Beef And Portabella Meatloaf

Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 1 (4 ounce) portabella mushrooms, stem removed, gills scraped and discarded, chopped
• 1/2 cup chopped yellow onion
• 1/2 cup finely chopped green bell pepper
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 lb ground beef
• 1/2 lb ground veal
• 1 cup coarse dried breadcrumbs
• 1/4 cup beef broth
• 1 large egg, lightly beaten
• 1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley
• 1/2 cup ketchup, divided
• 1 tablespoon worcestershire sauce
• tabasco sauce, to taste
• 1/4 teaspoon dried basil
• 1/4 teaspoon dried oregano
• 3/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350°.
• 2 in a small skillet over medium heat, melt the butter; add in mushroom, onion, bell pepper, and garlic; stir/saute about 5 minutes, until tender.
• 3 transfer to a big bowl, add in the remaining ingredients except ¼ cup ketchup; mix well.
• 4 transfer mixture into a lightly sprayed 9 x 5 inch loaf pan and gently pat down.
• 5 spread the reserved ketchup on top.
• 6 bake about 1 hour, until the loaf is firm and the top is lightly browned.
• 7 let stand in the pan for 5-10 minutes before serving.
• 8 remove the loaf from the pan and slice to serve.