Peppery Meat Loaf With Couscous Recipes

PEPPERY MEAT LOAF WITH COUSCOUS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 F.
• In a saucepan, bring water and beef stock to a boil. Gradually stir in couscous. Cover, remove from heat and set aside or let stand until couscous is tender and water is absorbed, about 15 minutes. Fluff with a fork before using.
• In a large bowl, combine ground beef, sausage, onion, bell pepper, parsley, eggs, all but 2 tablespoons of the tomato sauce, paprika, cumin, coriander, salt, cayenne and couscous. Using your hands, mix until well blended. Transfer to a 9 x 5-inch loaf pan and spread remaining 2 tablespoons of tomato sauce over top. Bake in preheated oven until temperature reaches 165 degrees F on an instant-read thermometer, about 1 hour.

PEPPERY MEAT LOAF WITH COUSCOUS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• 9 x 5 inch loaf pan.
• Instant read thermometer.
• In a saucepan, bring water and beef stock to a boil. Gradually stir in couscous. Cover, remove from heat and set aside or let stand until couscous is tender and water is absorbed, about 15 minutes. Fluff with a fork before using.
• In a large bowl, combine ground beef, sausage, onion, bell pepper, parsley, eggs, all but 2 tablespoons of the tomato sauce, paprika, cumin, coriander, salt, cayenne and couscous. Using your hands, mix until well blended. Transfer to loaf pan and spread remaining 2 tablespoons of tomato sauce over top. Bake in preheated oven until temperature reaches 165°F on a thermometer, about 1 hour. Makes 8 servings.
• VARIATION: Substitute spelt or barley couscous for the whole wheat version.
• TIP: For the best flavor, toast whole cumin and coriander seeds and grind them yourself. To toast seeds, spread in a dry skillet over medium heat and cook, stirring, until fragrant, about 3 minutes. Transfer to a mortar or a spice grinder and grind.
• The Complete Whole Grains Cookbook.

RAINBOW BELL PEPPER COUSCOUS

Steps:

• Heat the olive oil in a medium saucepan over medium heat; add the garlic and shallots and cook, stirring frequently, until fragrant, about 2 minutes. Add 2/3 cup water, the bell peppers, oregano, 1 teaspoon salt and pepper to taste, bring to a boil over high heat and cook until the peppers just begin to soften, 2 to 3 minutes. Stir in the couscous, immediately cover and remove from the heat. Let stand, covered, until the liquid is absorbed and the couscous is tender, about 7 minutes.
• Transfer to a platter or large bowl and serve with lemon wedges for squeezing.

MOROCCAN MEATLOAF WITH LEMON HONEY GRAVY AND ZUCCHINI COUSCOUS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F.
• In a medium bowl, add the meat, 1 small onion, grated on box grater or with handheld flat grater, directly over mixing bowl. Add 2 cloves finely chopped garlic, panko, about 2 tablespoons of the extra-virgin olive oil, the egg, the zest and juice of 1 lemon. Mix to combine. Add the olives, spices, a handful of parsley and a handful of mint. Combine well. Form the mixture into 4 individual rolls and bake on a parchment lined sheet pan until golden brown, about 35 to 40 minutes. The meat loaves may be made ahead and stored; reheat in pan gravy.
• Heat a medium shallow pot over medium heat, add 2 tablespoons butter and melt, then add the remaining garlic, and combine. Stir in the zucchini, season with salt and pepper, to taste, and cook for 5 minutes. Add 1 1/2 cups stock to the pan and bring the mixture to a bubble. Add 1 1/2 cups of couscous and remaining handful of chopped mint. Turn off the heat and cover pan. Let stand for 5 minutes, then fluff with a fork.
• Meanwhile, heat 2 tablespoons butter to a medium skillet over medium to medium-high heat. Whisk the flour into melted butter, then add the Worcestershire sauce and remaining 1 cup of chicken stock, the remaining lemon zest and juice, 1/4 cup honey, and salt and pepper, to taste. Slide the meat loaves into the sauce. (If the meat loaves are cold, tent with foil and gently reheat in low simmering sauce.) Once the meat loaves are warm, transfer them to a serving plate and raise the heat to high. As soon as the sauce becomes syrupy after 1 to 2 minutes, drizzle it over meat and serve with couscous alongside.

RED PEPPER MEAT LOAF

Steps:

• In a small bowl, combine the first 6 ingredients. Crumble pork and turkey over mixture and mix well. Shape into a loaf and place in a greased 8-in. square baking dish. Drizzle with barbecue sauce. , Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 40-45 minutes or until a thermometer reads 165°.

PEPPERED MEAT LOAF

Steps:

• Cut three 25x3-in. strips of heavy-duty foil; crisscross so they resemble spokes of a wheel. Place strips on bottom and up sides of a 6- or 7-qt. slow cooker. Coat strips with cooking spray. Top with potatoes., In a large bowl, combine eggs, onion, tomato sauce, saltines, ketchup, garlic, Worcestershire sauce, seasoned salt and seasoned pepper. Add beef and sausage; mix lightly but thoroughly. Shape into a loaf; transfer to slow cooker. Combine sauce ingredients; pour over top., Cook, covered, on low until a thermometer inserted into meat loaf reads at least 160° and potatoes are tender, 6 to 6-1/2 hours. Using foil strips as handles, remove meat loaf to a platter.

