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Individual Meat Loaves
Copyright 2005, Ina Garten, All Rights Reserved


1 tablespoon good olive oil
3 cups chopped yellow onions (3 onions)
1 teaspoon chopped fresh thyme leaves
2 teaspoons kosher salt
1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
3 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
1/3 cup canned chicken stock or broth
1 tablespoon tomato paste
2 1/2 pounds ground chuck (81 percent lean)
1/2 cup plain dry bread crumbs (recommended: Progresso)
2 extra-large eggs, beaten
1/2 cup ketchup (recommended: Heinz)




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Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
 
Heat the olive oil in a medium saute pan. Add the onions, thyme, salt, and pepper and cook over
medium-low heat, stirring occasionally, for 8 to 10 minutes, until the onions are translucent but
not brown. Off the heat, add the Worcestershire sauce, chicken stock, and tomato paste. Allow to
cool slightly.
 
In a large bowl, combine the ground chuck, onion mixture, bread crumbs, and eggs, and mix lightly
with a fork. Don't mash or the meatloaf will be dense. Divide the mixture into 6 (10 to 11-ounce)
portions and shape each portion into a small loaf on a sheet pan. Spread about a tablespoon of
ketchup on the top of each portion. Bake for 40 to 45 minutes, until the internal temperature is 155
to 160 degrees F and the meat loaves are cooked through. Serve hot.



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