Gluten Free Meatloaf and Meatloaf Meatballs

If you follow me, you know I love recipes that you can adapt to your liking, and this one certainly fits.

You can serve this as a traditional meatloaf topped with cheese or ketchup, or you can make a set of retro meatballs with a ketchup glaze.

And if you're someone who grew up with gravy for your meatloaf, you're fancy, but go ahead and enjoy however suits you.

Ingredients

1 pound ground beef

1 pound ground sausage

1 can brown lentils, drained and rinsed

Garlic powder

Onion powder

1/4 cup dried onion

1 egg

Black Pepper to taste

Ketchup, Cheese or Gravy to put over the top

Directions

Mix all of the ingredients together in a bowl, except for the ketchup.

It's best if the meatloaf or meatballs are cooked on a broiler pan sprayed with cooking spray so any grease can drip away from the meat.

If you're making meatloaf, shape into two loaves and cook at 350 for 35-45 minutes depending on your oven and desired doneness.

Cover with your favorite topping and return to the oven for 5-10 minutes to let the topping set or melt as necessary.

If making meatballs, cook at 350 for 20-25 minutes, also depending on your oven and desired doneness.

For meatballs, I would not recommend cheese as a topping. If you are using ketchup, you can glaze the meatballs at this point and return to the broiler for 1-2 minutes or to the oven for 5-7 minutes to set the glaze.

If you're serving with gravy or with ketchup on the side, I suggest serving that in a mini Crock Pot so it's nice and warm.

Enjoy!