Ingredients

Scale

For the vegetable tian:

2 – 4 Tablespoons olive oil, divided
1 medium onion, peeled & chopped
6 – 8 cloves garlic, peeled & chopped fine
1 large tomato or 2 smaller tomatoes
1 small zucchini, thinly sliced
1 small eggplant, thinly sliced
1 small potato, thinly sliced
1 Tablespoon chopped fresh herbs
2 – 4 oz. shredded Parmesan or Italian blend of cheeses

For the meatloaf:

1 lb. ground meat of choice (venison, beef, chicken, turkey – I used venison)
1 1/2 teaspoons Trader Joe’s 21 Seasoning Salute (or your favorite no-salt seasoning)
3/4 teaspoon salt
1 egg
1/3 cup whole wheat breadcrumbs
2 Tablespoons good mustard
2 Tablespoons chopped pickles
2/3 cup finely chopped veggies (leftover from above), sauteed in olive oil
reserved onion & garlic from above
1 Tablespoon chopped fresh herbs
1/2 – 2/3 cup Romesco sauce (recipe here – or you can use store bought)

Instructions

Saute the onion and garlic in 1 Tablespoon olive oil in a cast iron or other oven-safe pan. Take out about 1/3 of the mixture and set aside. Spread the rest over the bottom of the pan.
Arrange the thinly sliced veggies around the edge of the pan, following a pattern. I did eggplant, zucchini, potato, tomato and just kept repeating until I made a full circle around the edge. Sprinkle with salt, pepper and fresh herbs and brush liberally with olive oil.
With the leftover veggies: chop them fine and give them a quick saute in the olive oil.
Mix the ground meat with the reserved onion and garlic, 2/3 cup of the sauteed veggies, and the remaining ingredients except the Romesco sauce. Make a mound with the meat in the center of the pan.
Cover with foil and bake at 375 F for 30 minutes.
Uncover, sprinkle veggies with cheese and spread the sauce over the meatloaf. Bake for 30 minutes more.

Notes

Aside from the tomato, slice the veggies as thin as possible (particularly the potato). Some recommend a mandolin but I prefer a knife for safety sake.

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Nutrition

Serving Size: 1 slice (1/6th of total)
Calories: 322
Fiber: 4 g
Protein: 21 g

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