Meatloaf Muffins Topped with Cauliflower Mash (AIP)
Enjoy a classic comfort food meal in an AIP diet. AIP Meatloaf Muffins are juicy, meaty, flavorful, and the leftovers are convenient for grab and go meals.
| Servings | Prep Time |
| 12muffins | 20minutes |
| Cook Time |
| 70minutes |
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Ingredients
Pureed Cauliflower Topping
- 1head Cauliflowerchopped
- 2cups Chicken Brothor water
- 4cloves Garlicwhole
- 1/2tsp Sea Salt
Meatloaf Muffins
- 1tsp Coconut Oil
- 2medium Carrotsfinely chopped
- 1medium Zuchinnipeeled and grated
- 1 Applepeeled, cored and chopped
- 1/2cup Red Onionminced
- 2cloves Garlicminced
- 1lb Ground Beef
- 1/2tsp Dried Oregano
- 3/4tsp Sea Salt
- 2tbsp Arrowroot Starch/Flour
- 1 Egg(s)beaten (optional – omit for AIP)
- 1tbsp Coconut Aminos
Sauce / Topping
- 1/2cup NOmato SauceSee recipe notes below
Instructions
Pureed Cauliflower Topping
- In a large pot, bring the chicken broth to a boil.
- Add the salt and cauliflower. Bring back to a boil.
- Cover and reduce the heat to low to simmer for 30-40 minutes until cauliflower is soft.
- Add the garlic cloves to the pot and simmer for the last 5 minutes of cooking.
- Drain the liquid from the cauliflower, but reserve the liquid.
- Transfer the cauliflower and garlic to the food processor. Process until you have a thick puree. Add in the reserved liquid and continue to process until the desired consistency is reached.
Meatloaf Muffins
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
- Use a paper towel to coat the cups of a muffin tin with coconut oil.
- Heat a large skillet over medium heat. Melt the coconut oil in the pan.
- Add carrot, zucchini, apple, onion, and garlic. Saute for 5 to 7 minutes or until tender and cooked through. Remove from the pan and put in a large bowl.
- Add to the the bowl with the veggies the ground beef, oregano, sea salt, arrowroot starch, egg, and coconut aminos. With your hands, mix the ingredients together until well combined.
- Evenly distribute the meat mixture into the muffin cups, packing it into the tins.
- Bake for 30 minutes.
- Remove the muffin tin from the oven and turn the oven to broil. Grease may well up on top of the meat – use a spoon to remove as much as you can.
- Evenly spread the NOmato sauce over the top of each muffin.
- Add a dollop of the cauliflower puree on top of each of the muffins.
- Place the muffin tin back in the oven for 5-10 minutes until the edges start to brown.
- Serve immediately.
Recipe Notes
- There should be about 2 servings of left over pureed cauliflower to eat as a side dish or for later meals.
- NOmato sauce is an AIP friendly, tomato free variation of a tomato sauce. Make your own NOmato sauce using this recipe from The Primordial Table.
- Once you begin boiling the cauliflower you can get started working on the meatloaf muffins. This keeps the recipe moving along and all should time out pretty well.
- It’s advised to allow the vegetables to cool prior to mixing with the ground beef so as to ensure you don’t burn/hurt your hands.