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Sounds weird - but I swear it's great: Make and extra-healthy meatloaf with ground bison or the leanest beef you can find. Chop the vegetables small (might be able to do it in a food processor even) -- about the size of peas. Mix with the meat and a bit of whole wheat breadcrumbs. In this case, commercially-available sandwich bread works best, since it's so light. You may need an egg or two depending on your proportions.
I discovered this technique several years ago when a ridiculously large amount of leftover ratatouille met a surprise gift of five pounds (!) of ground bison. Hands-down the best meatloaf I've ever made, and even better cold on sandwiches.
The vegetables add flavor, binding and incredible moistness to the meatloaf. It's become my method of preference now, and even works with ground white meat poultry, if you can believe it.
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I might use the cauliflower and broccoli along with some chicken stock to prepare a soup, or combined in a cheese soup base. The rest of the ingredients look like a very nice spaghetti sauce (may have to add some more tomatoes and garlic) when simmered for a good long time and maybe an immersion hand blender to achieve the consistency you like.
How about a pasta primavera? -





