Sheet Pan Meatloaf and New Potatoes with Tomato Hot Honey Sauce – Recipe!

Meat and potatoes are a staple in many households and when the weather is chilly outside — it’s something most of us crave.  Meatloaf just happens to be something I have experience making over and over again because when I had my own private chef business, it was my turkey meatloaf that my clients enjoyed so very much.  What people really want to eat are well prepared traditional dishes with a slight twist, like my Sheet Pan Meatloaf and Potatoes with Tomato Hot Honey Sauce.

My sheet pan meatloaf is a mix of ground beef and pork and a bunch of tasty seasonings.  I chose two kinds of meat for two reasons.  First, the pork keeps things tender after cooking, and yields a little fat that helps roast the potatoes so nicely, and secondly, beef brings structure to a meatloaf, and provides a hardy flavor that we all are expecting in this recipe.

Making a meatloaf and potatoes that finish at the same time is my kind of meal.  I start the meatloaf first, and then add the potatoes after 30 minutes, so they don’t overcook and turn out soft and tender with crispy skins.  The sauce is a mixture of three things; tomato sauce, honey and red pepper flakes.  It yields enough to spread over the meatloaf, while still having some to use as a dipping sauce for the potatoes.  The leftovers make some killer meatloaf sandwiches for days to come — so make sure you don’t miss out on that.

Ingredients

1 pound ground beef

1 pound ground pork

1 cup panko breadcrumbs

1 cup white onion, diced finely

2 eggs

1/2 cup grated parmesan cheese

2 teaspoons onion powder

2 teaspoons dried oregano

2 teaspoons salt

1 teaspoon black pepper

Tomato Hot Honey Sauce

14 ounce can tomato sauce

1/4 cup honey

1 1/2 teaspoons red pepper flakes

1 pound small new potatoes, washed

salt & pepper

oil for cooking

(Serves 6)

To Prepare:

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees.  In a bowl, combine all meatloaf ingredients.  Press together gently to form a large oval, about 4-inches thick.  Drizzle sheet pan with oil and place meatloaf on top.  Bake for 30 minutes.  Remove sheet pan from oven and add potatoes – toss around in pork fat.  Reduce heat to 350 degrees.
2. Bake in oven for 30 minutes.  While meatloaf and potatoes are cooking, add tomato sauce, honey and red pepper flakes to a sauce pan.  Place over simmer and cook until meatloaf in done.
3. Remove meatloaf and potatoes, and using a spoon cover meatloaf with sauce.  Place back in oven for 10 minutes with potatoes.  Reserve remaining sauce for dipping.  Remove meatloaf and potatoes from oven.
4. Place on a serving platter and serve with extra sauce.  Enjoy!