Savory “Cupcakes” - not your mom’s meatloaf!

Ingredients

Yield:

12 'cupcakes'

• Meatloaf Base

  • 2 lbs lean ground beef
  • 4 ea button mushrooms
  • ½ ea red bell pepper
  • ½ ea carrot
  • 1 ea small beet (about 2” in diameter)
  • ½ ea small zucchini
  • 1 cup bread crumbs
  • 1 ea egg
  • ½ tsp paprika
  • ½ tsp garlic powder
  • ½ tsp onion powder
  • to taste salt & pepper

• Cauliflower Mash

  • 7 ea russet potatoes
  • ½ head cauliflower
  • 1 cup favorite cheese – grated
  • 2 tbsp butter
  • to taste salt

Preparation

Difficulty:

Difficult

Time:

45 Minutespreparation

Total Time:

90 Minutestotal

1. Meatloaf Base

   1. cut zucchini lengthwise so you have long quarters, this will allow to easily cut away seeds
   2. grate carrot and beet using a cheese grater
   3. place mushrooms, carrot, beet, chopped zucchini and red pepper in a food processor
   4. blend to a thick paste, note the finer the paste the more concealed the vegetables will be
   5. do not over blend and become a liquid as it will alter the texture of the meatloaf
   6. in a large bowl combine ground beef with vegetable paste, bread crumbs, egg and seasonings
   7. gently mix ingredients together until just combined and allow to rest in the fridge for 10 minutes
   8. divide mixture into 12 muffin cups, place in preheated 350’F oven and bake for 25 minutes
   9. remove from oven and allow to rest 10 minutes

2. Cauliflower Mash

   1. using a fork or tip of a knife give cleaned russet potatoes a couple of pocks to help allow excess moisture to evaporate
   2. place potatoes on baking sheet in a 350’F oven and bake 40 minutes or until tender
   3. while potatoes are baking, cut cauliflower into smaller florets
   4. place cauliflower in a microwave save bowl, cover with plastic wrap and microwave until tender
   5. strain off excess liquid, place cauliflower in blender and puree smooth
   6. once potatoes are cooked scoop out and mash pulp
   7. combine with cauliflower, cheese, butter and seasoning
   8. if too thick adjust with a touch of butter
   9. cover bowl and keep warm until base is ready

3. Final Presentation

   1. once ready to build place potatoes into a piping bag
   2. pipe potatoes onto the top of the meatloaf base and sprinkle with a few pinches of grated cheese