Meatloaf and potatoes

Meatloaf and Potatoes

Homestyle comfort food at its best! (minus the eggs, milk and bread crumbs)

Serves 3-4

baking potatoes, any number you like

olive oil

3/4 lb. ground beef

2 T. Crunchy Flax cereal

1/3 c. gluten free rolled oats

1/2 c. ketchup

1 T. potato starch

1/4 c. water

1/2 carrot, grated

1/2 tsp. dry mustard

1/8 tsp. pepper

1 tsp. dried minced onion

Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Scrub potatoes clean.  Poke skins with a fork to allow steam to escape while baking.  Drizzle potatoes with a touch of olive oil; rub all over potatoes. Place in hot oven, leaving room in the center for the loaf pan of meatloaf.  Combine remaining ingredients in a food processor.  Turn food processor on and allow to run 2-3 min. until well combined.  The ground meat will begin to stick together and roll around in the food processor in a ball.

Using a rubber spatula, turn meat out into a regular sized loaf pan.  Pat meat down into a firm loaf.  Place pan in center of hot oven.  Bake 35 min. or until meat thermometer measures 170 degrees.  Remove meatloaf from oven, allow to rest 10 min. while potatoes complete cooking.  Remove potatoes to a platter with hot pads.  Slice meatloaf.  Serve with ketchup and baked potatoes.