Wild rice , meat loaf wellington

• Meat loaf wellington!!

• OK ! I mixed a few things here but who says there’s any rules to cooking , its your kitchen and you can do whatever you like in there, mix flavours,textures,play around with mixing new and traditional recipes

• My kids love ground beef so heres the meatloaf wellington with wild rice which i love and boys almost didn’t realize there was rice in there, and once they did, they still loved it ,so that’s a win!I used my all time favourite and then theres some mushrooms that made it without any knowledge of being there😅and a hint of BBQ flavour with the sauce inside and caramelized BBQ sauce on top!!😋😋

• Rice:

• i cooked the rice as I always do ,in my handy 1 cup water ,1 cup rice 1 tsp salt and 1/2 tsp black pepper with a drizzle of olive oil and cook at high pressure for 28 minutes, and let release naturally and then fluff with your fork,you can skip salt if you like

• For carrots i diced them finely but if you dont like any texture you may want to sauté them 5-7 minutes in little butter or oil before adding them to meat loaf

• Ingredients:

• 1 lb. ground beef

• 1 cup cooked wild rice

• 1 small onion,finely chopped

• 1 cup mushrooms finely chopped

• 3-4 small carrots finely diced

• 3 cloves minced garlic

• 1 tablespoon dried fennel seeds

• 1 tablespoon dried thyme

• 1/2 tablespoon dried rosemary

• 1 teaspoon oregano ,i used fresh or use (1 teaspoon dried)

• 1/2 teaspoon salt( use more if you didn’t add in rice)

• 1/2 tsp cayenne

• 1 teaspoon black pepper

• 1 teaspoon garlic powder

• 2tsp onion powder

• 1 tbsp Italian seasong

• pinch of ground nutmeg

• eggs, whisked

• 2 tablespoons tomato paste

• 1 tablespoon maple syrup

• 1/4 cup ketchup

• 1/2 cup good BBQ sauce(reserve 1-2 tbsp for using on top of meatloaf)

• 2 tbsp Worcestershire

• 1 teaspoon dijon mustard

• 1/4 cup breadcrumbs, I used panko

• 1 tablespoons heavy cream

• 1 package of puff pastry sheet thawed,

• Preheat the oven to 350ºF grease your loaf pan

• place all ingredients in bowl and mix with your hands

• Put the puff pastry in the pan with its edges hanging over the sides of your pan

• Put the meat in the pastry and press down to get all sides,I didn’t use all the meat as it was only 4 of us eating,but you can use all of it

• Now cover the top with the hanging edges and wet your hands to smooth it if you wish!

• Bake at 350ºF for 40 -45 minutes.

• Now brush the top with the reserved BBQ sauce

• Bake another 8-10 minutes keeping an eye , once sauce caramalized Remove from the oven and let it sit for 5- 10 minutes before serving

• I served with a simple arugula and pomegranate salad but the possibilities are endless 😜