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Gluten-Free Beef & Sausage Meatloaf

Here’s one of our favorites: Grain-free meatloaf that pops with flavor. It’s low-carb, delicious and makes 12 servings so you can freeze some for later

  • KETO
  • DAIRY FREE
  • GLUTEN FREE
  • LOW-CARB
  • SOUTCH BEACH

A few years ago, I wanted to find a meatloaf recipe that didn’t use breadcrumbs or oatmeal. After a few badly failed experiments, I came up with this super tasty meatloaf that includes ground beef, Italian sausage, tomatoes, dried herbs, and flax seed meal instead of the usual bread crumbs to keep it all together.

It’s come out tasting fantastic every time I’ve made it, and when my nephews and nieces come to visit, they LOVE it. It does not photograph very well, but perhaps one of you with some of that new-fangled camera equipment can send me a nice photo of how yours came out.

INGREDIENTS
  • • 2 lbs. ground beef
  • • 1 19.5 oz. pkg. hot turkey Italian Sausage
  • • 1 14.5 oz. can petite dice tomatoes, drained and chopped
  • • 2 Tbsp dried chopped onion
  • • 1/2 cup flaxseed meal
  • • 1 Tbsp garlic powder
  • • 1 Tbsp ground fennel
  • • 1 Tbsp dried basil
  • • 1 Tbsp dried parsley
  • • 1 tsp. Salt
  • • 2 eggs slightly beaten
  • • Organic, sugar-free ketchup (optional)

You can pick the amount of fat that fits your personal dietary preferences with your ground beef. Choose pork or turkey Italian sausage, hot or mild sausage, which ever you prefer. 

South Beach, Low Carb or Low-Glycemic Diet Suggestions: 
Not using any breadcrumbs or oatmeal should be approved for any phase of South Beach and other low-carb plans, and this recipe is also gluten-free. 

If you’re on a strict low-carb diet, use less tomatoes, and most low-carb diets would require higher fat ground beef and sausage. 

INSTRUCTIONS
  • Preheat your oven to 375 F.
  • Spray your loaf pan with non-stick spray
  • Squeeze turkey sausage out of casings in small pieces and put in mixing bowl with the ground beef so the meat can start to come to room temperature.
  • Drain canned tomatoes into a colander placed in the sink. When they are well-drained, put them on cutting board and chop them a bit smaller.
  • Dry seasonings so they could help hold the meatloaf together. On top of the sausage and ground beef put dried onion, garlic powder, dried basil, dried parsley, ground fennel, and flaxseed meal. 
Flaxseed meal is best made yourself!

Start with our farm-fresh golden flaxseed and a coffee grinder. Just grind it up and you are good to go! 

Or just get our Flaxseed starter kit!

INSTRUCTIONS (continued)
  • Add chopped tomatoes, and eggs to meat mixture and use your hands to combine well.
  • Try to mix the meat enough to get spices and eggs evenly distributed without over-mixing. Shape meat into two loaves.
  • I prefer to bake meatloaf on a roasting rack so the fat can drip out. Using a rack also browns the meatloaf well on three sides, but use a regular baking sheet if that’s what you have.
  • Bake about one hour, or until the meatloaf is well done and shows 165F/75C on a meat thermometer.  If you don’t have a meat thermometer cut one open and make sure the inside is completely done.
  • Let meatloaf cool a few minutes, then cut into slices and serve.
  • To stay in your diet requirements, we heavily recommend an organic, sugar-free ketchup. 

ENJOY!

Nutritional Information

Makes 12 servings. Per Serving: 409 calories. Total Fat 25g, Saturated Fat: 8g, Unsaturated Fat: 13g, Cholesterol: 171 mg, Sodium: 487mg, Carbohydrates: 3g, Fiber: 2g, Sugar: 0g, Protien: 41g.

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