Meatloaf Sliders With Chipotle Bbq Sauce And Sweet Potato Puree

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"How about these meatloaf sliders with chipotle bbq sauce and sweet potato puree I was looking for new recipe food inspo for ground beef and stumbled upon a recipe from @simplynourishedrecipes. I modified it a bit, and made my own chipotle BBQ sauce instead of Tessamae's but here's the jist. #paleo #meatloaf #whole30 #feedfeed #muirglen "
-- @whole30amanda

INGREDIENTS

Meatloaf:
1 small onion, chopped
1 tablespoon coconut oil
2 garlic cloves, minced
1 lb ground beef
1/4 BBQ sauce
1/2 tsp sea salt
1/4 tsp black pepper
1/2 tsp dried thyme


Sweet Potatoes:
2 sweet potatoes, peeled and chopped
1 tablespoon ghee, coconut oil or butter if you're not whole30ing 

Chipotle BBQ Sauce:
1 6oz can tomato paste (@muirglen)
2-3 tablespoons apple cider
1/2 cup balsamic vinegar
1/2 lemon, juiced
Chipotle powder, to taste
Garlic powder, to taste
Sea salt, to taste
Black pepper, to taste


DIRECTIONS
Preheat oven to 350F.

For the meatloaf, in a large sauté pan, cook onion in coconut oil over medium heat. Once soft, add garlic and sauté until fragrant.

In a large bowl, place ground beef and add the sautéed onion and garlic, bbq sauce, sea salt, black pepper and thyme. Mix by hand. Handroll the mixture into 8-10 small to medium balls and place in the rounds of a muffin tray. Bake for 20 minutes or until cooked through.

Meanwhile, in a large pot filled with water, boil sweet potatoes until tender. Drain water and add ghee. Puree the potatoes with an immersion blender, or mash by hand. Transfer mixture to a piping bag, or ziplock bag, with the tip cut. Decorate like a cupcake and voila! Top with more BBQ sauce to pack a bigger punch.

For the chipotle sauce, combine all sauce ingredients in a bowl. Whisk everything together. Modify as desired and taste as you go so it's just the way you like it.