Meat Loaf Recipe | James Beard Foundation

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons olive oil or butter, plus more for the pan
• 1 onion, minced, or grated
• 1/4 pound cremini mushrooms, finely chopped
• 1 teaspoon chopped fresh thyme, or 1 tablespoon chopped fresh marjoram
• 3 slices dense-crumb white bread, crusts removed
• 1/4 cup milk
• 1/2 pound ground chuck
• 3/4 pound ground pork shoulder
• 3/4 pound ground veal
• 1 egg, beaten
• 2 1/2 teaspoons salt
• 1 1/2 teaspoons pepper
• 8 slices bacon