Meat Loaves with Mushroom Sauce

By learen

Ingredients

• 2 pounds ground lean beef
• 8 ounces fresh white mushrooms (about 3 cups), coarsely chopped
• 1 1.4-ounce package dry vegetable soup mix
• 1/2 cup seasoned dry bread crumbs
• 1/2 cup milk
• 1 egg, lightly beaten
• Mushroom Sauce (recipe follows)
• MUSHROOM SAUCE
• 1/4 cup milk
• 2 tablespoons cornstarch
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 8 ounces fresh white mushrooms (about 3 cups), sliced
• 1/3 cup chopped onion
• 1 14-ounce can beef broth

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350ºF. In a large bowl, combine beef, mushrooms, vegetable soup mix, bread crumbs, milk and egg until well combined. Form into two loaves, 7 × 5-inches each. Place loaves in a shallow baking pan with rack. Bake for 45 minutes.
Yield: 6 to 8 portions
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Mushroom Sauce:
In a small bowl, combine milk and cornstarch; set aside. In a large skillet, melt buffer over high heat. Add mushrooms and onion; cook and stir over moderate heat until mushrooms are golden, about 10 minutes. Stir in beef broth and 1/2 cup water; bring to a boil. Stir cornstarch mixture into mushroom mixture in skillet. Cook over high heat, stirring constantly, until slightly thickened, about 1 minute.
Yield: 2-1/2 cups