Microwave Meat Loaf with Carrots and Garlic Scapes recipe

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Ingredients

1 tablespoon ketchup
½ tablespoon oyster sauce
¼ teaspoon salt
¼ teaspoon ground black pepper
5 ounces ground beef
5 ounces ground pork
½ cup panko bread crumbs
1 egg
¼ onion, minced
1 clove garlic, minced
1 carrot, peeled
5 thin-sliced bacon
10 garlic scapes, sliced

Nutrition Info

707.8 calories
carbohydrate: 52.8 g
cholesterol: 206.3 mg
fat: 41 g
fiber: 3.2 g
protein: 39.6 g
saturatedFat: 14.5 g
servingSize: -
sodium: 984.5 mg
sugar: 6 g
transFat: : -
unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

  1. Combine ketchup, oyster sauce, salt, and pepper in a small bowl and mix well.

  2. Combine beef, pork, panko, egg, onion, and minced garlic in a large bowl. Add the ketchup mixture and mix well.

  3. Cut carrot into quarters along its length, then into pieces the same length as the garlic scapes.

  4. Cover the bottom of a microwave-safe rectangular dish with bacon slices, overlapping as needed. Spread 1/2 of the meat mixture over the bacon. Arrange carrot and garlic scapes on top, spread remaining meat mixture over vegetables.

  5. Cover and microwave meat loaf at 600W for 8 minutes. Let rest, covered, until no longer pink in the center, about 10 minutes more. Slice to serve.

Recipe Yield

2 servings

Recipe Note

This is a delicious recipe for meat loaf. Cooking it in a microwave cuts the cooking time in almost half as compared to baking it in an oven. It's delicious and juicy. The bacon at the bottom does a great job in absorbing the juices from the meat.

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