It’s great to find meals that complement each other – more hints. This simplifies my life and allows me to know what I should be serving with it. While I don’t have to adhere to a specific meal plan, I can make a variety of main dishes and side dishes. But I’m often too busy and don’t have much time to think about the details. I already have many meals like this in my repertoire, but I’m happy when I find one that adds variety to our meals.
Let me share some of my favorite and most recent meal plans with your in the hope of answering your question about “What to make for dinner?” Here is a dish that we recently tried where the flavors complimented each others really well. We don’t think the food items are new, but the flavours are. This makes a big difference.
The Meal
Honey Barbecue Meatloaf
Ranch Mashed Potatoes
Your choice of vegetable
Apple Cinnamon Muffins – Honey Cinnamon Butter
Make ahead Tips: You can prepare the Honey Cinnamon Butter in advance and keep it refrigerated until ready for use. It is also possible to prepare the meat loaf ahead of time and freeze it for baking.
The Recipes
Honey Barbecue Meat Loaf
I don’t eat meat loaf very often, but this one is a favorite of mine and my family.
1 envelope dry onion soup mix
1 egg
1/2 cup oats — quick cooking
1/3 cup barbecue sauce — honey flavored
1/4 cup chopped onions
2 tablespoons brown Sugar
1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
1 tablespoon mustard — to be prepared
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
Chili powder, 1/4 teaspoon
Ground Beef 1 lb
ketchup
Stir together the soup mix with egg, oats and barbecue sauce in a large bowl. Combine beef with the soup mix and stir well. Put the mixture into an 8-in. x 4-in. x 2 in. loaf pan. Bake at 350* for 1 Hour. Add ketchup. Bake another 5-10 minutes, or until the meat is no longer pink. A meat thermometer should read 160*. Let cool for 10 minutes before slicing.