Meat Loaf & Mashed Red Potatoes

Name: Meat Loaf & Mashed Red Potatoes
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 4 h
Total time: 4 h 30 min
Yield: 8 servings.
Ingredients: 3 pounds small red potatoes, quartered; 1-1/2 cups beef stock, divided; 3 slices white bread, torn into small pieces; 2 large portobello mushrooms (about 6 ounces), cut into chunks; 1 medium onion, cut into wedges; 1 medium carrot, cut into chunks; 1 celery rib, cut into chunks; 3 garlic cloves, halved; 2 large eggs, lightly beaten; 1-1/4 pounds ground beef; 3/4 pound ground pork; 2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce; 2 teaspoons salt, divided; 1 teaspoon pepper, divided; GLAZE:; 1/2 cup ketchup; 2 tablespoons tomato paste; 2 tablespoons brown sugar; POTATOES:; 3 tablespoons butter

TOTAL TIME: Prep: 30 min. Cook: 4 hours + standing YIELD: 8 servings.

Satisfy the meat-and-potatoes eaters in your house with this satisfying dish that all cooks up in one pot! Talk about classic comfort food. —Faith Cromwell, San Francisco, California

Ingredients

3 pounds small red potatoes, quartered
1-1/2 cups beef stock, divided
3 slices white bread, torn into small pieces
2 large portobello mushrooms (about 6 ounces), cut into chunks
1 medium onion, cut into wedges
1 medium carrot, cut into chunks
1 celery rib, cut into chunks
3 garlic cloves, halved
2 large eggs, lightly beaten
1-1/4 pounds ground beef
3/4 pound ground pork
2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
2 teaspoons salt, divided
1 teaspoon pepper, divided
GLAZE:
1/2 cup ketchup
2 tablespoons tomato paste
2 tablespoons brown sugar
POTATOES:
3 tablespoons butter

Directions

1. In a large microwave-safe bowl, combine potatoes and 1 cup stock. Microwave on high, covered, until just softened, 12-15 minutes. Transfer mixture to a 6-qt. slow cooker. Combine bread and remaining stock in a large bowl; let stand until liquid is absorbed.
2. Meanwhile, pulse mushrooms, onion, carrot, celery and garlic in a food processor until finely chopped. Add vegetable mixture, eggs, beef, pork, Worcestershire sauce, 1-1/4 teaspoons salt and 3/4 teaspoon pepper to bread mixture; mix lightly but thoroughly. Place meat mixture on an 18x12-in. piece of heavy-duty foil; shape into a 10x6-in. oval loaf. Lifting with foil, place in slow cooker on top of potatoes; press foil up sides and over edges of slow cooker, creating a bowl to contain meat loaf juices. Combine glaze ingredients; spread over loaf.
3. Cook, covered, on low until a thermometer reads 160°, 4-5 hours. Using a turkey baster, remove and discard liquid contained in foil; lifting with foil, remove meat loaf to a platter (or carefully remove meat loaf using foil, draining liquid into a small bowl). Let stand 10 minutes before cutting.
4. Drain potatoes, reserving cooking liquid; transfer potatoes to a large bowl. Mash, gradually adding butter, remaining 3/4 tsp. salt and 1/4 tsp. pepper, and enough reserved cooking liquid to reach desired consistency. Serve with meat loaf.

Nutrition Facts

1 piece with 2/3 cup mashed potatoes: 485 calories, 21g fat (9g saturated fat), 130mg cholesterol, 1107mg sodium, 46g carbohydrate (12g sugars, 4g fiber), 28g protein.