Meatloaf and Sweet Potato Rounds..

Since I posted my Paleo blog yesterday, I've had so many people call me, message me and write on my facebook wall asking questions. This is AWESOME! I'm excited that there are so many people interested in Paleo, not only because it's so much better for our health, but also because it means more great recipes for all of us to share! Thanks to everyone who has taken the time to call, write, ask questions, give advice and just talk about Paleo. 

Last night for dinner I made meatloaf and sweet potato rounds. Just typing the words "sweet potato rounds" makes me want to leave my computer right this second and go make more. These things were out of this world good! 

I'll be the first to admit that meatloaf doesn't look very tasty, but it really was! Meatloaf just isn't a pretty food.  

I got both recipes from Everyday Paleo and, as always, made a few changes just because it's impossible for me to completely follow a recipe. I didn't have almond meal so I just left it out. I should've added an extra egg or two to help it stay together, but hindsight is 20/20, right? I added one zucchini that I had left over in the fridge and a few baby carrots, all chopped pretty small with my food processor. I also added a few extra spices, oregano, thyme, rosemary and about 6 cloves of fresh minced garlic. Besides that, I followed her recipe to a T. You can find the full recipe here. Let me know what you guys think of it!

 Since Brent has been working 24+ hour shifts, I've been trying to cook things that he can take to work in his thermal container and eat throughout the next day. Meatloaf doesn't very easily fit into something shaped like a cylinder. Even if we smooshed some in there, it would be hard to get out soo I took the remainder of the meatloaf and turned it into meatloaf soup! I added some beef broth, a few extra spices (probably not necessary, but I love spices) and he had soup! It looked and tasted GREAT!

Now to the sweet potato rounds. I can't even begin to explain to you how good these things are. The original recipe calls for 2-3 sweet potatoes, but I bought 4 big ones. If I would have only made enough to cover one cookie sheet like the recipe suggests, we wouldn't have been satisfied! I covered two cookie sheets with these delicious things and it still wasn't enough! We ALWAYS have leftovers, but the sweet potato rounds were consumed before the kids even got in the bathtub last night! 

Here's how I made them..

4 Sweet potatoes (or more if you have more cookie sheets than I do!)

4-5 egg whites

Oregon, Thyme, Rosemary, Basil, Italian Seasoning (which is just a mixture of almost everything I just listed, but I like spices), ground black pepper, sea salt and garlic powder

olive oil

Parchment paper

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Preheat the oven to 350.

Line cookie sheet(s) with parchment paper.

                Cut sweet potatoes into disks like the picture below.

In a medium bowl, separate eggs and add a lot of each spice (besides salt and pepper.) 

 Dip the potatoes, one by one, into the egg/spice mixture then lay flat on parchment paper lined cookie sheet.  

Drizzle with olive oil and more spices, including a little bit of salt and pepper.
 Bake at 350 for 35-40 minutes.  

After they've finished baking, broil them for one minute. This will make them kind of crunchy, but still soft in the middle.
If you don't absolutely love these then it's safe to say our taste buds are totally different! Enjoy! 

I didn't take many pictures of the dinner process last night because I was busy hanging out with these cool people..