Cheesy Garlic Potatoes

These are the potatoes that my cheese béchamel went into for my complete meal tonight. No photo cause the one I took just looked like a big splotch of white and they just look like regular mashed potatoes.

Cheesy Garlic Potatoes

• 1/2 c. cheese béchamel sauce
  
• 1 potato, peeled and cubed into large pieces
  
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
  
• 2 tbsp butter
• 2 tsp parsley
• salt and pepper to taste
  

1. In large sauce pan, add water, potato, garlic and bring to boil.
2. Boil until potatoes are cooked through.
3. Mash potatoes/garlic with butter and fold in cheese sauce. Add salt and pepper to taste

Cheesy Broccoli

So I have this fascination with watching food challenge shows and I was watching, "Worst Cooks In America" and they were learning Béchamel sauces. They were talking about how versatile they are and how you can add anything to them to make them delicious and whatnot. So I decided to make one with cheese in it for two side dishes for my meatloaf, some cheesey garlic mashed potatoes, and this, cheesy broccoli.

Cheesy Broccoli

• 4 tbsp all purpose flour
  
• 4 tbsp butter
• Pinch of Ground Nutmeg
  
• 1 1/4 C. milk
  
• 1 1/2 C. cheese
  
• 3 broccoli stalks
  
• Salt and Pepper to taste
  

1. In medium sauce pan (I used a small one and wished I had more room), melt butter and wait for it to simmer.
2. Add flour and whisk constantly for 3 to 4 minutes until ingredients are incorporated and a roux forms. Remove from heat and let stand.
3. In a small sauce pan, scald milk.
4. Add milk to roux mixture and whisk to avoid lumps and simmer to a smooth sauce.
5. Add nutmeg, salt and pepper to taste. Remove from heat and fold in cheese until smooth.
6. Blanche broccoli in salted water until bright green and tender-crisp. Drain.
7. Pour mixture over broccoli and fold together.

Quick and Easy Onion Meatloaf

Ground beef, onion soup packet onions and Mushrooms make this meaty concoction so delicious! This was the first time I've ever cooked a meatloaf in the microwave, but it was pretty good and super moist.

Quick and Easy Onion Meatloaf

• 1 lb. ground beef (I used 80/20)
• 1 medium onion with a medium dice
• 1/2 C. chopped mushrooms
• 2 cloves garlic, chopped
• 1 tbsp olive oil
• 1 packet Lipton Beefy Onion Soup Mix
• 1 1/2 tbsp soy sauce (I was out of Worcestershire)
• 1 1/2 tbsp. ketchup
• 1 tbsp. dried parsley
• 1 tbsp. dried basil
• 1/4 C. breadcrumbs
• 1 egg
• 1 tsp. salt
• 1 tsp. pepper
• 1/2 C. water

1. In a skillet over medium heat, saute onion, mushroom and garlic in olive oil until just tender. Remove from heat and cool.

2. In large mixing bowl, add meat, soup mix, soy sauce, egg, ketchup, parsley, basil, breadcrumbs, salt, pepper, and sauteed veggies and mix thoroughly.

3. Put mixture in loaf pan leaving a 1/2 inch of space around the sides of the pan. Add water around the sides. Top with ketchup and put in microwave 10-15 minutes until cooked through. Remove to serving platter and enjoy.