Soup Topper Meatloaf

Meatloaf on a bed of rice with broccoli

Not being a big fan of meatloaf I'm always trying new ways to prepare it in hopes that I will enjoy it someday. My family on the other hand like any kind of meatloaf as long as it's homemade.








This meatloaf was topped with cream of mushroom soup. Next time I may follow this exact recipe using cream of celery soup and maybe change up the meat and use ground turkey or ground chicken.

Ingredients 

• 1 pound of ground beef
• 1/2 cup of chopped onions
• 1/2 cup of Ketchup
• 1/8th tsp. of onion salt (optional)
• 1/4 tsp. of garlic powder
• 1 TBS of Worcheshire sauce
• 1 large egg

Directions

1. Preheat your oven to 350 degrees F.
2. Spray a loaf pan with cooking oil if you're not using a non-stick pan. 
3. In a bowl mix together ground beef, onions, Ketchup, onion salt, garlic powder, Worcheshire sauce, raw egg, and breadcrumbs.
4. Press everything into your loaf pan and place in your oven for 30 minutes. 
5. After 30 minutes, remove the pan from oven and carefully drain. Spoon the soup right from the can on top of the meatloaf and place back in the oven for another 30 minutes. 
6. Remove from oven, serve, and ENJOY!

Did I like the meatloaf? Yes, as I was eating my dinner I was wishing I'd have made two loaves. 

The perfect loaf pan for meatloaf, a black bean casserole, to name a few, or if you bake bread.

Fusilli Pasta Salad

Fusilli Pasta Salad

Trying to think of something to go with my homemade chicken wings I decided to go with a pasta salad. Normally I throw together pasta, tuna, mayo, and some spices but today I wanted something a little different and here's what I came up with.

Ingredients

• 1 box or 375 grams of Catelli Bistro tri-color Fusilli pasta cooked and drained
• 1/2 of a cooking onion chopped                    
  
• 2 ribs of celery chopped
• 1 - 1 1/2 cups of broccoli florets 
• 1/2 cup of mayonnaise
• 1/4 cup of red wine vinegar
• 1 TBS of sugar 
• 2 TBS of relish
• 1 1/2 TBS of Dijon mustard
• 1/2 tsp of sea salt
• fresh ground pepper to taste

Directions

1. Cook your pasta according to box directions, drain and run under cold water.
2. In a large bowl add cooked pasta, onion, celery, and broccoli. Gently toss.
3. In a 2 cup measuring cup or a bowl mix together the mayonnaise, wine vinegar, sugar, relish, Dijon mustard, salt, and pepper. Whisk until well blended.
4. Pour dressing over pasta and gently mix in.
5. Refrigerate until ready to serve.
6. ENJOY!