Meatloaf Part Dos

The meatloaf came out really good and Jesse loved it.

I had to ask Jesse to pick up some spinach so we could have a salad with it and the domesticity of it all made me laugh. So, I put on a skirt and did my make up and even put on my mom's pearl necklace and greeted him with a cocktail when he came home. Oh, and his sandals since we live in southern california and it's too hot for slippers. haha. He thought it was hilarious and appreciated the cocktail.

I had to make a few changes to the recipe for size and some additions for flavor. Ultimately this is the recipe I ended up with:

1 1/2 cups of onion, rough chopped, whatever kind I already had
8 - 10 cloves of garlic, also rough chopped
2 tbl olive oil (really whatever amount the pan needed to cook the vegetables in)
2 tsp salt \ (I used 3 tsp of a salt and pepper mixture I always have on hand)
1 tsp pepper /
1 tsp dried thyme
a little less than 1/4 cup Worcestershire Sauce (technically 1/2 of 1/3 of a cup)
1/2 cup chicken stock (although it occurred to me beef stock might pack a better punch)
1 tsp tomato paste
about 1/4 cup chopped fresh basil (because I have it and it's delicious)
1 1/2 lbs ground turkey
1 lb lean ground beef
3/4 cup bread crumbs
2 large eggs, beaten
about a 1 cup of ketchup

This is in no way exactly half of the original recipe but I made changes as I went through it in ways I thought made sense or to make my life a little easier.

I did also make some changes to the directions as she wants you to add the salt and pepper to the onions and cook but that'll make the pepper become bitter so I added it to the meat mixture instead.

The directions are pretty basic:
*Preheat the oven to 325oF

*Cook the onions and garlic and thyme in olive oil over med heat till the onions are translucent but not browned, and fragrant. Add the chicken stock, Worcestershire Sauce, and tomato paste and mix together. Set aside and let cool.

*Mix the meat together. Add the salt and pepper, breadcrumbs, beaten eggs, chopped basil, and cool onion mixture. Mix and smoosh together until evenly distributed and what not.

*Divide into two loaf pans. Spread a layer of ketchup over the tops and pop them into the oven. (Or in my case, fight with the oven door until it finally squeaks open.) Bake for about 30 to 45 minutes until internal temperature is 160oF. Fight with the door again then, Eat!

Mashed Potatoes would be delicious but I made Mac and Cheese instead... with cream instead of milk.... yum.... And spinach salads. That hopefully combats the cream... but probably not.

Altogether dinner was a hit and really didn't take much more time than any other dinner so it'll be happening again, no doubt. Maybe next time I'll take some pictures....