Faith, Food and Family

This meatloaf has the addition of yummy carrots, celery and onions to pack more nutrional punch. You could even blend them if you need to hide them from little eyes. The stuffing mix just really adds something as well. It's so good and my family loves it! Let's get to it! Veggie Packed Meatloaf Ingredients: 2 tablespoons of butter 1 cup of finely diced onion 1 rib of celery, finely diced 1 carrot, diced finely 3-4 cloves of garlic, minced ½ of an 8oz can of tomato sauce 1 cup of crushed stuffing mix (I use Pepperidge Farm Herb Seasoned Cubed Stuffing) 2 eggs, large 2 pounds of ground beef (I use very lean meat always. I ask the meat department to grind either sirloin tip, london broil or eye of round into hamburger meat for me.) ketchup Preheat your oven to 350 degrees. In a sauté pan over medium heat, melt butter and then add the diced celery, onion and carrot. Sauté for 3-5 minutes allowing the veggies to soften. Turn the heat down a bit and then cover ...

Do you buy ground beef or have your meat gound up fresh? I love to have ours ground up fresh. It's the only way I buy it. I usually use sirloin tip or london broil, and have used a couple of other cuts before too. I just watch for it to go on sale. Sirloin tip was on sale this time and I decided to make meatloaf again. I wanted something different for this one, so I thought why not stuff it with smoked gouda cheese! This was really good. Hope you enjoy it as much as we did! Smoked Gouda Stuffed Meatloaf 2 tablespoons butter 2 onions, diced 5 cloves of garlic, minced ½ cup of ketchup (I used just a tad less than ½ cup) ¾ cup of breadcrumbs 1 teaspoon of thyme 2 eggs 2 pounds of ground beef 1/3 pound of smoked gouda, cut into sticks (like cheese sticks only smaller) Preheat your oven to 350 degrees. In a sauté pan over medium heat, melt butter and then add the diced onion. Sauté until translucent. Add the minced garlic, allowing it to cook for a minute or two. ...