Marvellous meatloaf

Serves:

Ingredients

• 750g mince
• 125g bacon, finely chopped or minced
• 1 onion, finely chopped or grated
• 1 clove garlic, crushed
• 1 carrot, grated
• 1 zucchini, grated
• ½ cup fresh breadcrumbs or cornflake crumbs (gluten-free)
• 2 tablespoons tomato paste
• 2 tablespoons barbecue sauce or soy sauce
• 1 teaspoon dry mustard
• 2 eggs, lightly beaten
• ¼ -½ cup milk

Method

Preheat oven to 180°C. Grease bottom and sides of a loaf tin with butter (my tin is 21cm x 11cm).

Place all ingredients in a large bowl. Mix well to combine.

Press firmly into loaf tin and bake for 1 hour. Rest in tin for 10 minutes, run a knife around the edge of meatloaf to make sure it is not stuck to the sides of the tin.

Invert onto a serving platter. Serve slices hot with mash and vegetables or cold with salads or in sandwiches.

Notes:

•  It hadn’t previously occurred to me, but meatloaf is really just one big hamburger that you can slice up!
• I used gluten-free cornflake crumbs instead of bread crumbs to make this gluten-free.
• Also nice with cheesy crust – 15 minutes before end of cooking time, sprinkle top with 1/3 cup grated cheese and return to oven.
• Recipe created by Melissa Hughes for Kidspot.

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