ONION- AND PEPPER-STUFFED MEATLOAF

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Spray a 9x11-inch baking dish with cooking spray.
• Cut 3/4 each of onion, green bell pepper, red bell pepper, and yellow bell pepper into thin slices. Dice remaining 1/4 of onion and peppers.
• Mix ground beef, diced onion and peppers, tomato sauce, crushed crackers, brown sugar, egg, Worcestershire sauce, chicken stock, olive oil, steak seasoning, garlic, and pepper together in a bowl until well-combined.
• Spread 1/2 of the beef mixture into the bottom of the prepared baking dish. Top meat with sliced onion and peppers, leaving a 1-inch border. Spread remaining beef mixture over vegetables, tucking in sides to seal vegetables in the center of the meatloaf. Pour ketchup over the top of the meatloaf.
• Bake in the preheated oven until no longer pink in the center, about 1 hour. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read at least 160 degrees F (70 degrees C).

COUSCOUS MEATLOAF CHERMOULA

Steps:

• Add the olive oil to a skillet over medium heat.
• Add in the onion, bell pepper, and garlic; cook for 4-5 minutes, stirring frequently, or until the onion is golden.
• Transfer mixture to a bowl; set aside.
• Add the tomato sauce, cilantro, cumin, paprika, salt, pepper, and sugar to a medium saucepan over medium heat (this mixture will be refered to as chermoula from this point on) Cook, 4-5 minutes, stirring constantly, or until the tomato sauce begins to bubble.
• Remove from heat; add half of the chermoula to the onion-pepper-garlic mixture.
• Keep the remainder of the chermoula in the pan and set aside.
• In another saucepan, add 1 cup beef broth; bring to a boil.
• Add in the couscous; stir once and remove saucepan from heat; cover and let stand for 12-15 minutes or until couscous is tender.
• Lightly oil a 6-cup ring mold.
• In a large mixing bowl, add the couscous, ground lamb, ground sirloin, onion-pepper-garlic mixture, and eggs.
• Mix together using your hands to break up any lumps.
• Spoon mixture into the mold; spread evenly with a spatula.
• Place mold in a larger baking pan (to catch any juices that may boil over).
• Bake at 350 degrees for about 1 hour or until firm.
• Take out of the oven and let the meatloaf rest for 10 minutes.
• Invert onto a serving platter.
• Over medium heat, mix together the remaining chermoula and the remaining beef broth with the crushed bouillon cube and chopped tomatoes.
• Cook for 6 minutes or so, stirring frequently, until the sauce thickens.
• Spoon the sauce over the meatloaf and serve any extra on the side.

SHEET PAN MEATLOAF

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
• Combine ground beef, eggs, bread crumbs, onion, 2 tablespoons BBQ sauce, Worcestershire sauce, garlic powder, salt, and pepper in large bowl and mix by hand.
• Line a sheet pan with foil and spray with cooking spray. Shape meatloaf mixture evenly into a rectangular shape.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 45 minutes. Brush with remaining BBQ sauce (or more as needed) and bake until internal temperature reaches 165 degrees C (73 degrees C), about 15 more minutes.
• Slice meatloaf and serve with extra BBQ sauce if desired.

COUSCOUS WITH RED PEPPERS

Steps:

• Heat 1 tablespoon of the oil in a saucepan. Add the red pepper, onion, garlic, cumin, salt and pepper. Cook over medium heat until wilted, but do not brown.
• Add the lemon juice and water and bring to a boil. Add the couscous and blend well. Cover tightly and remove from the heat. Let stand 5 minutes.
• Add the remaining oil and parsley. Stir with a fork to blend and separate the grains. Serve immediately.

MEAT LOAF WITH PEPPERS AND MUSHROOMS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 425 degrees.
• Put the beef in a mixing bowl and set aside.
• Heat the butter in a saucepan and add the onions, green peppers and mushrooms. Cook, stirring, until the vegetable mixture is wilted. Continue cooking until any liquid evaporates. Let it stand until cool.
• Add the cooked vegetable mixture and parsley to the meat. Add salt, pepper, the bread crumbs, allspice and egg. Blend well with the hands.
• Pack the mixture into a seven- cup loaf pan and smooth over the top. Place in the oven and bake one hour. Remove from the oven and let stand 20 minutes.
• Unmold and serve sliced. Serve the tomato sauce with horseradish on the side.

PEPPERY MEAT LOAF WITH COUSCOUS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 F. 9 x 5 inch loaf pan. Instant read thermometer. In a saucepan, bring water and beef stock to a boil. Gradually stir in couscous. Cover, remove from heat and set aside or let stand until couscous is tender and water is absorbed, about 15 minutes. Fluff with a fork before using. In a large bowl, combine ground beef, sausage, onion, bell pepper, parsley, eggs, all but 2 Tbsp. of the tomato sauce, paprika, cumin, coriander, salt, cayenne and couscous. Using your hands, mix until well blended. Transfer to loaf pan and spread remaining 2 Tbsp. of tomato sauce over top. Bake in preheated oven until temperature reaches 165 F. on a thermometer, about 1 hour. Makes 8 servings. VARIATION: Substitute spelt or barley couscous for the whole wheat version. The Complete Whole Grains Cookbook TIP: For the best flavor, toast whole cumin and coriander seeds and grind them yourself. To toast seeds, spread in a dry skillet over medium heat and cook, stirring, until fragrant, about 3 minutes. Transfer to a mortar or a spice grinder and grind.