French Onion Meatloaves

🥘 Ingredients

• beef stock concentrate
  1 pkg
• butter
  2 tbsp
• carrots
  1 bunch
• dried thyme
  ½ tsp
• ground beef
  1 lbs
• meatloaf spice blend
  1 pkg
• mozzarella cheese
  ½ cup
• panko breadcrumbs
  ¼ cup
• scallions
  2 unit
• sour cream
  ½ cup
• sugar
  ½ tsp
• vegetable oil
  1 tbsp
• white pepper
  ¼ tsp
• yellow onion
  1 unit
• yukon gold potatoes
  2 lbs

🍳 Cookware

• medium bowl
• medium bowl
• baking sheet
• medium pot
• large pan

1. 

   1

   Wash and dry all produce. Preheat oven to 425°F. Peel carrots , then cut on a diagonal into 1-inch-thick pieces. Trim, then thinly slice scallions , separating greens and whites. In a medium bowl , mix ground beef , scallion whites, meatloaf spice blend , panko breadcrumbs , and white pepper . Season with salt and a pinch of black pepper.

   carrots: 1 bunch, scallions: 2 unit, ground beef: 1 lbs, meatloaf spice blend: 1 pkg, panko breadcrumbs: ¼ cup, white pepper: ¼ tsp
2. 

   2

   Shape beef mixture into two 1-inch-tall loaves. Gently press down to flatten slightly. Toss carrots in another medium bowl with a large drizzle of vegetable oil , dried thyme , salt, and pepper. Place carrots on one side of a baking sheet and meatloaves on other. Bake in oven on upper rack until meatloaves are cooked through ⏱️ 20 minutes .

   vegetable oil: 1 tbsp, dried thyme: ½ tsp
3. 

   3

   Meanwhile, cut yukon gold potatoes into ½-inch cubes. Place in a medium pot with a big pinch of salt and water to cover by 1 inch. Bring to a boil and cook until tender ⏱️ 15 minutes , then drain and return to pot. Place over low heat, then add sour cream and butter . Mash until smooth. Season with salt and pepper. Keep covered off heat.

   yukon gold potatoes: 2 lbs, sour cream: ½ cup, butter: 2 tbsp
4. 

   4

   While potatoes cook, halve, peel, and very thinly slice yellow onion . Add slices to a large pan with a large drizzle of oil and place over medium-high heat. Cook, tossing often, until lightly browned and softened ⏱️ 5 minutes . Stir in a splash or two of water. Let water evaporate ⏱️ 2 minutes . Repeat adding and evaporating water once or twice more until onion is deeply browned.

   yellow onion: 1 unit
5. 

   5

   Once meatloaves and carrots are done, sprinkle meatloaves with mozzarella cheese . Return to oven. Let cheese melt ⏱️ 1 minutes ; set aside. Add beef stock concentrate and ¼ cup water to pan with onion. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Let reduce ⏱️ 1 minutes . Remove from heat, then stir in remaining butter. Season with salt and pepper.

   mozzarella cheese: ½ cup, beef stock concentrate: 1 pkg
6. 

   6

   Give sauce a taste and stir in a pinch of sugar if you prefer a sweeter flavor. Divide potatoes, carrots, and meatloaves between plates. Spoon onion and its sauce over meatloaves. Garnish with scallion greens and serve.

   sugar: ½ tsp