A Meal Planning Concept


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)
2Tboil, olive
1smallonions, chopped
1smallpepper, green
4clovesgarlic, chopped
112 oz cantomatoes, diced
1tspsalt, kosher
1tsppepper, fresh ground
1cupbreadcrumbs
1lbbeef, ground, extra lean
0.5lbpork, ground
0.5lb
1largeegg
0.25cupmilk, whole
0.25cupcilantro, chopped
4slicesbacon
 

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)
2cupgreen beans, frozen
1pinchsalt and pepper to taste
 

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)
5lbpotatoes
3mediumcelery ribs
1mediumonions, chopped
0.666qtmayonnaise
3Tbvinegar, cider
2ozwater
2Tbcelery seeds
1tspsalt to taste
 

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.