Meat Loaf with Brown Lentils

Time: 02:30

Notes:
Recipe from Home Cooking with a French Accent

Ingredients

LENTILS 1/4 lb bacon finely diced 1 sm onion finely diced 1 tbsp tomato paste 1c brown lentils 4c chicken stock 1 tsp dried thyme MEATLOAF 1 1/2 lb gd beef 1/2 lb gd pork 1/4c chicken stock 2 eggs 3 large cloves garlic minced 1/2c flat leaf parsley, minced 1 1/2 tsp salt gd pepper ketchup

Directions

1. Cook bacon and onion in large pot over med heat until brown. Stir in tomato paste, lentils, chicken stock, thyme and bring to a boil, lower heat. Simmer 45 min until lentils are tender, drain and cool. 2. Preheat oven to 350oF 3. Mix all ingredients plus lentils 4. Shape into a loaf and place on fine holed rack in a 9 X 13″ baking dish 5. Bake 40min. 6. Spread ketchup on top about 1/4″ thick 7. Bake 15min more