mushroom and spinach stuffed meat loaf

Honestly...I hate meatloaf...but when I saw this recipe I HAD to try it.

Serves 8

2 tablespoons vegetable oil
2 medium celery stalks,chopped
1 medium onion,chopped
1 package(8 ounces) mushrooms,sliced
1 package(10 ounces) frozen chopped spinach,thawed
3/4 cup pimiento-stuffed olives,chopped
1-1/2 pound ground beef
3/4 cup quick cooking or old fashioned outs,uncooked
1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
1-1/2 teaspoons salt
1 large egg
3/4 cup chili sauce


1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees.In 10 inch skillet,heat 1 tablespoon oil over medium heat;add celery and onion and cook,stirring occasionally, until very tender.Transfer to medium bowl.

2. In same skillet,heat remaining 1 tablespoon oil over medium-high heat; add mushrooms and cook,stirring occasionally, until golden brown.Remove mushrooms from heat.Squeeze spinach dry.

3.Stir spinach and chopped olives into mushrooms;set aside.In large bowl ,mix ground beef,oats, Worcestershire sauce, salt, egg, celery mixture, 1/2 cup chili sauce, and 1/4 cup water.

4.Fill and shape meat mixture into a roll: On sheet of waxed paper, pat meat mixture into 12 inch but 10 inch rectangle.Spread spinach mixture on meat rectangle.

5.From a long side, carefully roll meat mixture, jelly-roll fashion, lifting waxed paper and using long metal spatula to loosen meat from paper.

6.Place loaf,seam side down,in roasting pan.Bake 50 minutes. Spread remaining 1/2 cup chili sauce over meatloaf; bake 10 minutes longer.Serve meat loaf.