Chicken Zucchini Mini-loaves Stuffed with Goat Cheese & Applesauce

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Ingredients

  • 2 Pounds of freshly ground Chicken  (preferably not packaged)
  • 1 ½ c Italian Seasoned Bread Crumbs
  • Crumbled Goat Cheese
  • One finely chopped zucchini
  • 12 slices of Bacon
  • 1/2 c Milk
  • 2 Eggs
  • 1 1/2 c Applesauce
  • 1 tbs Olive Oil
  • Salt & Pepper to taste (I use salt sparingly, but love pepper!)

Directions

  1. Mix meat with milk , eggs, S & P, breadcrumbs, 1 c applesauce and zucchini (for a more moist meatloaf, add more milk)
  2. Grease bottom of baking dish with olive oil
  3. Line baking dish with 4 strips of bacon
  4. Divide meat into 4 loaves (1/2 lb each) or 8 loaves (1/4 lb each)
  5. Mix box of goat cheese with ½ c applesauce
  6. Poke a well in the center of each “mini” loaf and fill with goat cheese and applesauce mixture
  7. Cover with a criss-cross of bacon
  8. Bake uncovered in a 325 degree oven for 1 hour and 15 minutes