Glazed Mini Meat Loaf

So I've been in Alabama visiting some family and just got back home. The last thing I want to do is spend time cooking so of course I went straight to this go to meatloaf recipe. I actually found this online and made a few adjustments cause I was missing some of the ingredients, however, I'll try to find the link for you guys. I'm not sure where I got it.

This is before I put them in the oven so the glaze hasn't been put on yet.

These are mini meat loaves, if you want you can make one large one. This makes about 4-5 meat loaves.

Glazed Mini Meatloaves 

17 crushed saltine crackers, crushed fine (I prefer to just crush them in the palm of my hand so there are slightly larger chunks for an extra crunch)

¼ cup whole milk

1/3 cup dried parsley (you can use fresh)

1 ¼ tablespoon soy sauce

1 large egg

1 tablespoon dijon mustard (didn’t have Dijon mustard so used a tablespoon of honey mustard dressing)

1 teaspoon garlic powder

1 tablespoon of finely chopped onions

1 teaspoon salt

½ teaspoon pepper

1 ½ pounds ground beef

Glaze:

½ cup ketchup

¼ cup packed light brown sugar

2-4 teaspoon cider vinegar (didn’t have cider so used white vinegar)

¼ teaspoon bbq seasoning

A little bit of honey to taste.

Directions:

1. Stir cracker crumbs, milk, parsley, soy sauce, egg, mustard, onions, garlic powder, 1 teaspoon salt, and 1/2 teaspoon pepper together in a large bowl. Add ground meat and combine until uniform. Shape mixture into oval loaves

2. Heat oil in 12-inch nonstick skillet over medium heat until the oil is rippling. Add meatloaves (without letting them touch sides) and brown well on one side, 3-5 minutes. Carefully flip loaves over and tidy up edges using a spatula if necessary. Brown on this side for another 2-3 minutes.     

3. Meanwhile, mix glaze ingredients together until smooth. Transfer mini meatloaves to a foil-lined baking pan and spoon the glaze over the top of each meatloaf. Bake for 18-20 minutes in 350 degree oven. Set aside some of the left over glaze and reapply on top of the meat loaf when ready to serve or on the side.

Happy Eating! xoxo 

Chicken Manchurian

To be honest, I don't like cooking. I'm not a huge fan, I don't like to spend hours in the kitchen. It's not fun for me and I would much rather spend that time doing something else. Which is why this recipe is so great, it's super easy and quick and no one would guess that it only took you about 30 minutes to make.

1 cup oil

1 Chicken Breast

1 tablespoon Soy sauce

2 tablespoon Corn starch

1 Egg

1 teaspoon garlic paste

Sauce

1/2 teaspoon garlic/ginger paste in oil and add green peppers

add half cup ketchup and 1 tablespoon vinegar

salt and pepper according to taste

1 teaspoon hot sauce

 ½ teaspoon sugar if a little sour

 less than 1/2 cup water

Directions

1. Cut chicken breast into bite sized pieces. Mix together, soy sauce, corn starch, egg and garlic paste   and marinate the chicken in it. (You can either let it marinate for a few hours or just 5 minutes - depending on how much time you have).

2. Heat oil in a pan and quickly fry the chicken, when done set aside.

3. For sauce, in same pan add garlic/ginger paste and green peppers. Quickly stir fry and then add ketchup, vinegar ,salt, pepper and hot sauce. Taste to see if it's to your liking, if it's a little too sour, add sugar (I usually add it regardless).  Mix together the sauce and add the chicken you had set aside. Add a little less than half a cup of water to finish it off, let it come to a boil and turn it off.

Voila, you're done. Serve it over white rice or fried rice and dinner's ready to go. 

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This blog will mostly consist of easy cooking recipes for beginners or even mom's that are busy and on the go. It will also be a place where I'll share little tips and tricks that I've learned after leaving my mothers nest. I'm in my early 20's and recently married so my husband and I are still figuring it out so maybe I'll throw in advice on how to adjust living with another person and surviving marriage. If you have any suggestions and want to see anything on this blog, leave a comment below!

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