This moist and tasty French onion meatloaf combines meatloaf, chopped steak, and gravy. Even without the ketchup or barbecue sauce, it’s still fairly tasty.
Ingredients:
2 tablespoons butter
1 small yellow onion diced
1 small green bell pepper diced
8 ounces brown mushrooms minced
1/2 teaspoon Kosher salt
1/2 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
2 pounds lean ground beef 80/20 or 85/15
2 tablespoons ketchup
2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
2 eggs
1 cup panko breadcrumbs
8 ounces Provolone Cheese Slices
Instructions:
Preheat the Oven to 375 degrees and Spray a large loaf pan with Cooking Spray. In a large Skillet, add the butter and the Onions and bell peppers, mushrooms, Salt and pepper.
Let brown for 1-2 minutes before Stirring, then let brown for another 1-2 minutes before stirring again.
In a Large bowl add the ground beef, Ketchup, Worcestershire Sauce , eggs , panko Breadcrumbs and the cooled vegetable mixture .
Add half The mixture to your loaf pan then add half of the cheese to the middle of the pan in a 2 inch wide section (I cut the slices into thirds for the right Width).
Cover with the rest of the Meat and form into a rounded top loaf shape. Cook for 40 minutes, then pull out of the Oven, cover with remaining cheese and put back in. Cook for 15-20 minutes , then let rest for 10 minutes before cutting.
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French Onion Meatloaf
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 1 small yellow onion diced
- 1 small green bell pepper diced
- 8 ounces brown mushrooms minced
- 1/2 teaspoon Kosher salt
- 1/2 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
- 2 pounds lean ground beef 80/20 or 85/15
- 2 tablespoons ketchup
- 2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
- 2 eggs
- 1 cup panko breadcrumbs
- 8 ounces Provolone Cheese Slices
Instructions
- Preheat the Oven to 375 degrees and Spray a large loaf pan with Cooking Spray. In a large Skillet, add the butter and the Onions and bell peppers, mushrooms, Salt and pepper.
- Let brown for 1-2 minutes before Stirring, then let brown for another 1-2 minutes before stirring again.
- In a Large bowl add the ground beef, Ketchup, Worcestershire Sauce , eggs , panko Breadcrumbs and the cooled vegetable mixture .
- Add half The mixture to your loaf pan then add half of the cheese to the middle of the pan in a 2 inch wide section (I cut the slices into thirds for the right Width).
- Cover with the rest of the Meat and form into a rounded top loaf shape. Cook for 40 minutes, then pull out of the Oven, cover with remaining cheese and put back in. Cook for 15-20 minutes , then let rest for 10 minutes before cutting.
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