Eating While Broke : Meatloaf

Okay, I must admit that this is the first time in my life that I ever made meatloaf.  My husband makes the best meatloaf ever, so usually I just make him fix supper anytime we decide on meatloaf.  However, since I began this series here on Gather I thought I should be the one to fix all the meals, since I would be making posts out of them and sharing the recipes and photos and all.  I also have to admit that this was pretty darn good meatloaf, if I do say so myself!!  Here's what I took:

1 pound ground turkey        1 medium onion, shredded    1 carrot, shredded

salt & pepper to taste        approx. 1 tsp garlic powder   one hand full of instant oats

1 small can mushrooms          4 TB apple cider vinegar       1/2 cup ketchup

2 TB brown sugar                    2 slices bacon

And here's what I did:

1. I took the ground turkey, shredded onion & shredded carrot (I used the shredder to do this of course), salt & pepper, garlic powder, oats, and mushrooms and mixed them together in a bowl using my hands.
2. I then coated a 1 and 1/2-quart oval casserole dish with cooking spray and pressed the meat mixture firmly into it, making sure it was flat on top.
3. Next, I laid the 2 slices of bacon on top (you could use more than 2 of course).
4. In a small bowl I combined the ketchup, brown sugar, and apple cider vinegar and poured that on top of the meat and bacon.  This was my sauce.
5. I covered the dish and baked it at 350 for 1 hour.  Voila!

This was served with mashed pototoes and seasoned green beans.

You can see additional posts in the 2009 "Eating While Broke" series by clicking the following links:

Spinach Frittata

Mexican Rice

Rice Pudding

Recipes from 2008 can be found at the following links:

Lasagna

Chicken BBQ Pizza, Salad, and Dessert

Enchiladas