Wednesday, October 1, 2008

Meatloaf Stuffed with Ham and Broccoli

Meatloaf Stuffed with Ham and Broccoli
Baked Potatoes
Green Salad

Ingredients:
2 lbs ground beef
2 eggs
¾ cup Italian style bread crumbs
¼ cup catsup
6 slices deli thin ham lunchmeat
2 cups frozen chopped broccoli (Spinach works, too!)
4 slices cheddar cheese
1 tsp salt
¼ tsp pepper
1 tsp Tabasco sauce
4 baking potatoes
½ head of iceberg lettuce
½ head of green leaf lettuce
½ chopped red onion
1 tomato, cut into wedges
½ cucumber, sliced
Salad dressing of your choice (Consider Red Wine Viniagrette or Caesar.)

Preparation:
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
Thaw the broccoli.
Mix the ground beef, eggs, bread crumbs, catsup, salt, pepper, and Tabasco.
Lay a large piece of tin foil on the counter.
Pat the meatloaf mixture into a rectangle, 9x13 inches.
Spread the broccoli onto the mixture, leaving ½ inch at the edges.
Spread the cheese slices over the broccoli.
Spread the ham over the cheese.
Roll the meatloaf into a loaf, using the tin foil as a tool to lift it.
Place in a baking dish.
Scrub the potatoes.
Wrap each potato in tin foil with ¼ tsp olive oil on the foil.
Bake the meatloaf and potatoes at 350 degrees for 1 hour and 15 minutes.
Set the table.
Toss the lettuce, cucumber, onion, and tomato together for the salad.

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