Hawaiian Meatloaf

Some people cringe at the word meatloaf. I admit, I do too sometimes...However, I have a fantastic recipe from my grandmother. She's no longer with us, so when I do make this dinner, I feel like she is looking down on me and smilling.

For successful meatloaf that is reatively healthy, I like to use the meatloaf pan. I bought this one at Macy's. Its a pan with holes in the bottom that sits in another pan so the grease can drain out. I also use ground turkey instead of beef.

Recipe:

2 pounds of lean groud beef or turkey

1 cup of pineapple chunks, drained (save some of the juice though)

1 chopped onion

1 cup of ground up crakers

1/2 tsp salt

1/8 tsp of pepper

3 Tbs of soy sauce

Sauce:

3 Tbs catsup

3 Tbs brown sugar

1 Tbs mustard

1 Tbs of pine apple juice

Preheat oven to 350

mix all ingredients, except the sauce in a bowl and place into pan. Mix sauce and spread evenly over the loaf. Bake in oven for 45 minutes or 50 if using turkey.

I really love this recipe. When I had to go g free, I hadn't been able to make it. Untill now...

Here's how I made this recipe g free friendly:

I used these crackers instead of the saltine crackers

I used g free soy sauce by Kikkoman. This is wonderful as it tastes like the original. 

I sautéed some brocolini in grass fed butter and garlic to have with dinner. So yummy and surprisingly healthy.  

Enjoy!