Aromatic And Cheese Stuffed Meat Loaf

Total Time: 1 hr 35 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 5 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 4 tablespoons olive oil
• 2 carrots, diced
• 1 red pepper, diced
• 2 celery ribs, diced
• 1 onion, diced
• 1/2 ounce dried mushroom
• 1 cup beef broth
• 3 garlic cloves, minced
• 2 1/4 cups fresh breadcrumbs
• 1/2 cup fresh parsley, minced
• 4 ounces provolone cheese, shredded
• 6 ounces mozzarella cheese, cubed
• kosher salt & freshly ground black pepper
• 2 lbs ground beef
• 2 eggs, lightly beaten
• 1/2 teaspoon fresh thyme, minced

Recipe

• 1 preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
• 2 soak the dried mushrooms in warmed beef broth then when soft, about 30 minutes later, drain and rough chop the mushrooms, saving the broth on the side.
• 3 coat the bottom of a roasting pan with 1 tbs of olive oil.
• 4 in a large skillet, heat 2 tbs of the olive oil and saute carrots, red pepper, celery and onions until soft.
• 5 add mushrooms and garlic and saute 1 minutes more.
• 6 set that aside to cool.
• 7 in a medium sized mixing bowl mix together the leftover beef broth and 1.5 cups bread crumbs; soak 5 minutes.
• 8 in a large bowl, combine 1.5 cups of breadcrumbs, 2 tbs parsley, 1 tbs olive oil, shredded cheese, salt and pepper.
• 9 in another large mixing bowl, mix beef, soaked crumbs, sauteed vegies, eggs, parsley, thyme, cubed cheese, and salt and pepper to taste.
• 10 place meat mixture in the roasting pan and shape into a loaf.
• 11 cover top and sides with cheese-bread crumb mixture.
• 12 bake until internal temperature reaches 165 degrees, about 1 hour and 10 minutes.
• 13 absolutely serve with mashed potatoes.