Meatloaf In A Blanket

Total Time: 2 hrs 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 2 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 loaf unsliced french bread (sour dough is great, round loaves are easiest to work with)
• 1/2 cup low-fat milk
• 1 bunch fresh parsley
• 1 tomato
• 2 eggs
• 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
• 1 garlic clove, crushed
• pepper
• 1/4 teaspoon oregano
• 1/4 teaspoon basil
• 1/2 lb lean ground beef
• 1/2 lb ground lean lamb
• 1 hot italian sausage, ground
• 1 tablespoon butter

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350.
• 2 slice off a 7-inch circle from the top of the loaf and scoop out enough bread to leave about a 1/2-inch thick shell. save the top of the crust for a "lid.".
• 3 in a food processor or blender, process the bread into crumbs. (you'll need one cup. if there's extra, save it for another recipe.).
• 4 put 1 cup bread crumbs in a large mixing bowl, add milk, and let stand for 5 minutes.
• 5 finely chop parsley and add to bowl.
• 6 dice tomato and add to bowl.
• 7 add everything else but the butter to the bowl, roll up your sleeves, and mix well.
• 8 pack meat mixture into bread shell. replace top.
• 9 rub butter on bread.
• 10 wrap bread in foil and bake at 350 for 2 hours.
• 11 use a serrated knife to cut loaf into wedges and serve.