Apple Spiced Meatloaf

Total Time: 1 hr 45 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 10
• 1 onion, finely chopped
• 2 -4 garlic cloves, minced
• 2 fresh sage leaves, minced
• 1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley
• 2 cups seasoned dry bread crumbs
• 3/4 cup applesauce
• 1 egg, beaten
• 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cardamom
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/8 teaspoon pepper
• 1 lb ground beef
• 1 lb ground lamb
• 1 cup applesauce
• 2 tablespoons apple liqueur
• 1 tablespoon dijon mustard
• 2 tablespoons brown sugar

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350 degrees. cook onion and garlic in microwave for 2-3 minutes until tender.
• 2 combine onion and garlic with sage, parsley and bread crumbs, 3/4 cup applesauce, egg, cinnamon, cardamom, salt and pepper in large bowl and mix well.
• 3 stir in beef and lamb and mix gently just until combined.
• 4 shape mixture into loaf and place in a 1 quart baking dish. bake at 350 degrees for 1 1/2 hours.
• 5 meanwhile, make apple glaze. combine 1 cup applesauce, apple liquour, mustard and brown sugar in small saucepan. heat and stir until well blended.
• 6 after the meatloaf has been in the oven for 1/2 hour, spoon some of the apple glaze over and continue baking. baste with the glaze every 20 minutes until internal temperature registers 160 degrees.
• 7 remove from oven and let meatloaf sit for 15 minutes before serving.