Hidden Vegetable Meatloaf

• 1 cup Mushrooms, Chopped
• 1 cup Carrots, Chopped
• 1/2 cups Celery, Chopped
• 4 cloves Garlic, Chopped
• 1 Tablespoon Olive Oil
• 2 Tablespoons Butter
• 1 teaspoon Salt
• 1/2 cups White Wine Or Beef Stock
• 1/4 cups Milk
• 1 cup Italian Flavored Bread Crumbs, Or More As Needed
• 3 pounds Ground Beef
• 3 whole Eggs
• 2 cups Ketchup, Divided
• 3 Tablespoons Worcestershire Sauce, Divided
• 1 teaspoon Black Pepper
• 1 teaspoon Onion Powder
• 1 teaspoon Garlic Powder
• 2 Tablespoons Dried Parsley
• 1/2 cups Brown Sugar

1. Place all vegetables in a food processor and process until they are a fine mixture.
2. Over medium-high heat, melt olive oil and butter.
3. Once butter begins to start browning, add the processed vegetables and salt.
4. After these have cooked for a few minutes, add the wine or beef stock to deglaze pan.
5. Continue cooking and stirring for a few more minutes.
6. Remove from heat.
7. After allowing the mixture to cool for a couple of minutes, add the milk.
8. Stir until combined.
9. Add the breadcrumbs.
10. Continue adding breadcrumbs (if needed) and stirring until mixture is a nice, thick paste.
11. In a large mixing bowl, place the ground beef.
12. Whisk eggs and add to the meat.
13. After allowing the pasty vegetable mixture to cool down a bit, begin incorporating it into the meat.
14. Add 1 cup ketchup, 2 tablespoons Worcestershire, pepper, onion powder, garlic powder, and parsley.
15. Keep mixing until it is well blended.
16. Get those hands dirty!
17. Spray a broiling pan with nonstick cooking spray.
18. Using your hands, form your meat mixture into a loaf on the sheet pan.
19. Make the loaf around 6-8 inches wide and about 1 1/2 inches thick.
20. In a small bowl or measuring cup, mix together the remaining 1 cup ketchup, brown sugar, and 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce.
21. Slather this sauce over the whole meatloaf with a brush.
22. Place in a 400 degrees F oven for about 40 minutes.

mushrooms, carrots, celery, garlic, olive oil, butter, salt, white wine, milk, italian flavored bread crumbs, ground beef, eggs, ketchup, worcestershire sauce, black pepper, onion powder, garlic, parsley, brown sugar

Taken from tastykitchen.com/recipes/main-courses/hidden-vegetable-meatloaf/ (may not work)