Uncle Bills Meat Loaf With Chickpeas Recipes

UNCLE BILL'S MEAT LOAF WITH CHICKPEAS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• In a food processor, puree' onion and garlic.
• In a large bowl, combine onion/garlic puree', both ground beef, chickpeas, breadcrumbs, beaten egg, chili sauce, Dijon mustard, Worcestershire sauce, hot pepper sauce, cumin, salt, pepper and parsley; mix well to blend.
• Transfer mixture to a lightly oiled 9" x 5" loaf pan, press mixture firmly down and smooth the top.
• Cover with aluminum foil and bake in preheated 350 F oven for 45 minutes or until tested with a thermometer inserted into the center of the loaf; shoud read at least 160 - 165°F.
• In the meantime, prepare the topping in a small bowl, combine chili sauce and Dijon mustard.
• Remove loaf from oven and drain any fat that may have accumulated.
• Spread the chili sauce/Dijon mixture over the loaf.
• Immediately return meat loaf to oven and bake uncovered for another 30 minutes at 350°F.
• Remove from oven and let rest for about 15 minutes before slicing.
• This meat loaf is excellent eaten cold in a sandwich.

BILL'S FAVORITE MEATLOAF

Steps:

• In large bowl, beat egg and milk/cream together.
• Add Worcestershire sauce, Ketchup, and seasonings.
• Note: If using dried minced onion, stir in at this point.
• Soak bread in the egg/milk/seasonings mixture, until all moisture is absorbed. Add breadcrumbs to soak up extra liquid, if needed.
• Stir in onions and ground beef. Mix well.
• Turn out into an 8 x 4" or 9 x 5" loaf pan, that is lined with plastic wrap, packing mixture well.
• Invert and unmold loaf pan onto a broiler pan, removing plastic wrap.
• Bake at 400 degrees for 45-60 minutes or until done in the center.
• Serve with brown gravy, if desired.

MEATLOAF WITH CHICKPEAS

Steps:

• In a food processor, puree onion with garlic. In a large bowl, combine onion mixture, beef, chickpeas, breadcrumbs, egg, chili sauce, mustard, Worcestershire, hot pepper sauce, cumin, salt, pepper and parsley. Knead together lightly.
• Transfer to a 9 - 5 loaf pan and smooth top. Bake in at 350°F oven for 45 minutes or until meat thermometer inserted into centre of loaf reads at least 160°F.
• To prepare topping, combine chili sauce with mustard; spread over the loaf. Bake, uncovered for 30 minutes.
• Note: For smaller portions, divide the loaf into 2 smaller loaf pans. Cooking time is the same. I used the food processor to chop up the chickpeas. I am not a fan of store bought (dried out) bread crumbs, so I used 3 slices of flax seed bread. Regular or whole wheat bread could be used.