Mmmmday! Meatloaf or Stuffed Red Peppers

Mmmmm, Monday!

This week is low carbs but very much not vegetarian!

Crockpot Meatloaf

Prep: 10 minutes

Cook: 4 – 6 hours

3 lbs 80% lean ground beef

2 cans cream of mushroom soup

3 cloves garlic (crushed)

1 small carton mushrooms

6 saltine crackers (crushed)

3 tblsp Worcestershire sauce

1 packet onion soup mix

Salt & pepper to taste

Combine all ingredients except mushrooms and mushroom soup in bowl with ground meat. Shape into loaf (giant meatball) and place in crockpot. Pour soup over loaf and cover with mushrooms. Cover. Cook on low heat for four to six hours.

Or

Stuff Red Peppers in Crockpot

Prep: 10 minutes

Cook: 4 – 6 hours

3 lbs 80% lean ground beef

1.5 lbs ground hot sausage

6 – 8 large red peppers (tops and seeds removed)

1 small carton mushrooms (chopped)

2 small tomatoes (chopped)

3 cloves garlic (chopped)

2 cans pasta sauce

1 packet tomato pesto mix

1 packet garlic and onion mix

Parmesan cheese to taste

Blend meat, and chopped veggies with garlic and onion mix. Fill peppers with meat mix. Place peppers into crockpot. They should fit snug. Mix tomato pesto mix with pasta sauce. Pour sauce over peppers to fill crockpot. Coat peppers with parmesan cheese. Cover. Cook on high for four hours.