Description
A casserole version of the meatloaf meal!
Ingredients
Scale
- 2.5 lbs of lean, cooked, drained ground beef
- 1/2 cup of chopped onion
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- salt & pepper
- 1 large head of cauliflower (steamed)
- 1/2 cup of butter
- 1/4 cup of heavy whipping cream or half & half
- salt & pepper to taste
- 1 – 6 oz can of tomato paste
- 3/4– 1 cup of water (start at 3/4 cup, it should be more of a sauce consistency)
- 1 tbsp. of THM Gentle Sweet (you can add more if you like your sauce sweeter, or you can use 1 tsp of THM Super Sweet Blend or 2 tsp of Truvia or 2 tsp of Pyure)
- 2 tsps. of Italian Blend (basil or Oregano dried)
- 1 cup of mozzarella cheese
- 1/4 cup of parmesan cheese
- 1– 28 can of French style green beans, drained
Instructions
- Cut up and steam the large head of cauliflower.
- Add the butter, cream or half & half, salt & pepper & mash.
- Set aside.
- Brown the ground beef.
- Add chopped onion and allow to cook.
- Drain off grease and add the garlic powder & salt/pepper.
- Grease a 9X13 baking dish.
- Pour meat into the baking dish.
- Mix up the tomato paste, water, Italian seasonings, salt and sweetener.
- Pour on top of the ground beef mixture.
- Drain green beans.
- Add salt if needed.
- Spread out beans on top of meat.
- Spread cauliflower mixture on top of the green beans.
- Sprinkle with the cheese.
- Bake in a pre-heated oven for 35 minutes at 350 degrees.
Notes
- This fed my family with 4 adult eaters, 1 kid eater, 3 toddler eaters and we had about two bowls left over.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 8