I saw this meat loaf recipe in Treebeard's cookbook and thought it might be really great. But, it was just meat loaf. As meat loaf goes, I guess it was pretty good. It was moist and spicy. And, the sauce was good. Jacob wouldn't touch any of the meal. Art made no comments, so I can only assume it wasn't his favorite.
Ingredients
Meat Loaf:
1 1/2 lb lean ground beef
1/3 cup bread crumbs
2 eggs, beaten
2 Tab chopped fresh parsley
1/4 cup chopped onion
1/4 cup chopped red bell pepper
1/4 cup chopped yellow bell pepper
1/4 cup chopped celery
3/4 tsp salt
3/4 tsp cayenne pepper
1 tsp pepper
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Spray a 9x5" loaf pan with non-stick spray.
In a large bowl, combine all ingredients. Pat into prepared pan.
Bake for 1 1/2 hours.
Sauce:
2 Tab minced garlic
4 tsp olive oil
1 18 oz can peeled tomatoes
4 1/2 tsp oregano
1 tsp pepper
1 tsp salt
In small skillet, saute garlic in oil for 1 minute. In food processor, combine garlic, oil, peeled tomatoes, and spices. Pulse until tomatoes are in small pieces. Transfer to 2 quart saucepan and simmer 20 minutes. Pour sauce over meat loaf to serve.
This is my favorite meatloaf and loved by all my friends. I do chg it up a bit. I do 1/2 pound ground beef, ground turkey and ground country sausage and use italian season bread crumbs.
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