Theme Meal Plans: Blue Plate Special
Diner Meatloaf | Green Beans | Potato Salad
Diner Meatloaf
Recipe Summary
Complexity: | Easy |
Serves: | 8 |
Category: | Cooking for the Kids |
Meal: | Blue Plate Special (Theme Meal Plans) |
2 | Tb | oil, olive |
1 | small | onions, chopped |
1 | small | pepper, green |
4 | cloves | garlic, chopped |
1 | 12 oz can | tomatoes, diced |
1 | tsp | salt, kosher |
1 | tsp | pepper, fresh ground |
1 | cup | breadcrumbs |
1 | lb | beef, ground, extra lean |
0.5 | lb | pork, ground |
0.5 | lb | |
1 | large | egg |
0.25 | cup | milk, whole |
0.25 | cup | cilantro, chopped |
4 | slices | bacon |
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Chop onion and green pepper; add oil to pan and sauté until lightly browned. Add garlic and diced tomatoes and cook for 4 minutes. Add salt and pepper and remove from heat. In a large bowl mix beef, pork and veal together. Add breadcrumbs, mix egg and milk together and add to meat. Add cilantro and half the onion mixture. Mix together and form into a loaf. Place in a baking pan, top with remaining onion mixture and sliced bacon. Bake at 350 degrees for 1 –1¼ hours, until firm. Remove from pan, allow to rest and then slice.
Green Beans
Recipe Summary
Complexity: | Easy |
Serves: | 4 |
Category: | Vegetables |
Meal: | Blue Plate Special (Theme Meal Plans) |
2 | cup | green beans, frozen |
1 | pinch | salt and pepper to taste |
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Place beans in a microwavable dish, heat on high for 3 minutes. Stir and heat an additional 2-3 minutes. Add salt and pepper to taste.
Potato Salad
Recipe Summary
Complexity: | Easy |
Serves: | 10 |
Category: | Starch / Pasta |
Meal: | Blue Plate Special (Theme Meal Plans) |
5 | lb | potatoes |
3 | medium | celery ribs |
1 | medium | onions, chopped |
0.666 | qt | mayonnaise |
3 | Tb | vinegar, cider |
2 | oz | water |
2 | Tb | celery seeds |
1 | tsp | salt to taste |
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Boil potatoes until tender. Peel while warm. Chop celery and onion into small pieces. Place in bowl, with mayonnaise, vinegar, and water. Mix well. Sprinkle celery seed on top of mixture. Cut warm potatoes in large bite size pieces, place half in large bowl, pour on half of the mixture, mix well, place remaining potatoes in bowl, and add remaining mixture. Mix well. Let sit in refrigerator for 1 hour. Taste and adjust salt.
May be made 1 day in advance.