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Country Herbed Meatloaf

A traditional meatloaf made even better with a flavourful tomato herb sauce. A recipe so good, you'll quickly update your weekly meal plans to include this main dish.

Course Main Course
Cuisine American
Keyword ground beef, meat loaf, meatloaf, tomato herb sauce
Prep Time 35 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour
Servings 10 servings

INGREDIENTS

Tomato Herb Sauce

  • 1/4 cup olive oil
  • 8 oz fresh mushrooms, chopped fine
  • 1 onion, large, chopped
  • 1 clove garlic, minced
  • 28 oz tomatoes, crushed
  • 6 oz tomato paste
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1/4 tsp pepper
  • 2 tsp sugar
  • 1 cup water
  • 2 tsp basil, dried

Meat Loaf

  • 2 lb ground beef
  • 1 cup seasoned bread crumbs
  • 3 tbsp milk
  • 2 eggs, beaten
  • 1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce

INSTRUCTIONS

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

Tomato Herb Sauce

  1. In a skillet, heat olive oil over medium heat. Saute onions, mushrooms and garlic until onions are transparent. Stir in the crushed tomatoes, tomato paste, salt, pepper, and sugar until everything is well combined. Reserve a cup and a half of the sauce for the meatloaf mixture.

  2. After you've removed the cup and a half, stir in the water and basil. Cover and simmer for about an hour, stirring occasionally.

Meatloaf

  1. Meanwhile, combine the meat loaf ingredients with the reserved cup and a half of tomato herb sauce. In a roasting pan, using your hands mold the meat mixture into a loaf shape. Bake for 45 minutes.

  2. Remove and drain meatloaf. Top with a cup of tomato herb sauce and bake for an additional 15 minutes or until fully cooked. Spoon remaining tomato herb sauce over individual slices.

RECIPE NOTES

Adapted from J. Boyd's recipe and found in the Radbourne Family Cookbook.