Porcini Mushroom-and-Veal Meat Loaf

Prep Time: 0 Minutes

Cook Time: 0 Minutes

Ready In: 0 Minutes

Servings: 6

Ingredients:

1 cup finely chopped onion

1 cup water

1/2 cup dried porcini mushrooms (about 1/2 ounce), chopped

1/4 cup dry red wine

1 1/2 tablespoons soy sauce

1/4 teaspoon sugar

1/8 teaspoon dried rosemary, crushed

1 large garlic clove, minced

1 1/2 tablespoons dijon mustard

1/2 teaspoon pepper

3/4 cup fresh whole-wheat breadcrumbs

1 1/2 pounds lean ground veal

vegetable cooking spray

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 375°. Combine first 8 ingredients in a small saucepan; bring to a boil. Cook 8 minutes or until reduced to 1 cup. Combine mushroom mixture, mustard, and pepper in a large bowl; stir well. Stir in breadcrumbs; let cool slightly.
2. Crumble veal over mushroom mixture; stir just until blended. Pack mixture into an 8 x 4-inch loaf pan coated with cooking spray. Bake at 375° for 50 minutes or until meat loaf registers 160°. Let loaf stand in pan 10 minutes.
3. Remove meat loaf from pan; cut loaf into 12 slices.
4. Note: Ground turkey or chicken can be substituted for ground veal.
5. Sandwich suggestion: Serve leftover meat loaf slices on kaiser rolls with herbed mayonnaise and lettuce.

By RecipeOfHealth.com