2 Tablespoons. I’ve also made the meatloaf with no flour and it’s been fine. I prefer the texture with the almond meal the most, however. The glaze is a good combo of savory with slight sweetness- the honey is so key to a great taste and consistency.
Great recipe Amy! I love meatloaf more than just about any home-made meal, and I’ve had a few restaurant meatloaves I’ve loved as well! My husband has always said he doesn’t care for meatloaf, so I haven’t yet attempted to make it, but this looks delicious and it’s gluten-free to boot…Yay! Thanks for sharing. π
Hey Raine! Thanks- I love it too. It’s been a big hit with anyone we’ve served it to- let me know what your husband thinks if you try it π
Oops, and this is Amy, not Matt π lol
Great recipe Amy! I love meatloaf more than just about any home-made meal, and I’ve had a few restaurant meatloaves I’ve loved as well! My husband has always said he doesn’t care for meatloaf, so I haven’t yet attempted to make it, but this looks delicious and it’s gluten-free to boot…Yay! Thanks for sharing. π
Hey Raine! Thanks- I love it too. It’s been a big hit with anyone we’ve served it to- let me know what your husband thinks if you try it π
Oops, and this is Amy, not Matt π lol
I absolutely love all the veggies in this meatloaf! I’ve made it twice now, and have gotten away with halving the recipe except for the veggies (finely chopped). Homemade or organic ketchup takes this from healthy to super delicious and healthy. Glad I found this π
I absolutely love all the veggies in this meatloaf! I’ve made it twice now, and have gotten away with halving the recipe except for the veggies (finely chopped). Homemade or organic ketchup takes this from healthy to super delicious and healthy. Glad I found this π