I need one more side to go with my meatloaf.

Question

My meatloaf is in the oven. There are whole carrots around it & I have gravy. I am making mashed potatoes. I would like one more side but my husband is really picky. He will eat green salad every day & green beans & corn (which I have) but I need some more suggestions. I have everything to make a salad & fresh fruit; apple, banana, mango, grapefruit, peach, plum, pineapple, cool whip, jello, pecans, etc. Just nothing too heavy, please.

Answer 1

if you already have vegetables on the side then go with the fruit, make a jello fruit salad with whiped cream on top! btw, you have a lot of friggen fruit in your fridge!!! how does it not go bad?? do you really eat fruit that much? lol  

Answer 2

Make a fruit salad.

Answer 3

It seems like you have the ingredients of an excellent fruit salad-just combine the fruit and Cool Whip, and you are done. Delicious!

Answer 4

I like steamed green beans with mashed potato and meatloaf.  What about peas?

Answer 5

make a form of Waldorf salad...apple, banana, peach,,,,,topped with Cool Whip and sprinkled with pecans

Answer 6

you could make a smoothie!!

Answer 7

Fruit Salad mixed with cool whip

Salad

Pasta salad

Answer 8

Just a simple tossed salad.

Answer 9

get rice

Answer 10

have you ever tried to make your own baked french fries? today i read a recipe called Cajun Grilled Potato Wedges that sounded like it would go well with red meat. But I guess that won't work if you're already making mashed potatoes. Regardless, the link is here:

http://buzz.prevention.com/community/gin...

There's also something on this site that suggests different sauces to put on top of corn to make it a little more interesting. That was here:

http://buzz.prevention.com/community/vio...

It's all blog-style, so easy to read.

Answer 11

Why not add your fruits in a sauce pan with some sugar (or splenda) maybe some white wine if you have it and flambe If you prefer savory to sweet, try alittle butter add some onion and sweat til clear then add your tart fruit. yummmmmmmmmm

Answer 12

fruit salad!

Answer 13

You could serve one or more fruits on the side, with cool whip, or make a waldorf salad with the apples and pecans and a little mayo. I could eat salad every day and prefer it over fruit. Peas, green beans, corn are all good. Maybe some bread slices, cornbread, or biscuits. My guy would be happy with what you have already.

Answer 14

Peas with pancetta. Real simple recipie, everybody loves it with meatloaf. Simply buy pancetta (bacon could substitue) slice it into small pieces, render it in a pan, add 3 tablespoons of chopped onions and cook for 5 minutes on medium heat until the pancetta is crisp and the onions are translucent. Then add in 1- 11/2 cups of peas. Saute for 3 minutes and serve. Gets 'um every time.

Answer 15

cut up your fruit.  squeeze lemon juice on banana & apple slices.  Mix it all up with the whipped cream & pecans and chill it for about an hour.

Answer 16

Roast some yams or parsnips also.

Answer 17

thats tricky........... maybe make a cool drink!

Answer 18

If you feel like putting in a little work, a fresh fruit salad is always good.

If you have already put in a lot of work for this dinner, how about some cinnamon applesauce?  And biscuits of some kind.

Sounds good to me.

Answer 19

Have you tried rice? There are many different styles and are simple to make.

Answer 20

i find led zepplin goes good with Meatloaf

Answer 21

This wasn't gonna be my answer, but since you have everything else, try this.  Cut one of every fruit you have into bite size pieces.  Stir honey to taste into plain yogurt. Mix that up with your fruit. Be careful not to make too much because ya can't save it.  start with the fruits you like best, so if it becomes too much you can stop there.  Top with a few chopped nuts & raisens. Save the whip cream & jello for another time.

Answer 22

Biscuits

Answer 23

why dont you cut some fruit up and throw it in a bowl and put a little whip cream and have a fruit salad

Answer 24

I like peas.