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Preheat oven to 355.
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Saute mushrooms, onion, celery and carrot in butter until soft.
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Let cool slightly.
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Soak bread in milk in small mixing bowl.
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Put meat in large bowl, squeeze bread a little and add to ground meat.
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Add egg to milk in bowl, beat with whisk.
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Add worcestershire sauce and ranch dressing to egg & milk, mix well.
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Blend salt with sage and bread crumbs, mix well.
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Add veggies, milk mixture and bread crumb mix to meat and blend well with hands.
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Lay a sheet of foil on a cookie sheet that has a short rim.
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Shape your meatloaf on the piece of foil leaving 4 or 5 inches on each end, and a little on the sides.
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Bake for 50 min @ 355.
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Position loaf lengthwise under broiler and broil for about 8 minutes.
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(This loaf has no topping and the broiling browns the meat nicely).
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Remove from oven -- lift foil carefully and tilt over pan slightly to let grease run off.
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Place loaf on platter and let rest for about 5-8 min before slicing.
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(note: I used about a teaspoon of salt and it came out a little salty, which is good for us, because the hubby likes it that way.
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Keep in mind that the ranch dressing is salty and you may want to leave the additional salt out.
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