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Bison and Beef Meatloaf:

Are you curious?  We were at Earth Fare this week, and they had ground bison meat on sale.  We were planning on making a meatloaf anyway, so we (my mom and I) decided to make it half ground bison meat and half ground grass-fed beef.  

 Why?  Here are some of the health benefits to eating bison meat.

You get more bang for your nutritional buck:  

* more PROTEIN and less CALORIES and FAT than beef and pork.

example: 3oz of bison meat has 143 calories and 2.4 grams of fat.  3 oz of lean beef has 211 calories and 10 grams of fat - pretty big difference! 

(you can learn more about that here.)

* great source of iron, zinc, B6, and B12.

When cooking bison, you have to be careful not to overcook it - because it has less fat, it can dry out quickly.  This is why we combined it with beef - the fat from the beef will keep your meatloaf moist.

Here is the recipe (feeds 4 adults):

Meatloaf:

3/4 lb of ground beef

3/4 lb of ground bison

3/4 cup of oatmeal

1 egg, slightly beaten

1 small onion - chopped

3/4 of a can of tomato sauce

celery salt (to taste)

salt and pepper (to taste)

Sauce:

1/2 cup Ketchup

2 T of Brown Sugar

1 T of Worchestershire

Sit the meat in the sink, and let it come to room temperature.   Preheat your oven to 350. 
Mix all of the ingredients for the meatloaf in a bowl. 

 Line a loaf pan with tin foil (easy cleanup) and put the meaty mixture into the pan.  Bake at 350 for 30 minutes, then put the sauce on top and bake for 5 more minutes.  Let it cool for 3-5 minutes before slicing.  We ate this meatloaf with fried apples and acorn squash - a really healthy, hearty meal!

 Have you ever tried bison?