Here at Tuesday's with Dinah & Ma we have developed a meatloaf bandit. Yes, he's furry and cute but don't be fooled our pup Charlie is a sneaky meatloaf stealer. Let me explain more. A few weeks back Ma made meatloaf for dinner and forgot to put the extra pieces away immediately so when Ma didn't hear a peep from our poodle she had Aunt Jane scope him out and figure out just what he was actually up too. One thing you guys need to know is when my dog is quiet he's up to something and it won't be good. Aunt Jane tracked him down in the kitchen...on the table...eating the leftover meatloaf then he jumped down and ran away (swiftly mind you) with said meatloaf in his mouth. So needless to say we have to keep an eye out for this cute but deadly bandit.
Charlie got me thinking for some reason I don't think we've done a recipe for the blog that involved meatloaf. We may have but my memory has escapes me. I think meatloaf over the course of decades has gotten a bad rap. People automatically see a hunk of meat with ketchup on it and turn their noses up at it but what if we're all just the food snobs at the table and meatloaf is really a rockstar that we've judged too harshly? I mean think about it this creation could actually be very tasty. So in honor of this classic we're going to make a version with stove top stuffing mixed in. Yep, you read right. Lets see if we can finally break this snobby attitude towards the loaf shall we?
Here's what you'll need:
Stove Top Meatloaf
Ingredients:
*1 lb. ground turkey or beef
*1 box Stove Top Stuffing
*1 egg
*1 cup water (can use less/no water if you like a more firm/crusty meatloaf)
Directions:
1. Mix all ingredients together (do not prepare the stuffing mix – stir it in the meat mixture dry).
2. Press into a greased loaf pan (or I like to use an 8-in round casserole dish).
3. Bake at 350 for 45-60 min or until the center is no longer pink.
4. Let cool for 5 min before serving. Enjoy!
WW Points: *6 Points per slice
Tid Bits:
*None tonight guys
Ma's Spot: I am a huge fan of meatloaf. I have made all different variations of it. Mexican style, regular, Italian, etc... but this one is a winner winner great meatloaf dinner. The true test of a meatloaf is whenever or not it can make up a good sandwich the next day. Yes, this one does. So make you a big pan, use half for dinner that evening and save the other half for a good sandwich the next morning. I have never heard of stove top stuffing being used in a meatloaf before but since I'm a huge fan of it I'm glad it works in this recipe. It was so easy. Stuffing, meat, egg and you're done. If you like an easy tasty dinner then this one is the one to try folks.
SNACK CORNER:* It's time for snack corner! Where we take new snacks in the grocery store and break it down for you. We tell you which are hot and which are not.
WW Points: *19 for a small
Dinah: Arby's Salted Caramel Milkshake is the worst. Yep, I said it. First off 19 points for a small is ridiculous. Who would actually save all their points to drink this bland shake. Speaking of bland they say this shake is salted caramel. Which I find hard to believe. Your blog mistress is a huge fan of anything salted caramel and I know the taste fairly well. This is more like a vanilla shake with just a hint of caramel. I ask Arby's where's the salt?? It sure wasn't in this drink. Blog readers skip this disaster of a shake and use your points on something else salted caramel that actually has the real taste.
Ma: This milkshake I have to say let me down. You have to drink half of it to even get to the caramel. I thought it was really lacking. I would rather buy a vanilla milkshake and add caramel sauce on my own. I didn't find anything different or special about it. It's like the old commercial where's the beef? Well Arby's where's the salted caramel?? So for me it's a pass. I'll never buy this one again. I'd save the money and buy ice cream and put caramel sauce on it instead. Sorry Arby's you missed the mark on this one.
That's all folks, we'll see you here next week with another recipe. Have a great week guys!
Spoons & Spatula's
~Dinah & Ma