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Savory Meatloaf

Comfort food at it's best. This recipe was a famous family tradition in the Webster house for Noelle and Alex, as their mom would make a heart-shaped meatloaf EVERY Valentine's Day to show them how much she absolutely loved her girls. One of Cory's absolute favorites for leftovers (cold meatloaf sandwiches). :)
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour
Total Time 1 hour 20 minutes
Servings: 10 servings
Course: Main Dish
Ingredients Method

Ingredients
  

  • 3 lbs ground chuck
  • 4-5 slices of bread
  • 1/2 c milk
  • 3 eggs
  • 1 medium onion cut into chunks
  • 5-6 stalks celery cut into chunks
  • 2 cloves garlic
  • 3 tsp salt 1 tsp for each lb meat
  • 1/2 tsp pepper
  • 3 Tbsp yellow mustard
  • 1 Tbsp dried parsley
  • 1 Tbsp Worcestershire sauce
  • 1/2 tsp dried thyme
  • 1 crushed bay leaf
  • unseasoned breadcrumbs

Method
 

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  2. In food processor, first blend bread, milk & eggs. Add remaining ingredients (other than meat & breadcrumbs) into food processor and blend on high until all chunks are smooth.
  3. In a large bowl, break up ground chuck and pour blended mixture over meat. Mix together by hand or large spoon until completely mixed with no chunks of meat left.
  4. Form loaf (or your favorite shape, such as a heart for Valentine's Day ;) ) in a 13x9 baking dish. Create diagonal slashes with a knife in the loaf to let the juices self-marinate while cooking.
  5. Sprinkle unseasoned breadcrumbs over the loaf and coat thoroughly.
  6. Pour water over the loaf to moisten breadcrumbs and create a bit of a bath (about 1/4 to 1/2 inch deep) in the dish.
  7. Bake at 350 degrees for 1 to 1 1/2 hours until lightly browned on top and fully cooked.