Recipe - Broccoli Stuffed Meat Loaf

1 One fourth pound Lean Ground Beef
1 Egg
4 tablespoon Bread Crumbs
4 Green Onions, Minced
1 teaspoon Salt
One half teaspoon Basil Leaves, Dried
1/8 teaspoon Black Pepper
1 One half cup Broccoli Flowerettes
One half cup Mild Cheddar Shreds
1 tablespoon Butter, Melted
1 tablespoon Tomato Ketchup

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Combine the beef, egg, One half the bread
crumbs, Three fourths of the minced green onion, Three fourths of the salt, the basil and the
pepper. Set aside. Bring a pot of water to a full boil. Drop in the
broccoli flowerettes. Cook until just tendercrisp (3 to 4 minutes). Drain
thoroughly. Mix with the cheese, the remaining bread crumbs, green onions
and salt. Press half of the meat mixture into a loaf pan (8" x 4"), forming
an indentation in the center. Leave a 1" thick layer on the sides. Fill the
indentation with the broccoli mixture. Top the broccoli with the remaining
meat mixture. Seal well around the edges, completely enclosing the
broccoli. Mix the melted butter and ketchup. Brush the top of the loaf with
this mixture. Bake until the loaf pulls away from the sides of the pan and
the meat is done (about 60 minutes). Serve hot. Cut in slices.

Joel Ehrlich on rec.food.cooking

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