Meat loaf (#14)
4 to 6 serve
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | eaches | Slices raw bacon, cut into |
| . 1/2 inch pieces | ||
| 1¼ | pounds | Ground beef or turkey, or a |
| . mixture | ||
| ½ | cup | Canned or homemade tomato or |
| . marinara sauce | ||
| ½ | cup | Plain bread crumbs |
| ½ | cup | Chopped onion |
| ¼ | cup | Finely chopped celery |
| 1 | each | Clove garlic, minced |
| ½ | teaspoon | Dried oregano leaves |
| ¼ | teaspoon | Salt |
| Freshly ground black pepper | ||
Directions
1. Heat the oven to 325 degrees.
2. In a skillet, fry the bacon over medium heat 5 to 7 minutes until crisp. Pour off all but 1 tablespoon fat.
3. In a 1½- or 2-quart casserole, using your hands, mix all the ingredients with the bacon and reserved tablespoon of fat, until well blended. Do not overmix. It will toughen the meat loaf.
4. Shape into an 8-inch loaf in the casserole.
5. Bake 1 hour. Let stand 5 minutes. Pour off the fat. Slice and serve.
From "Woman's Day: The Only 25 Recipes You'll Ever Need," by Sidney Burstein, ISBN 0-385-41179-0, 1990.
keyed by iris grayson
Submitted By IRIS GRAYSON On 05-09-95