Name: Classic meatloaf with tomato sauce
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Yield: 6
Ingredients: 1 tbsp olive oil -; 1 onion, finely chopped -; 1 garlic clove, crushed -; 2 tbsp tomato purée -; 500g beef mince -; 1 egg -; 85g fresh breadcrumbs -; 1 tbsp olive oil -; 1 onion, finely chopped -; 1 carrot, finely chopped -; 1 celery stick, finely chopped -; 1 garlic clove, finely chopped -; 500ml passata with basil -; peas and mash, to serve (optional) -

Ingredients for - Classic meatloaf with tomato sauce

1. 1 tbsp olive oil

2. 1 onion, finely chopped

3. 1 garlic clove, crushed

4. 2 tbsp tomato purée

5. 500g beef mince

6. 1 egg

7. 85g fresh breadcrumbs

8. 1 tbsp olive oil

9. 1 onion, finely chopped

10. 1 carrot, finely chopped

11. 1 celery stick, finely chopped

12. 1 garlic clove, finely chopped

13. 500ml passata with basil

14. peas and mash, to serve (optional)

How to cook deliciously - Classic meatloaf with tomato sauce

1 . Stage

Heat the oil in a frying pan and add the onion, cook for 4-5 mins over a low heat, then stir in the garlic. Leave to cool completely.

2 . Stage

To make the tomato sauce, heat the oil in a saucepan and fry the onion, carrot and celery for 3-4 mins, then add the garlic and cook for a minute. Add the passata and bring to a simmer, then season and cook for 5 mins.

3 . Stage

Heat oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4. Mix the cooled onion with the tomato purée, mince, egg and breadcrumbs, and season. Line a 900g loaf tin with a liner or baking parchment and pack in the meatloaf mixture. Cook for 20-25 mins or until a skewer poked into the centre feels roasting hot when pulled out. Leave to rest for 10 mins before lifting out of the tin.

4 . Stage

Serve slices of the meatloaf with some tomato sauce spooned over. Wrap any remaining meatloaf and use it as a sandwich filling for a lunchbox. Can be frozen for up to a month.