When I was a boy, a regular meal at dinnertime was meatloaf. I always loved the flavor, but as a picky kid, I probably spent more time picking out the onions than I did eating my meal. I’m sure it drove my parents crazy, but since I was one of nine kids, no way was I getting a meal specifically made to my liking. So today, I am taking things up a notch and updating this classic, with my Epic Meatloaf Stuffed with Mashed Potatoes.
As I mentioned, I was and still am a big fan of meatloaf, I simply have an aversion to onions in certain dishes. Love the flavor, hate the texture. No idea why but that has always been the case. Growing up, ours was always served with mashed potatoes, and I am sure that ended up being the biggest part of my meal. So I simply changed the recipe a bit and decided to stuff the meatloaf with mashed potatoes. And that onion flavor that I like? I kept it there by using onion and chive cream cheese, mixed in with milk, to soak the bread in it.
But it didn’t end there. That ketchup that I always loved on my meatloaf as a kid? I enhanced that too by adding apricot jam, mixed it in with the meat and smothered all over before tossing it in the oven. This really gives every bite an added burst of sweet flavor that makes it tough to stop eating bite after bite.
The best part of this was the fact that my mom and sister came by today to visit our new baby and loved the meatloaf. I know them so well and would know instantly by the looks on their faces if they liked it or not. And they loved it. Smiles all around.
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