Meat Loaf - Wheat Free/Grain Free - can be made Dairy Free

Meat Loaf

Most meat loaf recipes have bread in them, and if you just skip the bread, they turn out too dense.  I discovered using one of the garlic cheese biscuits makes the density just right.  If you don't have time to make biscuits, substituting 1/2 C almond flour will bring you close.

1 pound country sausage - find a kind with no gluten or added sugar.  In the picture to the right, you can't see the sausage, it's on the bottom, but the sausage gives it just the right spices
1 pound ground beef or ground turkey (I used turkey here)
1/2 C milk
1/2 C diced onion
1 biscuit or 1/2 C almond flour
1 egg
1 tomato
2 t salt
1 t pepper

Put all ingredients in the bowl of a stand mixer and mix, or just use your hands in a large bowl.  Mix until everything is evenly distributed.  Put in a loaf pan and top with sliced tomatoes.  Bake at 350 degrees until the center comes to 170 degrees.

Cool, slice and serve.  (Picture to the left is just before going into the oven).

Makes around 8 servings, 333 calories each, 2 grams carbohydrates, less than 1 gram fiber.