MEAT LOAF WITH PEPPERS AND MUSHROOMS

Meat Loaf With Peppers And Mushrooms image

Provided by Craig Claiborne And Pierre Franey

Time 40m

Yield Six or more servings

Number Of Ingredients 12

Ingredients

2 pounds lean ground beef
1 tablespoon butter
1 cup finely chopped onions
1 cup finely chopped green peppers
1 1/2 cups finely diced mushrooms
1/2 cup finely chopped parsley
Salt to taste, if desired
Freshly ground pepper to taste
1 cup finely ground bread crumbs
1/8 teaspoon ground allspice
1 egg, lightly beaten
Tomato sauce with horseradish (see recipe)

Steps:

Preheat the oven to 425 degrees.
Put the beef in a mixing bowl and set aside.
Heat the butter in a saucepan and add the onions, green peppers and mushrooms. Cook, stirring, until the vegetable mixture is wilted. Continue cooking until any liquid evaporates. Let it stand until cool.
Add the cooked vegetable mixture and parsley to the meat. Add salt, pepper, the bread crumbs, allspice and egg. Blend well with the hands.
Pack the mixture into a seven- cup loaf pan and smooth over the top. Place in the oven and bake one hour. Remove from the oven and let stand 20 minutes.
Unmold and serve sliced. Serve the tomato sauce with horseradish on the side.

Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 506, UnsaturatedFat 16 grams, Carbohydrate 18 grams, Fat 34 grams, Fiber 2 grams, Protein 31 grams, SaturatedFat 13 grams, Sodium 590 milligrams, Sugar 3 grams, TransFat 2 grams