That's it! Thanks so much Erin! I really enjoy this meatloaf.
Making it as I type. I really appreciate your search skills! All these cookbooks, and I still can't find a recipe when I am looking for it! : (
Two-meat loaf with sun-dried tomatoes
Serves six to eight
1/4 cup olive oil
1 1/2 cups finely chopped onions
1/2 cup finely chopped celery
3 garlic cloves, minced
1 teaspoon dried basil, crumbled
1 teaspoon dried oregano, crumbled
1 teaspoon dried thyme leaves, crumbled
1 1/2 pounds ground beef
1 pound Italian-style sweet sausage, casings removed
1/2 cup coarsely chopped oil-packed, sun-dried tomatoes
1/2 cup finely chopped flat-leaf parsley
2 eggs, beaten
1/2 cup fine, dry bread crumbs
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
1 1/2 teaspoons freshly ground black pepper
In a large skillet, warm the olive oil over medium heat. Add the onions, celery, garlic, basil, oregano and thyme, cover and cook, stirring once or twice, for 10 minutes. Remove from the heat and cool to room temperature.
Position a rack in the middle of the oven and heat the oven to 350 degrees. In a large bowl, mix together the ground beef, sausage, the onion mixture, sun-dried tomatoes, parsley, eggs, bread crumbs, salt and pepper. Transfer the meat mixture to a shallow baking dish and shape it into a flat loaf about 2 1/2 inches thick; smooth the top with the back of a spoon.
Bake about 1 1/2 hours, or until an instant-reading thermometer inserted in the center of the loaf registers 165 degrees. Let rest on a rack 10 minutes before slicing. Serve hot.
