Tuesday, February 1, 2011

Mom's Meatloaf

This is meatloaf for people who think they don't like meatloaf.  And I understand why you think you don't.  When I was a kid this meatloaf was a family favorite and I never understood why people cracked jokes at poor meatloaf's expense.  And then I had it at someone else's house and I knew. 

But this recipe - that she found in her old microwave's cookbook! - is incredibly flavorful and has a great amount of zing.

As we learn from Yo Gabba Gabba, "Try it; you'll like it!"

Ingredients:
2lbs hamburger
1 pkg dry onion soup mix
1 sleeve of saltine crackers, crushed
2 eggs (can be omitted - just use a bit more ketchup)
1/2 C ketchup

Topping:
1 C ketchup
1 Tbsp lemon juice
2 Tbsp brown sugar
1/2 tsp mustard
1 tsp worchestershire sauce

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Mix meat, crackers, soup mix, eggs, saltines and 1/2 C ketchup and spread into 9x13" pan.

Mix topping ingredients and spread over meat.

Bake for 35-40 minutes.

2 comments:

Jackie said...

Duh I forgot to say you need two cups of uncooked rice in the last post! :)

WheelbarrowRider said...

I heart dried onion soup mix on anything! Will def have to try.