Yesterday I ran across a meatloaf recipe on Mark’s Daily Apple and knew right away that I wanted to make it that evening.  So after gathering the necessary ingredients at the store, I set forth.  I modified the recipe a tad in order to make enough for supper and lunch the next day.

Ingredients:

• 2 pounds ground beef ( I used 80/20 ground chuck)
• 2 apples, peeled, cored and chopped (I used Gala and diced them)
• 1 onion, chopped
• 2 clove garlic, minced
• 2 tsp dried mustard powder
• 4 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
• 2 eggs
• Salt and pepper to taste ( I used sea salt)

In a large bowl, combine all ingredients and mix.  Press mixture into a  loaf pan and bake at 375 degrees for about 60 minutes. The meatloaf pan that I have is actually 2 parts.  You have the part that the meat mixture goes into and it has holes in the bottom. That pan then sits inside a slightly larger pan that collects the grease from the meat.  Its like a George Foreman grill for the oven!  Overall the meatloaf turned out really good.  My wife continuously complimented me on it and asked that I add it to our recipe database.  One thing we thought about adding was a layer of tomato paste on the top about 30 minutes into the cooking cycle.

I served the meatloaf with a side of carrots and a spinach leaf salad with a vinaigrette dressing and sunflower seeds. To wash it down we enjoyed a glass of Riesling wine. For dessert we each had 2 squares of dark chocolate.  It was a perfect meal!