Low Carb Keto Cheese Stuffed Meatloaf
This Low Carb Keto Cheesy Spinach Stuffed Meatloaf is also gluten free and grain free!
Cheese Stuffed Meatloaf
What turns an ordinary traditional meatloaf into a fresh new scrumptious dinner? Stuffing it of course!Stuffing it with mozzarella cheese and adding in spinach because there is no way the family can resist that cheese! It makes for a terrific family friendly approved meal. My kids love spinach, thankfully so this was a winning recipe in our house, but even if your family isn’t excited about spinach, they can easily pick it out if they so choose. They will however be missing out on the melted gooey mozzarella cheese but maybe that will be enough to get them to take a bite, spinach and all!
Spinach Meatloaf
The first time I made this was about 20 years ago when my hubby and I were dating. Actually it was the first meal I ever cooked for him. My grandmother had made this rolled cheese and spinach stuffed meatloaf for years. When I asked her for an idea to make my new boyfriend dinner she easily said, “This meal will win his heart!” And it did! She was a smart woman my grandmother and I miss her everyday. I continue to keep her legacy alive making all her favorites, just tweaked to make them low carb and keto. Here are some of her favorites made healthier; Keto Vanilla Wafers, Keto Pecan Snowballs and Italian Egg Biscuits.
My grandmother was so excited when I told her he loved this cheese stuffed meatloaf! But then I had to tell her the rest of the story!
While my new boyfriend, now husband, loved this stuffed meatloaf meal and was surely falling in love with me, he was still quite cautious and didn’t want to offend. He decided that little piece of spinach in my teeth was just not worth mentioning.
Hmmmm…….
Before dessert I excused myself to the bathroom and stood horrified in the bathroom realizing this green piece of spinach was in my teeth for the entire meal! I still gave him dessert and tried my best not to appear too upset.
19 years later and today he makes sure to mention if I have something in my teeth. He would never live it down if he didn’t!
Moral of the story, even if you do get some spinach in your teeth and no one in your family decides to tell you, it’s all good, the meal is worth it! Hope you and your family enjoy these Keto Stuffed Meatloaf!
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Low Carb Keto Cheese Stuffed Meatloaf
Low Carb Cheesy Spinach Stuffed Meatloaf
Ingredients
- 2.5 pounds ground beef
- 1 egg
- 1/2 cup grated parmesan
- 1/2 cup crushed pork rinds
- 1/2 tsp salt divided
- 1/2 tsp pepper divided
- 1/2 tsp garlic powder
- 1/2 tsp onion powder
- 16 ounces frozen thawed, drained spinach
- 1-1/2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
- In a bowl, mix the ground beef, egg, parmesan, pork rinds, 1/4 tsp salt, 1/4 tsp pepper, 1/4 tsp onion powder, 1/4 tsp garlic powder.
- Spread this meat mixture onto a baking sheet. Make a 10 by 12 inch rectangle and about 1/2 inch in thickness.
- Evenly spread out the spinach onto the meat. Sprinkle the remaining 1/4 teaspoons of salt, pepper, garlic and onion powders over the spinach.
- Sprinkle the mozzarella over the spinach.
- Roll up the meatloaf using the parchment to help you roll it over.
- Bake for 40-45 minutes.
- Allow to rest about 10 minutes before slicing.
Notes
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About Brenda
Brenda Bennett is a certified Nutritional Therapy Practitioner, certified Sugar Detox Coach, certified Keto Coach and certified Life Coach. She has been Sugar Free & Refined carb free for 17 years and has written 2 cookbooks, Sugar-Free Mom, and Naturally Keto and her 3rd book The 30-Day Sugar Elimination Diet, is a four part program to help you detox from sugar, eliminate cravings, balance blood sugar and lose weight all while eating a delicious, nutrient dense whole foods. Meal plan offers two tracks to follow, low carb or keto. She is the founder of the Sugar Free Fresh Start course and Sugar Free Tribe weight loss membership. Learn more.
Excellent recipe!!! Will make again and thanks for the suggestion of using Flaxseed instead of Pork Rinds…..wonderful!
Great recipe. I sauteed some finely chopped onion and mushrooms and omitted the parm. Oh, and I used half ground beef and half ground pork. It was delicious and I love the idea of rolling it up like a jelly roll. Worked perfectly!
Thank you!
I’m on day 2 of the free 7 day keto menu (I wasn’t able to start right away because I didn’t have all the supplies). I just had to tell you that this is some of the best food I’ve tasted!!! My boyfriend agrees, and he doesn’t need to do keto! I asked him if he wanted me to get your book and he said yes!!
Mozzarella cheese is to boringly bland. I know it is melty but so is Monterrey Jack or Colby Jack with much more flavor. Mozzarella is fine on pizza as you almost always have a spicy meat like Pepperoni to give it some pizzazz. Just a suggestion.
The first time my husband has ever ask for seconds on meatloaf!
Would I need to change the recipe if I’m using fresh spinach?
You’ll need to cook the fresh spinach and drain it before spreading it on the meatloaf.
I make this with fresh spinach and never precook it. I just remove the stems. It’s delicious.
I only have a lb of beef. Hope I can cut this in half and still get the same results!
What about using a cheddar/mozzarella blend? I wonder if I could do that as I have it 🙂
That would be fine.
This looks great!
3 questions: Could I use ground turkey? Could I use fresh spinach? Do I have to put in the pork rinds/bread crumbs?
Yes, yes and you should put in something to help in stick together well, maybe even ground flaxseed.
Do you think this is safe/good to make ahead and freeze?
Sure I think it would be fine to freeze ahead.
oh this is the right way to turn up the notch on meatloafs. yumm
Oh bye the way, you look GREAT.
Thank you!
I was on a low carb diet about 4 years ago. Lost 30 lbs. I’ve gained at least 25 back. I’d really love to get back on it. I’ve tried it a couple of time and got discouraged because nothing happened for a couple of weeks. I need to find a new approach. Love your recipes.
I’m a huge fan of meatloaf. Adding spinach and cheese sounds like a great idea.