Mr. B's Bar & Grill Meatloaf

Ingredients

• Nonstick cooking spray
• 2 1/2 pounds ground beef
• 2 eggs
• 1 1/2 ribs celery, diced
• 1/2 medium yellow onion, diced
• 1/4 cup chopped green bell pepper
• 1/2 of an 11.5 ounce can V-8 juice (about 3/4 cup)
• 1 1/2 cups bread crumbs*
• 2 tablespoons minced parsley
• 1 1/2 teaspoons freshly minced garlic
• 1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese
• 1/2 cup shredded Provel cheese
• 2 1/4 teaspoons ground black pepper
• 3/4 teaspoon ground cumin
• 2 1/4 teaspoons onion powder
• 1 tablespoon dried sweet basil
• 3/4 teaspoon ground oregano
• 1 tablespoon salt

Instructions

1. Heat oven to 350 degrees F. Spray a 9 x 13 inch glass baking pan with nonstick cooking spray. Set aside.
2. Place ground beef in a large mixing bowl. Add celery, onion, green bell pepper, V-8 juice, bread crumbs, parsley, garlic, cheeses, black pepper, cumin, onion powder, basil, oregano and salt.
3. Knead mixture until ingredients are well-blended. Shape into a loaf.
4. Set loaf into prepared pan. Add water surrounding loaf, enough to reach one-fourth of the way up the sides of the pan.
5. Bake meatloaf for 45 minutes to 1 hour or until done.

Notes

* Mr. B's uses unseasoned bread crumbs made by grinding up dried pieces of French or Italian bread. Home cooks who don't own a grinder can make crumbs from dried bread using a blender or a grater or substitute store bought crumbs.

Attribution

Posted by kdipaolo at Recipe Goldmine - June 4, 2001.

Source: used with permission from Mr. B's Bar & Grill