Microwave Meat Loaf with Carrots and Garlic Scapes

This is a delicious recipe for meat loaf. Cooking it in a microwave cuts the cooking time in almost half as compared to baking it in an oven. It's delicious and juicy. The bacon at the bottom does a great job in absorbing the juices from the meat.

• Preparation Time: 25 mins
• Cooking Time: 8 mins
• Total Time: 33 mins
• Calories: 708 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 egg
• ¼ teaspoon salt
• 1 clove garlic, minced
• ¼ teaspoon ground black pepper
• 1 tablespoon ketchup
• ¼ onion, minced
• ½ tablespoon oyster sauce
• ½ cup panko bread crumbs
• 1 carrot, peeled
• 5 ounces ground pork
• 5 ounces ground beef
• 5 thin-sliced bacon
• 10 garlic scapes, sliced

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Combine ketchup, oyster sauce, salt, and pepper in a small bowl and mix well.

Step 2

Combine beef, pork, panko, egg, onion, and minced garlic in a large bowl. Add the ketchup mixture and mix well.

Step 3

Cut carrot into quarters along its length, then into pieces the same length as the garlic scapes.

Step 4

Cover the bottom of a microwave-safe rectangular dish with bacon slices, overlapping as needed. Spread 1/2 of the meat mixture over the bacon. Arrange carrot and garlic scapes on top; spread remaining meat mixture over vegetables.

Step 5

Cover and microwave meat loaf at 600W for 8 minutes. Let rest, covered, until no longer pink in the center, about 10 minutes more. Slice to serve.