Boston Market Meatloaf Copycat

This recipe is all over the web. It is so good I make it all the time.

Boston Market Meatloaf Recipe

2 cups tomato sauce

3 TBLS BBQ sauce

2 TBLS sugar

3 lbs ground sirloin 10 % fat

3/4 cup flour

1 1/2 tsp salt

1 tsp onion powder

1/2 tsp ground black pepper

dash of garlic powder

Combine tomato sauce, bbq sauce and sugar in a microwave bowl. Cook for 1 minute, stir and cook one more minute until the sugar dissolves. 

In a small bowl add flour, salt, onion powder, black pepper and garlic powder, mix together.

Put the 3 lbs ground sirloin in a large bowl. Add flour mixture and mix in with ground beef.

Add all but 4 TBLS of the tomato sauce to the hamburger, mix.

Put the meat into 2 loaf pans, Cover with tinfoil. Preheat oven to 400 degree. Cook meat covered for 30 minutes. 

Uncover meat, drain the fat, slice the meat into slices, spread the rest of the tomato sauce on top. 

Place back into the oven uncovered for 25-5 minutes until it is done.  

Remove and allow it to cool for a few minutes before serving. 

Enjoy.

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Chicken Bacon Log

I found this recipe on the internet. There are so many versions of this recipe.  Just add what flavor you would like inside the chicken and roll it up. 

1 lbs bacon

2 chicken breasts (butterflied and pounded flat)

Ham (or any kind of meat- Pastrami is really good)

sliced smoked cheddar cheese (or any kind of cheese- swiss is really good)

fresh spinach leaves

Butterfly the chicken breasts and pound the chicken breasts out flat.

Make the bacon like a basket weave, lay flat

Top the bacon with the chicken breast. If the chicken breasts are small you may need 3.

add a layer of meat.

add a layer of cheese.

add a layer of spinach leaves.

Roll only the chicken breast up to form a log. 

Then roll the bacon around the chicken log.

You may need to trim the bacon if  it is too long for the chicken log.

You can secure it with tooth picks or backing string. 

Heat half the grill to around 350 degrees.  Put the chicken log on INDIRECT heat. If you put it over a flame you will burn your log.

Turn the chicken log every 30 minutes until the internal temperature is 165 degrees.

You can brush BBQ sauce on the last 30 minutes of cooking if you want to add more flavor.  

P.S if you don't want to grill it right away, rap it in tinfoil and put in the freezer. Take it out the day before you are going to grill. 

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add whatever insides to the chicken you want. 

                                       

Sweet Tea

SWEET TEA

4 cups filtered bottled water (not tap)

2 family size tea bags from 

1/2 cup white sugar (or less depends on how sweet you like it)

1/8 tsp baking soda

2 quarts pitcher

Put water in large microwavable glass mixing bowl, microwave until boiling.

When boiling, take out of microwave and add tea bags.  

Leave tea bags in for 8 minutes (no longer than 9 or it will burn the tea leaves and cause your tea to be bitter)

Add the sugar and baking soda

fill the 2 quarts pitcher with ice half way up the pitcher. 

Pour in the tea. 

enjoy...

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Chocolate Revel Bars

CHOCOLATE REVEL BARS

BARS:

3 cups quick cooking rolled oats

2 1/2 cups flour

1 tsp baking soda

1/2 tsp salt

1 cup butter, softened

2 cups packed brown sugar

2 eggs

2 tsp vanilla 

CHOCOLATE:

1  (14 oz) can sweetened condensed milk

1 1/2 cup semisweet chocolate chips

2 TBLS butter

1/4 tsp salt

2 tsp vanilla

combine oats, flour, soda and 1/2 tsp salt in large bowl.

In another bowl, beat 1 cup butter for 30 seconds, add brown sugar until fluffy. add eggs and 2 tsp of vanilla. beat well.

stir dry ingredients into butter ingredients.  

pat 2/3 of flour mixture in a lightly greased 15x10x1 in baking pan.

in a microwavable bowl, add sweetened condensed milk, chocolate chips, 2 TBLS butter, and 1/4 tsp salt, microwave 15 second each time and stir in-between to prevent burning. when melted add 2 tsp vanilla.

pour chocolate over the 2/3 oats 

dot with remaining oat mixture on top of chocolate 

bake 350 degrees for 25-30 minutes. 

cool on a wire rack.

cut into bars. 

ENJOY!

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I saw this recipe online and added it to this recipe link to try next time because it has peanut butter in it. You can't go wrong with that. 

