BBQ Pork & Apple Meatloaves

BBQ Pork & Apple Meatloaves

🥘 Ingredients

  • aluminum foil
  • ancho chili powder
    1 tsp
  • apple
    1 unit
  • bbq sauce
    1 tbsp
  • black pepper
    1 tsp
  • butter
    2 tbsp
  • fry seasoning
    2 tbsp
  • garlic
    1 clove
  • green beans
    10 oz
  • ground pork
    10 oz
  • olive oil
  • panko breadcrumbs (contains wheat)
    ½ cup
  • parchment paper
  • potatoes
    10 oz
  • salt
    1 tsp
  • sour cream
    1 tbsp
  • water

🍳 Cookware

  • box grater
  • medium bowl
  • medium pot
  • baking sheet
  • medium bowl
  • small bowl
  • potato masher
  1. 1
    Adjust rack to middle position (middle and top positions for 4 servings) and preheat oven to 450 degrees. Wash and dry all produce. Halve and core apple ; grate half the apple (whole apple for 4) on the largest holes of a box grater , then add to a medium bowl . (TIP: Squeeze out any excess moisture from grated apple before mixing with panko breadcrumbs .) Stir in panko until thoroughly combined. Peel and halve garlic .
    apple: 1 unit, panko breadcrumbs: ½ cup (contains wheat), garlic: 1 clove
  2. 2
    Dice potatoes into ½-inch pieces. Place in a medium pot with half the garlic and enough water seasoned with salt to cover by 2 inches. Bring to a boil and cook until tender, ⏱️ 15 minutes to ⏱️ 20 minutes . Reserve ½ cup potato cooking liquid, then drain and return potatoes and garlic to pot. Cover to keep warm. Meanwhile, grate or mince remaining garlic.
    potatoes: 10 oz, water, salt: 1 tsp
  3. 3
    Add ground pork *, grated garlic, fry seasoning , and ancho chili powder (use ¼ tsp; ½ tsp for 4 servings) to bowl with panko mixture. (You'll use more chili powder later.) Season generously with salt and black pepper . Form into two 1-inch-tall loaves (four loaves for 4). Place on one side of a baking sheet (for 4, spread out across entire sheet). (TIP: Line sheet with parchment paper or aluminum foil before adding meatloaves for easier cleanup.) Bake on middle rack for ⏱️ 10 minutes (you'll add more to the sheet then).
    ground pork: 10 oz, fry seasoning: 2 tbsp, ancho chili powder: 1 tsp, black pepper: 1 tsp, parchment paper, aluminum foil
  4. 4
    While meatloaves bake, toss green beans in a second medium bowl with a large drizzle of olive oil , salt, and pepper. Once meatloaves have baked ⏱️ 10 minutes , remove sheet from oven. Add green beans to empty side. (For 4 servings, leave meatloaves roasting and add green beans to a second sheet; roast on top rack.) Return to middle rack until meatloaves are cooked through and green beans are tender, ⏱️ 12 minutes to ⏱️ 15 minutes more.
    green beans: 10 oz, olive oil
  5. 5
    Meanwhile, in a small bowl , combine bbq sauce and ½ tsp chili powder (be sure to measure). Season with salt and pepper. Mash potatoes with a potato masher using sour cream and butter (4 tbsp for 4 servings), adding splashes of reserved potato cooking liquid as needed until smooth. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Cover to keep warm.
    bbq sauce: 1 tbsp, sour cream: 1 tbsp, butter: 2 tbsp
  6. 6
    In the last ⏱️ 2 minutes to ⏱️ 3 minutes of cooking, carefully spoon or brush tops of meatloaves with BBQ glaze. Return to oven until glaze is slightly sticky and meatloaves are cooked through. Divide meatloaves, potatoes, and green beans between plates. Serve.