Uncle Bill's Meat Loaf With Chickpeas

Total Time: 1 hr 35 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 large onion, chopped
• 4 large garlic cloves, chopped
• 1/2 lb lean ground beef
• 1/2 lb ground beef
• 2 cups canned chick-peas, drained and finely chopped
• 3/4 cup dried regular breadcrumbs
• 1 large egg, beaten
• 1/2 cup chili sauce
• 2 tablespoons dijon mustard
• 2 teaspoons worcestershire sauce
• 1 teaspoon hot red pepper sauce or 1 teaspoon tabasco sauce
• 1 teaspoon ground cumin
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
• 3 tablespoons chopped parsley (fresh)
• 1/4 cup diced green pepper
• 1/4 cup diced sweet red pepper
• 2 tablespoons chili sauce
• 1 tablespoon dijon mustard

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350°f.
• 2 in a food processor, puree' onion and garlic.
• 3 in a large bowl, combine onion/garlic puree', both ground beef, chickpeas, breadcrumbs, beaten egg, chili sauce, dijon mustard, worcestershire sauce, hot pepper sauce, cumin, salt, pepper and parsley; mix well to blend.
• 4 transfer mixture to a lightly oiled 9" x 5" loaf pan, press mixture firmly down and smooth the top.
• 5 cover with aluminum foil and bake in preheated 350 f oven for 45 minutes or until tested with a thermometer inserted into the center of the loaf; shoud read at least 160 - 165°f.
• 6 in the meantime, prepare the topping in a small bowl, combine chili sauce and dijon mustard.
• 7 remove loaf from oven and drain any fat that may have accumulated.
• 8 spread the chili sauce/dijon mixture over the loaf.
• 9 immediately return meat loaf to oven and bake uncovered for another 30 minutes at 350°f.
• 10 remove from oven and let rest for about 15 minutes before slicing.
• 11 this meat loaf is excellent eaten cold in a sandwich.