Cheesy Meat Loaf

• 4 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
• 2 carrots, cut into 1/4-inch dice
• 2 celery ribs, cut into 1/4-inch dice
• 1 onion, cut into 1/4-inch dice
• 12 ounce dried wild mushrooms, soaked in 1 cup hot water, chopped, soaking liquid reserved
• 3 garlic cloves, minced
• 2 14 cups fresh breadcrumbs
• 1 tablespoon minced fresh flat leaf parsley
• 14 cup minced fresh flat leaf parsley
• 2 ounces mozzarella cheese, shredded, plus 6 oz. cut into 1/2-inch cubes
• salt
• fresh ground black pepper
• 2 lbs ground beef (80% lean)
• 2 eggs, lightly beaten
• 12 teaspoon minced fresh thyme

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. Coat bottom of roaster with 1 tablespoons oil.
3. In deep saute pan over medium-high heat, warm 2 tbsp, oil.
4. Saute carrots, celery, and onion 8-10 minutes.
5. Add mushrooms and garlic, saute 1 minute.
6. Cool 10 minutes.
7. In bowl, combine 1 1/2 cups bread crumbs and 1/3 cup mushroom soaking liquid; soak 5 minutes.
8. In anouther bowl, combine 3/4 cup bread brumbs, 1 tablespoons parsley, 1 tbsp oil, shredded cheese, salt and pepper.
9. In large bowl, mix beef, soaked crumbs, vegetables mixture, eggs, 1/4 cup parsley, thyme, cubed cheese, salt and pepper.
10. Transfer to prepared pan, shape into a 10" x 5" loaf.
11. Cover top and sides with cheese-bread crumb ixture.
12. Bake until internal temperature registers 165 degrees, about 1 hour and 10 minutes.
13. Serve with mashed potatoes.

extra virgin olive oil, carrots, celery, onion, wild mushrooms, garlic, fresh breadcrumbs, flat leaf parsley, flat leaf parsley, mozzarella cheese, salt, fresh ground black pepper, ground beef, eggs, thyme

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/cheesy-meat-loaf-363370 (may not work)