Meatloaf Wellington

Total Time: 2 hrs 45 mins Preparation Time: 45 mins Cook Time: 2 hrs

Ingredients

• 1 egg, beaten
• 1 cup celery, chopped
• 1/2 cup milk
• 3 slices bread, crusts removed and torn into 1/4-inch pieces
• 3/4 cup onion, chopped
• 1 teaspoon poultry seasoning
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 1 1/2 lbs ground beef
• 1/2 cup pine nuts, chopped
• 2 (10 ounce) packages frozen patty shell pastry dough, thawed
• 1/2 cup mushroom, slices and cooked (i cook in butter and garlic)
• 1 cup cheddar cheese, shredded
• 1 egg, beaten with
• 2 teaspoons water

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 375°.
• 2 grease a loaf pan.
• 3 combine egg and milk. add bread crumbs, onion, celery, seasonings, beef, and pine nuts. place into the loaf pan.
• 4 bake 1 hour and 15 minutes.
• 5 cool and remove from the pan.
• 6 if you freeze allow it to thaw out completely before you continue on with the rest of the steps.
• 7 preheat oven to 400°.
• 8 let pastry stand out a room temperature for about 25 minutes. form into a ball.
• 9 combine the mushrooms and cheese and spread on the top of the meat loaf.
• 10 roll out the pastry to about 18x12-inches. wrap the meat loaf. use the egg with 2 t water to seal the edges and to brush the top and sides of the loaf with.
• 11 place on an ungreased baking sheet and bake for 30-40 minutes.
• 12 let stand 10 minutes before carving.