hey i tried this last night when i was trying to figure out what to have for supper and it turned out good.
i combined one pound hamburger meat
one pound sausage
onion diced
green pepper diced
small bag of hot and spicy pork rinds
seasonings to taste

rolled all that into 4-6 mini loafs and baked at 350 degrees
didnt take long to bake.

after it was almost dont i layed a peice of pepper jack cheese on top of each one and let it melt.

this turned out good if you like spice.

This is a little meatloaf trick I learned from Emeril. My family loves it. Its sooo juicy from the whole sausage in the middle!

You can use any meatloaf recipe for this, just hide a whole sausage or sausages (depending on size) inside the meatloaf!

Here's the "Slikk" low carb recipe for "Spicy Surprise Meatloaf"

I dont use any bread or pork rind etc. I use peeled and chopped broccoli stocks (not florets) These are fairly neutral in flavor and bind well into the meat.

Preheat oven to 350 degrees

2lbs. Ground Beef (lean is better in this recipe as you'll see )
Hot link sausage or kielbasa or polish ,with an edible skin (you gotta have a favorite) aprox 8-10 oz. (watch carbs usually 1 per oz.)
1/2 cup Broccoli stems (2 carbs)
1 cup (before chopping) fresh baby spinach (.2 carb)
1 stock celery (1 carb)
2 cloves garlic (1.8 carb)
3 pickled jalapenos or 1/4 cup of the sliced kind (1 carb )
8-10 olives green (.2 carb) or black(1.4 carb

Finely chop all vegies

3 eggs (1.8 carb)
2 tsp. ground cumin (1.4 carb)
1 T chili powder (1.5 carb)
1/2 tsp celery salt (.2 carb)
1 T salt or to taste
2T hot sauce (like Frank's or Cholula make sure its 0 carb)
3T Atkins ketchup (3 carb)

Carb counts are from "Atkins carb. gram counter" except sausage so check the label. I counted as 1 carb per oz.

The carb count by my math is aprox. 22 carbs for the whole loaf or to make the math easy, Divide the loaf into 10 slices=2.2 per slice

Put everything except the sausage in your electric mixer and use the bread hook to combine thoroughly about 1 min on med/slow speed or do it the fun way with your hands (just don't turn the mixer on ) If you dont have a mixer, a bowl works fine. A potato masher works well to break down the meat structure Which is important for binding in any meatloaf

Form a loaf shape in baking dish it usually ends up about 5" x 9" x 2 1/2" (before cooking , it will get "taller & shorter" as it shrinks during
cooking)
Now the Surprise..Press the sausage down into the meatloaf and cover it up with the meat so that its hidden completely inside Try to make the sausage go the full length without being exposed so that all of the juices from the sausage stay inside. Re-form the loaf and top with a little Atkins ketchup and shake some parmesan cheese on top (optional but good!) Bake at 350 for aprox 45 min. until the internal temp is 165 degrees. You'll notice when you stick the thermometer in that juices just pour out. Let it set for a few minutes after it comes out of the oven and slice it about 3/4" thick which for the dimensions described above works out to aprox.2.2 carbs per slice of all legal carbs..

Everyone I serve it to wants the recipe whether they eat LC or not.

Hope you try it,

Slikk

sounds like a good one to me! can't wait to try it!

This was perfect for me today: I couldn't decide between sausage and burgers.

It's outstanding! Serving it with a chunky tomato sauce is a great way to squeeze in those vegetables.

I had to look, just because of the "Hide the Sausage" line...

This sounds wonderful!!! Thank you!

This recipe was in our local paper yesterday, and I gave it a try last night and really liked it. However, I must confess I am not a supreme spicy food lover, so I used only a little hot sauce and regular homemade salsa. But it was delicious!! It is a regular recipe so you could cut back on the onion and green pepper if it seems to carby for you.
Serves 6
2 strips bacon diced
1 med cooking onion diced
1 green pepper diced
1 rib celery diced
1/2 crushed pork rinds or lc breadcrumbs
1 egg lightly beaten
1 c grated monteray jack or cheddar cheese
1 tsp chili powder
1 tsp oregano
2 cloves minced garlic
1 tsp salt
1 tbsp hot sauce
1/2 c hot salsa
1-1/2 lbs ground beef, turkey or chicken

In skillet over med hi heat cook bacon till golden. Add onion, green pepper clelery and garlic and cook till onion is soft.
Stir in chili powder, oregano salt and hot sauce.
In med bowl combine contents fo the skillet with salsa, meat,breadcrumbs(pork rinds ) and egg.
Spoon into loaf pan. Bake in 350 deg oven for 1 hr and 15 mins.
Sprinkle with cheese and return to oven till cheese is melted.
Remove from oven and let rest for 10 mins before slicing.
Serve with salsa and sour cream on the side.

I will try it today but i will steam it...

yummy. sue