One-Apiece Meat Loaves - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 large cucumber
1 lb. ground beef
3/4 c. fresh bread crumbs
1 Tbsp. grated onion
3/4 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. pepper
1 egg
8 slices process cheese (pasteurized)

Preparation

Peel cucumber.
Cut cucumber lengthwise in half.
Using spoon, scoop out seeds from each cucumber half.
Coarsely shred enough cucumber to make 1 cup.
Slice remaining cucumber to use as garnish.
In medium bowl, combine cucumber, ground beef, bread crumbs, onion, salt, pepper and egg.
Divide meat mixture into 4 portions.
Unwrap 4 cheese slices; fold each into 1 1/2 x 3/4 x 1/2-inch chunks.
Shape each portion of meat around 1 chunk of cheese, making 4 x 2-inch oval loaves.
Arrange loaves in a 12 x 8-inch baking dish.
Cover dish with wax paper.
Cook at Medium-high (70% power) for 9 minutes.
Remove wax paper, rotating dish a half turn; top each loaf with a slice of cheese.
Cook at Medium-high for 2 minutes longer.
Let meat loaves stand for 3 minutes.
Remove from baking dish and arrange on warm plate. Garnish with cucumber slices.
Yield:
4 servings.