Apple juice and sliced apple are combined in this homemade apple muffin recipe to create delectable treats.
| Prep Time: | 15 mins |
| Cook Time: | 1 hr 20 mins |
| Total Time: | 1 hr 35 mins |
| Servings: | 4 |
| Yield: | 1 loaf |
Ingredients
- ½ cup water
- ¼ cup quinoa
- 1 tablespoon olive oil, or as needed
- 1 small sweet yellow onion, chopped
- 1 sweet potato, chopped
- 1 cup chopped kale, or more to taste
- ½ red bell pepper, chopped, or more to taste
- 1 pound ground buffalo meat
- 2 eggs
- 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce, or more to taste
- 1 tablespoon minced garlic, or more to taste
- 1 tablespoon ketchup, or more to taste
- 1 ½ teaspoons salt
- 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
- 1 pinch dried oregano, or more to taste
- 1 pinch dried basil, or more to taste
- 1 pinch dried thyme, or more to taste
- 1 tablespoon barbeque sauce, or to taste
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease a 9×5-inch loaf pan.
- Bring water and quinoa to a boil in a saucepan. Reduce heat to medium-low, cover, and simmer until quinoa is tender and water has been absorbed, 10 to 15 minutes.
- Heat olive oil in a skillet over medium heat; cook and stir onion, sweet potato, kale, and red bell pepper until tender, 10 to 15 minutes.
- Combine buffalo meat, eggs, Worcestershire sauce, garlic, ketchup, salt, black pepper, oregano, basil, and thyme together in a bowl. Add vegetable mixture and quinoa to buffalo mixture and mix well. Transfer mixture to the prepared loaf pan; top with a thin layer of barbeque sauce.
- 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).
- Substitute tomato paste for ketchup, if desired.
Nutrition Facts
| Calories | 265 kcal |
| Carbohydrate | 22 g |
| Cholesterol | 136 mg |
| Dietary Fiber | 3 g |
| Protein | 25 g |
| Saturated Fat | 2 g |
| Sodium | 1103 mg |
| Sugars | 5 g |
| Fat | 8 g |
| Unsaturated Fat | 0 g |
Reviews
My new favorite meatloaf recipe, better than mom’s. Also good reheated & in sandwiches. Based on what was on hand, my changes were fresh breadcrumbs for quinoa/water; chopped cabbages for kale; thin spread of catsup for BBQ sauce, and 2 parts bison 90:10 to 1 part fresh ground turkey. The spices and sweet potato really make it a winner in my home.
We made this even though there wasn’t very many reviews. We use 12 oz of ground buffalo- it’s not very expensive at our local supermarket. This was the best meatloaf I have ever had. My husband declared it his favorite meal EVER, so it was a hit. I did use a tap of all the spices instead of a pinch and it was great. SO GOOD!!! Even my kids liked it!
This was a delicious alternative to regular meatloaf. I used ground turkey. I used buffalo wing sauce instead of barbecue sauce, added chopped jalapeños, increased spices, and a bit more kale. We like spicy, hence the jalapeños. I will definitely make this again. My husband loved it!
Turned out amazingly! Nice and moist, and great flavor too! Would definitely make again!!!
So tasty and easy! I made it with butternut squash chunks and roasted red pepper (I didn’t have any fresh). I also used more ketchup instead of BBQ sauce on the top. Delicious! I’m not a meatloaf fan, but I am looking forward to making this again!
This is ridiculously tasty! I doubled the Worcestershire and loaded up on the herbs. In a convection oven it only took 50minutes. My dinner guests loved it and asked for the link to the recipe. It’s a keeper.
This is OMG good, I will make this again, and again. Very moist and the flavors, the aroma of sweetness fills the air as it bakes and screams yum!
WOW! We loved this! Used turkey instead of buffalo and it came out so moist and flavorful! It became surprisingly sweet with the sauteed veggies. I have made this a few times now… forgot the eggs and it still came out great. Sometimes I throw in grated zucchini and carrots. Also, sometimes I substitute uncooked whole wheat couscous for the quinoa, it soaks up all the moisture from the veggies and low-fat turkey and keeps it nice and moist!