Beefhives

Tasty mounds of beef similar to meatloaf but different style.

• Ready In: 1 hr 20 mins
• Serves: 6

Ingredients

• 2  lbs  85% lean ground beef or 2  lbs ground turkey
• 1  lb beef
• 2  slices  bread, crumbled
• 1⁄3 cup milk
• 1  cup sour cream
• 1 1⁄4 teaspoons salt
• 1  teaspoon  Mrs. Dash seasoning mix, mixture
• 1⁄4 teaspoon dried oregano
• 1  dash black pepper
• 1⁄2 cup  finely chopped celery & leaves
• 1⁄3 cup  finely chopped parsley
• 1  small green onion, chopped with top
• 1 (3 ounce) package cream cheese, cut into 6 cubes
• 1⁄2 cup  slivered almonds

Directions

1. Soak bread in milk in a bowl and stir in sour cream.
2. Sprinkle salt, Mrs. Dash seasoning, oregano and pepper over meat; mix thoroughly.
3. Add celery, parsley and onions to sour cream mixture and mix well.
4. Using a 1/4 cup measure, divide beef mix into 12 mounds.
5. Place 6 mounds on lightly greased rack, leaving space between each mound.
6. Enclose each cube of cream cheese within a mound.
7. Form each mound into a dome shape and cover with slivered almonds in spiral pattern if you like, looking like a beehive.
8. Bake at 350 degrees for 35 to 40 minutes.