Garden Style Meat Loaf

Ingredients:
1 small onion, finely chopped
2 celery stalks, finely chopped
1 large carrot, shredded
2 garlic cloves, pressed
2 pounds lean ground beef
1/2 cup rolled oats
2 eggs
3/4 cup chili sauce, divided
2 teaspoons dried thyme leaves
1 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper

Directions:
Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
Chop onon and celery with a food chopper.
Shred carrots
Press garlic
Into a 2 quart bowl, add:
onion, celery, ground beef, oats, eggs,1/4 cup chili sauce, thyme, salt
and pepper.
Mix lightly but thoroughly.
Shape meat mixture into loaf pan.
Bake for 1 hour at 375 degrees.
Spoon remaining 1/2 cup chili sauce over meat loaf.
Bake an additional 10 mins or until meat is no longer pink in center of loaf.
Remove from oven.
Let stand 10 mins.