Description

This meatloaf is not your ordinary meatloaf. It is loaded with veggies like carrots, bell peppers, onions and carrots, mixed with ground pork and ground sirloin and topped with a mushroom gravy and caramelized onions. Serve with mashed potatoes and your f

Ingredients

• 1 T. vegetable oil
• 2 T. minced green bell pepper
• 2 T. minced red bell pepper
• ½ c. minced red onion
• 1⁄3 c. shredded carrot
• 5 t. minced garlic
• 3 eggs, beaten
• 1½ lb. ground sirloin
• 1 lb. ground pork
• 1 T. minced Italian parsley
• 1 T. granulated sugar
• 2 t. salt
• 1½ t. dried thyme
• 1 t. ground black pepper
• 1 t. dried oregano
• 1 t. ground sage
• ½ t. paprika
• ¾ c. whole milk
• ¾ c. bread crumbs
• Grilled onions:
• 1 medium onion, sliced
• 2 T. butter
• ¼ t. salt
• ¼ t. ground black pepper
• Mushroom gravy:
• 2 T. butter
• 1 t. minced garlic
• 2 T. all-pupose fl our
• 1- 14 oz. can beef broth
• 1½ c. sliced mushrooms
• 1 t. minced Italian parsley
• ¼ t. salt
• ¼ t. ground black pepper
• ¼ t. dried thyme
• ¼ t. ground sage

Steps

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. Heat up 1 tablespoon oil in a medium sauté pan over medium/low heat. Slowly sauté the green and red bell pepper in the oil for 5 minutes. Add the minced onion, carrot, and garlic and cook for an additional 5 minutes, till just softened.
3. Beat eggs in a large bowl. Add ground beef, pork, sautéed vegetables, and remaining ingredients except bread crumbs. Mix well with hands until everything is combined, then work in the bread crumbs a little bit at a time. Press meatloaf into a 9 x 5-inch loaf pan and bake for 1 hour.