Mom’s Meat Loaf
TOTAL TIME: Prep: 15 min. Bake: 1 hour + standing
YIELD: 6 servings.
Mom made the best meat loaf, and now I do too. When I first met my husband, he wasn't a meat loaf guy, but this recipe won him over. —Michelle Beran, Claflin, Kansas
Ingredients
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2 large eggs, lightly beaten
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3/4 cup 2% milk
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2/3 cup finely crushed saltines
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1/2 cup chopped onion
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1 teaspoon salt
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1/2 teaspoon rubbed sage
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Dash pepper
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1-1/2 pounds lean ground beef (90% lean)
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1 cup ketchup
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1/2 cup packed brown sugar
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1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
Directions
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1.
Preheat oven to 350°. In a large bowl, combine the first 7 ingredients. Add beef; mix lightly but thoroughly. Shape into an 8x4-in. loaf in an ungreased 15x10x1-in. baking pan.
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2.
In a small bowl, combine remaining ingredients, stirring to dissolve sugar; remove 1/2 cup for sauce. Spread remaining mixture over meat loaf.
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3.
Bake 60-65 minutes or until a thermometer inserted in meat loaf reads 160°. Let stand 10 minutes before slicing. Serve with reserved sauce.
Nutrition Facts
1 piece: 366 calories, 12g fat (5g saturated fat), 135mg cholesterol, 1086mg sodium, 38g carbohydrate (31g sugars, 0 fiber), 26g protein.
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