Posted in Healthy, Poultry on October 29, 2009

The other day I was talking to someone, a fella, and he said something incredibly stupid. Now, this wasn’t a guy I am interested in, but he fits the Lexa mold…kind of dumb.

Now, full disclosure dictates that I am honest with you and myself; I have never met a big, dim, and pretty boy that didn’t make my heart skip a beat. I have a bit of meathead lust.

I was so aghast as his gaffe that I had to share with a friend. I messaged her and related the story with this commentary: “Ya know, all in all, I am of fairly average intelligence, but sometimes I have conversations where I am convinced I am a genius and I think ‘Lexa, GO CURE CANCER’ “.

Well perhaps genius is a bit of an overstatement, but I have my moments. Take this bbq chicken meatloaf. God damn, am I smart. I made a homemade bbq sauce inside the meat and then brushed the tops with the jarred goods. I used ground chicken which kept it lean, as did using egg beaters, and all the vegetables kept it plenty moist. I then used my meatloaf cupcake approach to make individual portions; perfect for lunches. These were crazy good, unique but not weird, and super easy to make.

Sometimes being this smart really is a burden, but at least it is to your benefit. You are welcome.

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BBQ Chicken Meatloaf

1 TBSP olive oil

1/2 large onion or one small onion, diced

1 clove garlic, minced

1 carrot, shredded and then chopped in to tiny pieces (I grabbed shredded carrot from the salad bar)

1 TBSP dijon mustard

1 TBSP catsup

1/2 TBSP brown sugar

1 TBSP cider vinegar

1 TBSP maple syrup

Tobasco/Hot Sauce to taste

Salt and pepper

1 egg (or two egg whites or egg beaters)

1/2 breadcrumbs (I used panko)

1 package ground chicken (about 1.5 lbs)

Prepared BBQ Sauce (I like Jack Daniels)

Pam Spray

1. Preheat oven to 375. Spray a muffin pan and set aside.

2. Heat large sauce pan over medium heat. Add olive oil and let it heat for a minute. Add onions and garlic to pan and cook for about 3 minutes. Throw carrots to pan and cook for an additional 3 minutes. You just want everything kind of soft.

3. While vegetables soften, whisk together in large bowl the catsup, mustard, brown sugar, vinegar, maple syrup, hot sauce, and salt and pepper.

4. Add ground chicken, egg and breadcrumbs to bowl. Dump in softened vegetables and mix together with hands.

5. Divide meat in to muffin tins and brush tops with a generous portion of bbq sauce.

6. Cook for 45 minutes. Enjoy.