Meatloaf Muffins

Yea, not at all veggie but super easy and delicious. I wanted to write down this basic recipe so I'll remember it later.

Ingredients

• 1-1.5 lbs ground meat (beef, pork, turkey, etc. or a mixture)
• 1 box stovetop stuffing (any flavor)
• 2 eggs
• 1 cup water
• spices and/or sauces to taste

Directions

• Preheat oven to 350.
• Mix meat, stuffing, eggs and water together in a big bowl with a rubber spatula (I found this to be easiest). Add any spices you like though you don't need much because there's already a good amount in the stuffing mix. You can also add a bit of BBQ, steak sauce, Worcestershire sauce, gravy or whatever else sounds good to you.
• Spray a muffin tin with non-stick spray and fill each cup with the mixture. Top with additional sauce if desired.
• Bake for 35 minutes. Let cool for 10 minutes before removing from muffin tin.

Makes 12 meat muffins. These refrigerate and freeze well and are great for packing into lunches or for a quick dinner. They might also be good topped with cheese or mashed potatoes. I've thought about experimenting with a veggie version but I made veggie meatloaf before and it was terrible. I'm sure it can be done though. If you know of a good one I'd love to try it!

Tuna Salad Wraps

Yea, this is a bit of a departure from vegetarian but I think I'll look into a vegetarian alternative in the future. I ate this for lunch pretty much every day last week. I made up a batch of the tuna salad at the beginning of the week and assembled the wrap in a matter of minutes each day. This is, of course, a very basic and easily customizable idea. I would normally put a chopped pickle or celery in my tuna salad for crunch but the "toppings" here take care of that.

Ingredients:

• 2 pouches or cans of tuna (1 can of mashed chickpeas may be a good vegetarian alternative, I'll get back to you on that)
• a few tablespoons of hummus
• 3 hard boiled eggs, chilled
• a bit of mayo or plain yogurt (just enough to reach desired consistency)
• a handful of chopped cilantro (or your fresh herb of choice)
• a small handful of chopped pecans or walnuts or sunflower seeds
• salt and pepper to taste
• various toppings for sandwich assembly, I like sliced black olives, sliced red peppers, baby spinach, feta cheese
• flat bread or big tortillas (I used Flat Out Bread)

Directions:

• peel and dice the eggs and mix together with tuna, hummus, mayo, cilantro, nuts, salt and pepper.
• Chill (it will keep in the fridge for a few days)
• Assemble your sandwich by placing your favorite toppings and the tuna salad in the middle of the wrap and roll it up. 

Lindy Loo has a well received vegan "mock tuna salad" recipe that seems worth trying if you don't do tuna :)