Rainbow Loaf

A nutritious dinner full of tasty surprises! This loaf is hiding a rainbow of secret veggies inside! Bell peppers, carrots, mushrooms, even asparagus (shhh!) team up with yummy lentils and beef to create a super-powered meal that’s colorful, comforting, and totally delicious. It’s like a garden party in every bite—and your taste buds are invited Consider adding spinach, or quinoa...even chicken livers could be added to the puree and your kid's will never know. *** this recipe makes two meatloafs, it freezes well, so I make one to eat that night and save one for another meal

Good

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Step 1

Preheat Oven to 365 f

Step 2

In a separate small bowl, mix brown sugar, ketchup, and barbecue sauce together. Set aside

Step 3

In a large measuring cup or mixing bowl, add the tomatoes, vegetables, Soup mix, seasoning, and egg/ egg whites Using an immersion blender, blend together until smooth

Step 4

Mix the raw ground meat and uncooked dry stuffing mix with the vegetable/egg/ seasoning mixture. Mix thoroughly, but be careful not to over mix, or "mush" as it will affect the texture.

Step 5

Divide the meat mixture between 2 9x5 loaf pans. Form the meat into loaves. Create a trough along the long sides of the pans and down the middle, roughly 1.5 inches

Step 6

Spread the prepared barbecue, ketchup, sugar mixture evenly over the top of the loaves

Step 7

Bake in a 365 f oven for 45 minutes. Or an internal temperature of 160f is reached

Step 8

Allow to stand for 10 minutes before serving.