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Tomato Soup Meat Loaf

Contributed by Eileen Goltz.

1 medium onion ; peeled and sliced
1 1/2 pounds ground beef
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon basil
1/4 teaspoon oregano
1 10 oz. can condensed tomato soup

Instructions:

Preheat oven to 350. Place half of the onion slices in the bottom of a loaf pan. Cover the onion slices with chunks the ground beef breaking it up lightly with a fork, but do not pack it down. Sprinkle the top of the meat with salt, basil, and oregano and then top with the remaining onion slices; pour tomato soup over the top and bake 45 minutes or until brown.
Variation:
You can add 1 cup sliced mushrooms. Half to the onions on the bottom and half to the onions on the top.
You can also substitute a thick pizza sauce for the tomato soup

Special InstructionsFresh Herbs and Insect Infestation: Fresh Basil, oregano, cilantro, dill, mint, parsley, rosemary, sage and thyme are fresh herbs often used as spices or garnishing. Aphids, thrips and other insects may often be found on the leaves and stems of these herbs. Insects tend to nestle in the crevices between the leaves and branches of herbs. These insects can curl up and stick to the leaf once they come in contact with water.

Recommendation: In order to determine if a particular bunch of herbs is infested prior to washing, bang it several times over a white cloth. This is most important when checking oregano, rosemary, sage and thyme. If only one or two insects are found, proceed with the steps below. If three or more insects are detected in a particular bunch of herbs, it should not be used.

Inspection:
1. Soak herbs in a solution of cold water and vegetable wash. The proper amount of vegetable wash has been added when some bubbles are observed in the water. (In the absence of vegetable wash, several drops of concentrated non-scented liquid detergent may be used. However, for health reasons, thoroughly rinse off the soapy solution.)
2. Agitate the herbs in the soapy water, in order to loosen the sticking excretion of the bugs.
3. Using a heavy stream of water, thoroughly wash off the soap and other foreign matter from the herbs.
4. Check both sides of each leaf under direct light.
5. If one or two insects are found, rewash the herbs.
6. If any insects are found after repeating the agitation process twice, the entire bunch must be discarded.


>Notes: Fresh basil and are herbs which tend to be infested with aphids, thrips and other insects. Please check "Special Instructions" below for instructions on inspecting herbs for insect infestation.