Microwave Meat Loaf With Carrots And Garlic Scapes Recipes

Steps:

• Melt butter over medium heat in a medium saucepan. Add garlic scapes, shallot, and ginger. Cook and stir until fragrant, 3 to 5 minutes. Add carrots and stir to coat; cook for 3 to 5 minutes. Sprinkle cumin, cinnamon, and pepper over carrots and mix well. Cook until carrots have softened, 3 to 5 minutes more.
• Pour vegetable broth into the saucepan and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and let simmer, 15 to 20 minutes. Remove from heat and let cool for 5 to 10 minutes.
• Blend soup using an immersion blender or an electric blender until smooth. Season with salt to taste.

Steps:

• Combine first 8 ingredients in a bowl and mix with hands until well mixed.
• Pat into a 9 x 5 loaf pan.
• Cook in microwave on full power 6 minutes.
• While cooking for the first 6 minutes, combine sauce elements into small bowl and whisk until mixed. At the end of the first 6 minutes pour sauce over the loaf and continue cooking for an additional 5-7 minutes. (For a firmer loaf. decrease tomato sauce to 6 ounces).

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the egg, 2 tablespoons ketchup, mustard, bread crumbs, dry soup mix, salt and pepper. Crumble beef over mixture and mix well. Shape into an oval loaf., Place in a shallow 1-qt. microwave-safe dish. Cover and microwave on high for 10-12 minutes or until no pink remains and a thermometer reads 160°; drain. , Meanwhile in a small bowl, combine the sugars, vinegar and remaining ketchup; drizzle over meat loaf. Cover and microwave on high for 2-3 minutes longer or until heated through. Let stand for 10 minutes before slicing.

Steps:

• Melt the butter in a microwave resistant container that is large enough to hold all the carrots. Add the rest of the ingredients and toss to combine.
• Cover and cook 5-8 minutes or until carrots are crisp-tender. Serve, garnishing with more orange zest, if desired.

Steps:

• In a small bowl, mix together the tomato sauce, brown sugar, and mustard; stir until the brown sugar has dissolved.
• In a large mixing bowl, mix the eggs, minced onion and green pepper, garlic powder, cracker crumbs, salt, and black pepper; mix in the ground beef and half the tomato sauce mixture, stirring until the meat loaf is thoroughly combined. Place the meat mixture into a 2-quart microwave-safe baking dish. Spread the remaining tomato sauce mixture over the meat loaf.
• Cook in microwave oven on High setting until set, the juices run clear, and meat is no longer pink inside, 10 to 15 minutes depending on power of microwave oven. An instant-read meat thermometer, inserted into the center of the loaf, should read 165 degrees F (75 degrees C). Drain any grease from the dish as soon as loaf is cooked; allow to stand, uncovered, 10 to 15 minutes before serving.

Steps:

• Combine eggs, milk, soup mix, bread crumbs and carrots. Add beef and pork; mix well. Shape mixture into a circle with a 9-in. diameter; form a 3-in. hole in the center of the circle. Place in a shallow baking pan. Bake at 350° for 1 hour. Drain. , Combine glaze ingredients; spread over meat. Bake 10 minutes longer or until no pink remains and a thermometer reads 160°. , MICROWAVE METHOD: Prepare and shape loaf as above. Place on a microwave-proof platter. Cover with waxed paper. Microwave on high for 16-18 minutes or until a thermometer reads 160°, giving the dish a quarter turn every 3 minutes. Drain. Let stand 5 minutes. , Meanwhile, in a custard cup, combine glaze ingredients. Spread half the glaze over meat loaf. Return to microwave on medium for 1 minute; remove. Cover remaining glaze with waxed paper and heat in microwave on medium for 1 minute. Serve glaze in center of meat loaf.