Chocolate Peanut Butter Revel Bars

(recipe updated 6/25/2013 adding more peanut butter and butter to crust)

For the Crust:

1 cup smooth peanut butter

1 cup unsalted butter, room temperature (2 sticks)

2 cups light brown sugar, packed

1 teaspoon baking soda

2 eggs

2 teaspoons vanilla

2 1/2 cups unbleached all-purpose flour

2 cups quick cooking oats

1 cup old fashioned oats

1 teaspoon salt

For the Chocolate Layer:

1 (10oz.) package bittersweet chocolate chips - about 1 1/2 cups

      (I used Ghirardelli 60% cacao or semi-sweet is fine too)

1 (14 oz) can sweetened condensed milk

2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract

2 tablespoons unsalted butter

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

In a large mixing bowl beat together 3/4 butter and peanut butter until creamy - about 30 seconds.  Add the brown sugar and beat on medium speed until blended.  Add the eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.  Add the baking soda and 2 teaspoons vanilla and mix until blended.  

In a medium bowl combine the oats, flour and salt.  Add the flour mixture to the butter and sugar mixture and blend on low until all the dry ingredients are incorporated.  Scrape the sides and blend one more time until a crumbly dough forms.  Set aside.

In a small saucepan combine the chocolate chips, sweetened condensed milk and butter.  Heat on medium low until the chocolate is melted.  Remove from the heat and stir in the last two teaspoons vanilla.  

Press 2/3 to 3/4 of the crumb mixture into the bottom of a 15x10x1 inch ungreased baking dish.  Spread the chocolate mixture on top.  Crumble the remaining oat mixture on top in clumps.  Press gently to make the top more even.  Bake at 350 degrees for 25 minutes or until the top is very lightly browned.  Cool and cut into bars.  Store in an airtight container.

(Recipe adapted from Better Homes and Gardens Cookbook)

Almond Rice Pilaf

Almond Rice Pilaf

3 TBLS butter, divided

1 cup uncooked jasmine rice

2 1/4 cup chicken broth

1/8 tsp salt

1/3 cup sliced or slivered almonds

1/4 cup diced celery

1/4 cup diced onions

1 tsp dried parsley

Melt 2 TBLS of the butter in a large pan with lid.  

Add uncooked rice, cook for 2-4 minutes until rice begins to turn light brown. 

As the rice is cooking, microwave the chicken broth to warm it up.

Add chicken broth and salt to the rice. 

Cover the rice with a lid, reduce heat to low and simmer rice for 20 minutes.

Meanwhile, in another saucepan add remaining 1 TBLS of butter add almonds.  Sauté for 1-2 minutes until almonds begin to brown. 

Add celery and onions. Sauté for another couple of minutes until the onions begin to turn translucent.

When rice has cooked for 20 minutes, remove from heat. 

Add almonds, celery onion mixture.

Add parsley.

then let it sit, covered for 5 minutes or until the remaining liquid is absorbed. 

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KFC Coleslaw Recipe

KFC Coleslaw Recipe

1 bag of coleslaw blend

1 TBLS minced real onions 

1/3 cup white sugar

1/2 tsp salt

1/8 tsp pepper

1/4 cup milk

1/2 cup mayonnaise

1/4 cup buttermilk

1 1/2 TBLS white vinegar

2 1/2 TBLS lemon juice

Chop cabbage in food processor or to very fine pieces.

Combine all ingredients together (will be runny)

Cover and refrigerate at least 2 hours or night before. 

ENjoy....

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This is what i use. If you don't want to buy it already cut, just finely cut up coleslaw and carrots. 

Broccoli Cauliflower Salad

Broccoli Cauliflower Salad

Fresh broccoli chopped to bite size

Fresh cauliflower chopped to bite size

1 bag real bacon bits 

1 cup mayonnaise (not miracle whip)

1 TBLS white vinegar

2 TBLS sugar

salt and pepper to taste

OPTIONAL INGREDIENTS

red onion Diced (as much or less as you like)

cheddar cheese (as much as you like diced from a block of cheese or shredded) 

Sunflower seeds (as much as you like or none at all)

Dried cranberries (as much as you like)

chop broccoli, cauliflower and bacon in a large bowl.  

Make dressing ingredients: mayo, vinegar and sugar, salt and pepper. 

add to broccoli/ cauliflower. 

Add in optional ingredients if you want.

Refrigerate for a couple of hours to blend flavors or overnight. 

ENjoy...

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