Gluten free Meatloaf with Tomato and Balsamic Glaze! I didn’t know what to call this recipe. It’s not your grandma’s Sunday meatloaf, that’s for sure. In fact, it’s better and gluten free!
Like I mentioned on instagram, it’s a CRAZY COTTER Creation. But it’s also resourceful and strange but good. I almost didn’t even post it. Why? Because I feel like people wouldn’t give it a chance. Sad, but true. Maybe because there are so many “rules” and “trends” that are being followed these days. Don’t get me wrong, I’m all about doing what’s best for you, but sometimes I think we need to just eat what we crave. Which explains this recipe..
This weekend was a hard training weekend for the kiwi. Sunday night the man was craving salt and meat. I’m not gonna lie, so was I! I’m a carnivore, for sure. There I stood, pondering how to make a meaty dinner when suddenly it “POPPED” in my head (pun intended). I should make a salt and vinegar like meat loaf!
The end result was this dish. One of the best dishes we’ve had in a long time. Craving satisfied!
Don’t worry, I gave a meat free option too.
Gluten Free Meatloaf with Pop Chips and Balsamic Glaze
- Total Time: 50 minutes
- Yield: 6 1x
Ingredients
- 1lb organic ground beef or turkey
- 1 oz (small bag) of crushed sea salt pop chips (or other GF potato chips)
- ½ tsp BBQ seasoning- Make sure it’s gluten free
- ½ tsp garlic powder
- ½ cup tomato sauce
- 1 egg
- ⅓ cup chopped onion (optional)
- oil
- Balsamic glaze or balsamic vinegar
Instructions
- Directions:
- Preheat oven to 400F. Oil your bread pan and set aside. Crush your pop chips and set aside. Save a few crumbs to sprinkle over loaf when done.
- Then, in a small mix your ground beef and egg. Add in your pop chips and onion and mix again. Finally, add your seasonings and mix on last time. Press batter into pan and bake at 400F for about 40 minutes give or take. Check around 30 to see how it’s baking.
- Remove from oven and cover with tomato sauce. Then drizzle with balsamic glaze or vinegar and any leftover pop chips crumbs.
- For Vegetarians: –> Try it with tempeh, lentils, or ground chickpeas!
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 40 minutes
What have you been craving lately?
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I am definitely trying this one!
It’s soooo good! Let me know if you try
I love weird and wonderful recipes, Lindsay! I also love lots of texture in my food so I’m all about the potato chips – yay!
I sometimes hesitate about posting different stuff as well but that’s what sets you apart 🙂 I’m just craving this right now!
★★★★★
Okay, so I love pop chips, and I am totally obsessed with balsamic glaze. I put it on ev.ry.thing. This looks totally up my alley, and such a creative meatloaf! Loooove it!
PopChips in a Meatloaf. Darling, you are the creative genius. I love meatloaf, it’s so good to prep ahead and have on the go!!
You know how much I love me some meat in my mouth…. And the tomato sauce only makes me want to deep throat this recipe FASTER!
i just read that out loud the kiwi… LOL. thanks for the visual
I have been waiting all day to come check this recipe out – sounds AMAZING! I love PopChips – and so does Wes, yay!
Bring some dessert and we’ll have a dinner date. Wes included
um YUM. this looks fantastic. I LOVE meatloaf!! definitely pinning 🙂
I’m thinking ground lamb would work too!
Love pop chips. First time I ever tried them was Branson a few years ago. Like Tina said, sometimes I could kill for salty snacks, especially during the summer after long runs. Holy cow I could eat an entire bag of pretzels.
Yes!!! It was totally a post run craving
I am loving all these recipes with chips/crunchy things in them! I LOVE crunch, and meat (red especially) is so important for my nutrition in the same way as your beloved Kiwis 🙂 I crave salty foods a lot of the time, and when I see the salt trails down my face after my 2 hour runs, I know I have lost a lot!
Thanks for sharing, this looks wonderful! Bet it tastes even better! Of course it does….its from you 🙂
Yum this sounds so good! I especially love the balsamic glaze it has 🙂
They recently bought pop chips out here so I need to try this for myself as I love my meatloaf.
Maybe nick will make it for you!
OMGOSH MY CHILD WOULD LOVE THIS.
as she loves the POPCHIPS and has been…avoiding the proteins lately except chicken.
ground chicken or turkey would work too! 😉
Lately I have been craving sweet potatoes and squash, not sure what my body is trying to tell me, or what vitamins I might be missing to instigate the cravings, but I am listening and eating a lot of it 🙂
Oh I have been craving that too! And I think it’s the cold. Need carbs
Please tell me the kiwi would stuff his white bread sandwiches as a kid with potato chips. It was the classic Southern hemisphere way. Epic.
Just like this recipe.
yes, he sure did. and I still put chips on his sandwich today. And beans on toast. Did you do that?
this is amazing!
This actually sounds really delicious!
you would love sara!!
I love, love, love that you give veggie options all the time (even in a meat recipe!)
of course! i think it would be equally delish!
love it!!! so creative!! looks like we were thinking savory today 🙂
now we just wished we lived closer so we could eat our goodies together! hugs
Woohoo. Pinned this for future reference.
I’m not really a meatloaf fan but this could turn me!
Same! And i actually looooooved this a lot
I have so much ground beef in the freezer to use up.. Now I just need to get some chips & this lady is making crazy cotter creations like usual 😉 Craving lately… Watermelon!
You need to live closer. Id share!
What a genius idea! I don’t eat beef, so I’d give this a try with ground turkey instead. It’s sounds so flavorful and I think both my husband and I would love it!
oh for sure! i’ve made turkey meatloaf and ostrich meatloaf. Good stuff!
This is at once strange and good and brilliant. I must make. Maybe with a carrot-miso glaze?
Sheesh you’re brilliant
This meatloaf looks so delicious! I’m sure it would really good even made with ground turkey! I made chicken tenders out of popchips once and they turned out fabulous 🙂
Ohh I must make that next!
Looks awesome! We are all about meat and anything with chips makes me happy!!! Glad you went ahead and posted the recipe – thanks!
Totally a mans and boys meal!! Haha perfect for your crew
My hubby would love this!!!! I think it is cool!!! 🙂
Don’t you love it when you make a meal with what you have on hand and it turns out great? That glaze looks heavenly!!
i totally could spoon the glaze alone. LOL!
Umana, umana, umana– I am drooling on my screen-you and I are twins separated at birth.
My
Twin! My better half
This sounds delicious!!
That’s the truth!
Yum! This looks delicious, and I love that it’s gluten free! 🙂
I know! Yay gf comfort!
For vegetarians- Try ground chorizo????
Changed it. Whoops! good eye. Meant to say soy chorizo.. oof!
Oh me, oh my!! This sounds just as good as I imagined it would.
Potluck dinner!!!
This sounds fantastic and I think it would be great with tempeh and lentils! I just won a Pop Chips giveaway so I guess I know what I’ll be making with some of them! 😉
Oh let me know if you do friend!!! I think it sounds great