Mini beef and sage meatloaves with kumara mash
Individual mince beef meat loaves flavoured with sage, tomato and grated parsnip and drizzled with maple syrup and topped with kumara mash. Perfect food to feed the family
Serves: 6
Time to make: 55 mins
Hands-on time: 10 mins
Ingredients
- spray oil
- 1 cup wholemeal fresh breadcrumbs
- 6 tablespoons trim milk
- 1 tablespoon oil
- 1 onion, finely chopped
- 2 cloves garlic, finely chopped
- 1 teaspoon dried sage or 8 fresh sage leaves, roughly chopped
- 600g beef mince
- ¹/³ cup tomato paste
- 2 teaspoons mustard
- 1 egg
- 1 cup grated parsnip
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ground black pepper, to taste
- 4 cups steamed or boiled Brussels sprouts or broccoli florets, to serve
- Topping
- 2 tablespoons maple syrup
- 4 cups mashed kumara
- 3 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
Instructions
1 Preheat oven to 180°C. Spray 6 mini loaf pans or bun pans with oil. In a bowl, place breadcrumbs, pour over milk and leave to soak.
2 In a pan, heat oil over medium. Add onion, garlic and sage and cook until softened.
3 In a bowl, place remaining loaf ingredients and mix together. Stir in soaked crumbs and onion mixture. Spoon into the prepared pans, level surface and bake for 20 minutes until firm and browned. Leave for 5 minutes before turning out.
4 Brush meatloaves with maple syrup and top with the kumara mash. Garnish with parsley and freshly ground black pepper. Serve the meatloaves with the sprouts.
Nutrition Info (per serve)
Kilojoules 1900kJ
Calories 453cal
Protein 31g
Total fat 10g
–Saturated fat 3g
Carbohydrates 55g
–Sugars 22g
Dietary fibre 10g
Sodium 340mg
Calcium 110mg
Iron 4.5mg
Note: Nutrition composition will vary depending on the exact ingredients used. For a guide to purchasing healthier packaged goods and general grocery items see here.
Variations
Make it gluten free: Use gluten-free breadcrumbs and check tomato paste and mustard are gluten free.
HFG tip
NOTE: If you have a nut allergy and are using packaged goods in recipes, please check the allergen warning on the packet regarding nuts.
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