Recipe - Creole Meatloaf

1 One half pound Lean ground beef
One half cup Cooked white rice
One half cup Chopped onion
One half cup Chopped bell pepper
1 teaspoon Salt
One half teaspoon Crushed thyme (to taste)
1 Egg
2 cn Tomato sauce (8 ounce size)
1 tablespoon Cooking oil
One half cup Chopped celery
1 tablespoon Finely chopped parsley

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a large bowl mix ground beef, rice, onion,
bell pepper, salt, thyme and eggs. Add One half 8oz can tomato sauce. Blend and
shape into loaf; place in shallow pan. Bake one hour, pour off fat.
Meanwhile, in a medium saucepan, heat oil and cook sauce over medium heat
until tender. Stir in remaining 1 One half cans tomato sauce and add parsley.
Simmer over low heat while meatloaf is cooking. After pouring off the fat
from the meatloaf, top with tomato sauce mixture. Return to oven and cook
10 minutes more.

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