Spicy Mushroom Swiss Meatloaf

Spicy mushroom Swiss meatloaf. One of my favorites! I know, I know, I say that all the time. But this time I mean it. Lots of "secret" ingredients in this one. Pumpernickel bread crumbs, and, well.....read on to see!

Ingredients:

• 1 lb ground meat (mine is from a local farm)
• 4 slices pumpernickel bread
• 1/2 of 1 onion
• 1/2 of 1 bell pepper
• 4 garlic cloves
• 1 can Rotel, drained
• 1 egg
• 10 slices of Swiss Cheese
• 6 mushrooms
• 1 tbsp soy sauce
• 1 tbsp Worcestershire
• Salt & pepper
• 1 cup ketchup
• 1 tbsp Sriracha
• 2 heads of broccoli  
• 1 lemon
• Olive oil

Preheat oven to 350. Put your 4 slices of pumpernickel in the food processor to make bread crumbs.

Put the meat in a bowl. Add the bread crumbs, egg, Rotel, Worcestershire, soy sauce, and a healthy pinch of salt & pepper.

Finely chop the onion, bell pepper, and garlic (just half of the onion and pepper).

Mix with your hands.

Butter a loaf pan.

Put half of the meat mix in the pan. 

Slice the mushrooms. This is the whole package. I only used 6 of them.

Layer the mushrooms over the meat. Top with Swiss cheese.

Top with the other half of the meat. And the rest of the Swiss cheese. Bake for 45 minutes at 350. (We'll top with sauce after that)

Mix 1 cup ketchup with about 1 tbsp Sriracha. Sriracha is super spicy, so adjust to your spicy level. 

After the meatloaf has cooked for 45 minutes, drain the fat. Top with the ketchup mix. Cook for 20 more minutes. Let sit for 15 minutes before cutting into it.

This is my favorite way to make broccoli! I need to make a separate post about it because this is the way broccoli was intended to be cooked. I steamed it for years.Then one day (probably because the steaming basket was dirty), I roasted it in the oven. By George! It's perfect. Cut the broccoli. Put on a cookie sheet. Season with 2-3 tbsp olive oil (be generous, the broccoli soaks up the oil), juice of 1 lemon, pinch of salt & pepper. Stir. Roast for 20 minutes, stirring occasionally. 

Remember to let the meatloaf cool for about 15 minutes before you cut into it.