At least half the volume of this meatloaf is vegetables. Using oatmeal keeps it gluten-free. Enjoy!
- Recipe serves: 4+
- Oven Temp: 375F
Meat loaf ingredients:
1 lb ground beef
1 teaspoon Montreal Steak seasoning, crushed fine
Couple dashes Worchestershire sauce
1/2 cup chopped onion
1/2 cup chopped bell pepper
1 stalk celery, finely chopped
1/2 cup matchstick/julienned carrots, parboiled
1 zucchini, coarse grated (shredded)
1 egg, lightly beaten
8 ounces canned diced tomatoes, drained (for tomato-free, substitute 1 yellow squash, grated)
1/2 cup steel-cut oatmeal
Topping ingredients:
1/3 cup ketchup (for tomato-free, substitute peach butter or sugar-free peach preserves)
2 tablespoons brown sugar
1 tablespoon dark mustard
Directions:
- Mix all meat loaf ingredients well.
- Place in a loaf pan (or several small loaf pans).
- Mix topping ingredients.
- Spread topping on loaf.
- Cover pan with foil.
- Bake for 1 hour (40 minutes for small pans) at 375F; thermometer inserted in center should register 160F. Optional: Remove foil for last 5 minutes of baking time.