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Here is a great meatloaf recipe for you! Juicy and moist with lots of tasty flavors. You’ll want to try this!

Ingredients:

2 1/2lbs. hamburger 22%

1 stalk celery (fine dice)

1/2 onion (fine dice)

1/4 green pepper (fine dice)

1/4 red pepper (fine dice)

15oz. can stewed tomatoes

1 teas. salt

2/3 teas. pepper

1 1/2 teas. crushed garlic

1 tbls. dry parsley

1 teas. dry oregano (crushed)

4 teas. worstechier sauce

1 cup Italian bread crumbs

Method: (meatloaf)

In a large bowl add all ingredients except stewed tomatoes. Take 1/3 of the stewed tomatoes (the biggest chunks) and fine dice. Then add those to your mix. Using your hands, mix thoroughly. Reserve remaining tomatoes.

Line a loaf pan with plastic wrap and fill with the meat mixture, packing it down to get the air out. You want it to be nice and evenly packed. Turn it out onto a cookie sheet, the packed meatloaf should hold its shape, remove plastic wrap. Preheat your oven to 350 degrees and place meatloaf on middle rack turning it around halfway through cooking for even baking. Cook for about 1 hour and 15 minutes.

Method (sauce)

In a 1 qt. sauce pan simmer the remaining stewed tomatoes for approximately 45 minutes breaking tomato chunks down to a thick slightly chunky sauce. You want the sauce to reduce by half. Add a pinch of sugar if your sauce is too acidic.

Add sauce to the top of your meatloaf when there is about 15 minutes left on the cook time of your meatloaf. When the time is up remove your meatloaf and let stand for 5 to 10 minutes. You want to have an internal temperature of at least 150-155 degrees.

Slice into about 3/4 inch pieces. Makes about 10 to 12 pieces.

Serve immediately and refrigerate any leftover pieces. Makes a great meatloaf sandwich!

Mashed Potatoes

Ingredients:

2 to 3 lbs. red potatoes 1in. dice

2 cups chicken broth

1 cube butter or margarine

3/4 cup milk

Water

Salt and pepper to taste

Method:

Add potatoes, chicken broth, salt and pepper to a 5qt. stock pot and add water to cover potatoes. Boil for about 20 minutes, until potatoes are fork tender. Drain excess liquid and add butter and milk. Mash with a potato masher. For whipped potatoes use a whisk.

Add your favorite home made gravy.

Makes about 8 portions.

I hope you will try it, it’s moist and full of flavor.

For those of you who are reading this and would like me to create a recipe for one of your favorite foods feel free to leave me a comment and I’ll see what I can do for you.

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Take care and Happy Cooking!