Lamb Meat Loaf With Chickpeas

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• four 1-inch-thick slices italian bread, crusts removed
• 1 cup milk
• 4 ounces sliced bacon
• 4 ounces sliced prosciutto
• 1 medium onion, thinly sliced
• 2 garlic cloves, very finely chopped
• 4 sun-dried tomatoes packed in oil
• 1 roasted red pepper from a jar
• 2 large eggs
• 2 tablespoons chopped flat leaf parsley
• 1 teaspoon chopped thyme
• 1 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
• 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
• kosher salt & freshly ground black pepper
• 2 1/2 lbs ground lean lamb
• 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil, plus more for brushing
• 1 cup tomato puree
• 1 cup chicken stock or 1 cup low-sodium broth
• 1/2 cup prepared plain hummus

Recipe

• 1 preheat the oven to 350°. soak the bread slices in the milk until well saturated. remove from milk and squeeze dry. in a food processor, pulse the bread, bacon and prosciutto. add the onion, garlic, sun-dried tomatoes, roasted pepper and eggs; process to a paste. pulse in the parsley, thyme, crushed red pepper, oregano and 1 teaspoon each of salt and pepper. transfer to a bowl and knead in the lamb.
• 2 preheat the broiler. pat the mixture into two 8-inch-long loaves. in a large nonstick roasting pan, heat the 1 tablespoon of oil. transfer the loaves to the pan and cook over moderate heat until the bottoms are browned, 6 minutes. brush the tops with oil and broil until slightly browned, 8 minutes. lower the oven to 350°.
• 3 in a cup, combine the tomato puree, stock and hummus. pour the mixture into the roasting pan and cook for 30 minutes, or until an instant-read thermometer inserted into the center of one of the loaves registers 180°. light the broiler.
• 4 spoon some of the sauce over the loaves and broil for 5 minutes, until browned. transfer to a platter and serve with the gravy.