This meatloaf tastes like turkey and stuffing at Thanksgiving dinner – yum! At least half the volume is vegetables. Enjoy!
- Recipe serves: 4+
- Oven Temp: 375F
Meat loaf ingredients:
1 lb ground beef
1/4 teaspoon poultry seasoning
1/4 teaspoon Beau Monde seasoning
1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
1/4 teaspoon ground sage
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon pepper
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
1/4 cup finely diced water chestnuts
1/4 cup dried cranberries
1 apple, diced fine (or 1/2 cup applesauce)
1 zucchini, coarse grated (shredded)
1 egg, lightly beaten
1/2 cup seasoned stuffing mix, crushed (no big pieces)
Topping ingredients:
1/3 cup ketchup
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 45 minutes (or 30 minutes for small pans) at 375F; thermometer inserted in center should register 165F. Optional: Remove foil for last 5 minutes of baking time.