ezRecipe-Zee: Cooking Recipe: How to make Garden Meatloaf

Garden Meatloaf - {Polpettone Del Giardino}

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Date Added:	February 29, 2008
Calories:	3831
Serves:	0
Prep. Time:	0:00
Category:	Beef, Italian / Pasta / Pizza, Main Dish, Meatloaf

Ingredients:

1/3   cup           extra-virgin olive oil
3                   garlic cloves
1     cup           minced onion
3     medium        zucchini
3                   green peppers cut into strips
1     medium        eggplant
1     tablespoon    dried oregano
3     tablespoons   flour
1/4   teaspoon      salt
                    Grinding black pepper
2     cups          chopped tomatoes
1     pound         ground beef
1/2   pound         ground pork
1     teaspoon      celery salt
1/4   teaspoon      hot pepper flakes
1     tablespoon    Worcestershire sauce
1     cup           cooked rice
1/3   pound         mozzarella cheese

Directions: one line for each direction. When saved the lines will be numbered.

Heat the oil in a large saute pan, stir in the garlic and cook it until it softens but does not brown. Stir in the onions and continue cooking until the onions are soft.
In a bowl toss together the zucchini, peppers, eggplant, oregano, flour, salt, and pepper. Stir into the onion mixture and cook 2 or 3 minutes. Spread the tomatoes over the top of the mixture, cover the pan and cook over simmering heat for 45 minutes. Uncover and cook until the mixture has thickened. Set aside.
Mix the ground beef, pork, celery salt, pepper flakes, Worcestshire sauce and rice together in a bowl.
Spread half of the zucchini mixture in a 1 1/2-quart casserole. Pat the meat mixture on top of the zucchini, then cover with the remaining zucchini mixture.
Bake covered in a 350 degrees oven for 30 minutes. Uncover, sprinkle the cheese over the top and continue baking an additional 20 minutes.
This recipe yields ?? servings.
Comments: Here is a great way to use up all the vegetables from the garden. Make this delicious and healthy meatloaf; it's good leftover too!

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Added On: February 29, 2008

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