Smooth Herbed Meatloaf

Total Time: 1 hr 35 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 cup mushroom, finely chopped
• 1/2 cup onion, finely chopped
• 1/4 cup carrot, finely chopped
• 1/4 cup celery, finely chopped
• 2 tablespoons no-added-salt tomato paste
• 4 ounces no-salt-added tomato sauce
• 1 tablespoon angostura low-sodium worcestershire sauce
• 4 cloves garlic, minced
• 1/4 cup green pepper, finely chopped
• 1 lb ground sirloin
• 1 1/2 ounces quick-cooking oats
• 1 egg
• 1/2 teaspoon dried rosemary, crushed
• 1/2 dried thyme leaves
• 1 serrano peppers or 1 habanero pepper, minced
• freshly ground black pepper

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350°.
• 2 heat oil in large skillet.
• 3 sauté mushrooms, onion, carrot, celery, jalapeno and green pepper until soft.
• 4 add garlic and sauté one minute more.
• 5 in large mixing bowl, combine beef, oats, 2 tbsp.
• 6 tomato paste, egg, worcestershire sauce, rosemary, thyme and pepper.
• 7 add vegetable mixture from skillet and combine thoroughly.
• 8 put mixture in loaf pan.
• 9 bake one hour, basting with 4 oz tomato sauce after 30 minutes.
• 10 let stand 10 minutes before slicing.