Low-Carb Gluten-Free Greek-Style Hercules Meatloaf
I love Greek food, particularly anything with lamb, and I enjoy tonight’s recipe for Hercules Meatloaf thoroughly. Ground lamb is sometimes hard to find, though, so you can substitute ground beef (or any ground meat) if you wish. But try it with lamb if you can. It’s a very nice change of pace.
- Yield: 4 1x
- Category: Low-Carb, Gluten-Free
Ingredients
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- 1 pound ground lamb (or ground beef)
- 1 egg
- 2 tablespoons heavy cream
- 1/3 cup fresh snipped parsley (or 1 1/2 tablespoons dried parsley
- 1/4 cup finely chopped onion
- 1 clove garlic, minced (or 1 teaspoon jarred minced garlic)
- 3/4 teaspoon salt
- dash black pepper
- 1/4 teaspoon dried mint, crushed
- 1/2 10-ounce package frozen chopped spinach, thawed
- 4 ounces feta cheese, crumbled
- 2 thin slices mozzarella or provolone cheese, cut into 4 strips each
- waxed paper (optional)
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350° F.
- Divide the thawed spinach in half. Put half the spinach in a small bowl. Add the crumbled feta cheese and mix lightly to combine them thoroughly. (Save the remaining spinach for a side dish for another meal.)
- Combine the egg and heavy cream in a small bowl and whisk until they are well-combined. Stir in the parsley, chopped onion, garlic, salt, pepper, and mint. Add the ground lamb (or ground beef) and mix well by hand.
- Pat half the meat mixture into a standard loaf pan. Press the center of the meat down to make a well that extends the length and width of the loaf pan, stopping about 1 inch before the sides of the loaf pan.
- Spoon the spinach/feta cheese mixture into the indentation in the meat.
- Pat the remaining half of the meat over the top of the meat and spinach/feta cheese mixture, Press down firmly, especially along the sides to seal the seams.
- Place the meatloaf in the preheated 350° F oven and bake for 1 hour and 15 minutes.
- Take the meatloaf out of the oven and place the strips of mozzarella or provolone cheese diagonally across the top of the loaf. Return the meatloaf to the oven and continue baking for 15 more minutes, or until the cheese is nicely melted and the loaf is cooked through.
