My Mom’s Meatloaf

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Plan Z Phase: This is a Z2 (ZReduction) recipe. This is very close to my mother’s meatloaf recipe. I used to serve this with mashed potatoes and corn when I wanted comfort food. Not Anymore!  I also used to say that if I ever ended up on death row and they asked me what I wanted for my last meal, this would be it. It’s such a BIG YUM and brings back fond memories.

One of the times my husband was out of town, I had a “meatloaf dinner party.” I served this to a bunch of friends. Boy, were they surprised! All comfort food on the menu. They loved it!  And the conversation through the night was all about their favorite comfort foods and childhood favorites. Try it some night. It’s a fun time.

Servings: Serves 6

Ingredients:

  • 1-1/2 pounds of lean ground sirloin
  • 1/2 cup dry bread crumbs
  • 1 egg
  • 1/2 cup minced onion
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 Tbl Worcestershire sauce
  • 4 ounce can of tomato sauce (Hunts is a good one with no sugar)

Instructions:

In a large bowl, toss in all ingredients except the tomato sauce. Mix thoroughly with your clean hands. You get to get all gooey doing this one. Spread the mixture in an ungreased loaf plan. You can mound the meatloaf on top so it looks like a bread loaf, if you like.

Bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour. At the 1-hour point, open the can of tomato sauce and pour a layer on top. If you like lots of sauce, you can use the whole can. I usually only use about half.  Bake 15 minutes more.

It’s ready to serve.  This travels well for a slice for your lunch at work.  My sister used to love cold meatloaf. For my tastes I’d head for the microwave to heat it up.

Enjoy!

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