Sometimes preparing dinner during the week can be a hassle. With homework, after school activities and the running around that comes along with it, I am often exhausted when it’s time to make dinner. One of my New Year’s resolutions this year was to be better prepared and organized every day. For me, this means scheduling household cleaning, grocery shopping, and meals without feeling completely wiped out at the end of the day. If you are looking for some great printable meal and grocery planners you can find them here at Money Saving Mom. These free planners are very helpful and you can choose from a few different styles to fit your needs. In fact, these have really helped me stay on top of things in my kitchen.
As most of you know, unfortunately some days just don’t go as planned. You can be very organized and ready for the day when one of your children suddenly becomes ill, or your toddler decides to create a huge mural on your wall with marker and you have to spend half the day scrubbing and cleaning up with a Magic Eraser. Those are the days when all of your plans can go right out the window.
On days like those, One Pot or One Pan Meals are a blessing. If you have a few great, homemade One Pot or One Pan meals on hand, you can still quickly prepare dinner, place it in the oven and sit down with your family to eat without feeling like a complete mess. This One Pan Meatloaf and Roasted Potatoes & Carrots is a simple, comforting family meal that can be on the table in an hour. This moist and flavorful, old fashioned style meatloaf cooks right in the pan with seasoned golden potatoes and fresh carrots for cozy, satisfying meal that can be served along with a salad or steamed green beans. Sometimes the simple meals are the one’s that my family tends to enjoy the most.
If you happen to have any left over meatloaf, you can even make a tasty meatloaf sandwich for lunch the next day. The next time you have a busy week or are left with little time to prepare dinner for your family, have this simple and delicious recipe on hand!
Ingredients
- For The Meatloaf:
- 2 1/4 lbs. ground beef 85% lean (you want some fat in there)
- 3/4 cup old fashioned oats
- 2 sliced white bread
- 1 1/2 cups 2% milk
- 2 eggs
- 1 medium onion, finely chopped
- 1 large clove of garlic, minced
- 1 1/4 tsp. salt
- 1/2 tsp. black pepper
- 1 Tbsp. dried parsley
- For The Vegetables:
- 2 1/2 lbs. small golden potatoes, scrubbed and quartered
- 4 large carrots, peeled and sliced into chunks to about the size of the potatoes
- 1/2 Tbsp. olive oil
- salt
- pepper
- 1 tsp. dried parsley
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 375 degrees.
- Place the oatmeal and the bread in a small bowl, pour the milk over it and soak for 5 minutes while you prepare the rest of the ingredients.
- In a large bowl (or you can even use your Kitchen Aid Mixer), combine the meatloaf ingredients and mix well.
- In a larger 15 x 10 (4 Qt.) Baking Dish, evenly shape the meatloaf, leaving 2 inches all around the sides of the loaf.
- In a large bowl combine your potatoes and carrots, drizzle them with the olive oil, and season them with salt, pepper and parsley.
- Give them a good stir and arrange them evenly around the meatloaf.
- Loosely cover the pan with foil and bake for 30 minutes.
- Remove the foil and continue baking for another 30 minutes or until the top of the meatloaf is lightly browned and a thermometer inserted into the loaf reads 160 degrees F.
- Remove the pan from the oven, cover with foil and let rest for 10 minutes.
- Serve warm with fresh green beans or a salad.
- Serves 6.
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I just love a good meatloaf. Great minds think alike! Many times I include carrots and potatoes, as well. 🙂 thanks for sharing with “Try a New Recipe Tuesday.” I hope you will be able to join us again this week. http://our4kiddos.blogspot.com/2014/02/try-new-recipe-tuesday-february-25.html
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I have never thought to do carrots and potatoes with a meatloaf, but I love this idea! Trying it next time! Thanks for sharing at MM, just pinned to my party board.
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Thanks Paula! Making it this way is such a time saver and it leaves me with less clean up! 🙂