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Meatloaf TV Dinner Part 4: Apple pie wonton crisps

My wife and I picked up some old lunch trays at the antique mall recently. Ever since then we’ve been wanting to make a TV dinner-like meal. We settled on this outstanding combination of smoked meatloaf, scratch mashed potatoes with gravy, fantastic herbed peas and carrots, and a light apple pie wonton crisp. In this part 4 of our dinner, we’ll make the apple pie wonton crisps.

These are somewhat reminiscent of the apple cobbler you would get with a meatloaf TV dinner, but easier! I got the idea from the berry wontons we made recently.

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Meatloaf TV Dinner Part 4: Apple pie wonton crisps

Easy apple pie-like crunch for dessert.

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Keyword apple pie, tv dinner, wontons

Prep Time 5

Cook Time 10

Total Time 15

Servings

Calories 118kcal

Author Mike

Ingredients

16 wonton wrappers
1 can apple pie filling warmed
Whipped cream

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350°F.
Spray 16 muffin pan cups with cooking spray.
Push wonton wrappers down into muffin pan, leaving some of the edges to extend over the tops.
Bake 7-10 minutes or until lightly browned. Let cool completely.
Spoon 1 tablespoon (or more) of the apple pie filling into the bottom of each wonton cup.
Top with whipped cream and serve.

Nutrition

Nutritional values are approximate.

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Meatloaf TV Dinner Part 3: The herbed peas and carrots

My wife and I picked up some old lunch trays at the antique mall recently. Ever since then we’ve been wanting to make a TV dinner-like meal. We settled on this outstanding combination of smoked meatloaf, scratch mashed potatoes with gravy, these fantastic herbed peas and carrots, and a light apple pie wonton crisp.

In this meatloaf TV dinner part 3, we’ll make the peas and carrots. These are not the canned peas and carrots you might remember from your school cafeteria or from a frozen TV dinner. You’ll actually want to sit down with a bowl of these and dig in, and you’ll probably ask for seconds!

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I have to admit, in the days when I did sit down with a TV dinner, I put butter on my peas and carrots. But then, I used to put butter on just about anything. Now I try to refrain and just use lots of freshly ground black pepper instead.

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Meatloaf TV Dinner Part 3: The herbed peas and carrots

Great peas and carrots!

Course Side Dish

Cuisine American

Keyword carrots, peas, tv dinner

Prep Time 10

Cook Time 20

Total Time 30

Servings

Calories 132kcal

Ingredients

2 tablespoons unsalted butter
1 tablespoon olive oil
7 medium carrots peeled and diced small
2 medium shallots peeled and finely chopped
¼ cup water
1 pound baby peas frozen, thawed
1 tablespoon parsley minced

Instructions

Heat the butter and oil in a large saute pan over medium heat.
Add add carrots and shallots. Season with salt and pepper and cook until the shallots are softened, about 10 minutes.
Add the water and cook until it evaporates and the carrots are tender, 5-10 minutes.
Add peas and cook until heated, 3-5 minutes.
Remove from heat and stir in parsley. Season with salt and pepper to taste.

Nutrition

Nutritional values are approximate.

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Meatloaf TV Dinner Part 1: The smoked meatloaf

In this part 1 of our dinner, we’ll make the meatloaf. This was made on the smoker, but you could also make it on a grill (over indirect heat), or in your oven. The original recipe came from a Texas BBQ Rub newsletter. You should try their rubs – they’re great! And sign up for their newsletter. It’s always full of great recipes, like this one!

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Meatloaf TV Dinner Part 1: The smoked meatloaf

Fantastic meatloaf. Absolutely the best meatloaf you’ll ever eat.

Course Main Dish

Cuisine American

Keyword meatloaf, smoked, tv dinner

Prep Time 20

Cook Time 3 45

Total Time 4 5

Servings

Calories 656kcal

Author Texas BBQ Rub

Equipment

Meatloaf pan aluminum if smoking or grilling

Ingredients

3 pounds ground beef
1 medium white onion minced
1 medium green bell pepper minced
1 medium jalapeno pepper minced
6 eggs
1 sleeve Ritz crackers crushed
1 cup Parmesan cheese freshly grated
⅓ cup your favorite BBQ seasoning
1 cup Worcestershire sauce yes, 1 cup!
¼ cup liquid smoke only if baking in the oven
1 cup your favorite BBQ sauce I used Grandma Foster’s Smooth and Spicy

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 F if cooking in the oven.
If smoking or grilling, cut a few slits about 1/2″ up from the bottom in the pan so that the excess fat can drip out.
Mix all ingredients except for the BBQ sauce in a large bowl.
Place mixture into baking pan. Form into a loaf.

For the smoker or grill

Smoke or grill at 225 F for 2-3 hours.
Spread BBQ sauce over top of loaf and return to smoker or grill for another 30-45 minutes or until internal temperature reaches 170 F.

For the oven

Bake for 1 to 1 1/2 hours.
Spread BBQ sauce over top of loaf and return to the oven and bake another 10 minutes or until internal temperature reaches 170 F.