Country Meatloaf

Total Time: 1 hr Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
• 2 celery ribs, minced
• 1 medium onion, minced
• 1 large garlic clove, crushed
• 16 ounces tomatoes, seasoned for chili (tabasco 7 spice brand and includes peppers, onions and herbs)
• 1 lb lean ground beef
• 1 lb ground turkey
• 1 large egg
• 1/2 cup fresh breadcrumb
• 1 tablespoon hot pepper sauce
• 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
• 1 1/2 teaspoons dried thyme leaves
• 1 teaspoon ground cumin

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350°f
• 2 in a 10-inch skillet over med heat in hot oil, cook celery, onion and garlic until tender, about 5 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• 3 set aside 1/2 cup of the bottled tomato-chili seasoning mixture.
• 4 in a large bowl, combine remaining tomato¬chili mixture, ground meats, egg, bread crumbs, pepper sauce, salt, thyme, cumin and cooked celery mixture until well mixed.
• 5 in a 12x8 in baking dish, shape mixture into a 10x4 in oval.
• 6 brush top with reserved 1/2 cup of the tomato-chili mixture.
• 7 bake 1 hour.