••••MOM'S MEAT LOAF🐄🍞🍳🍅🥛🍖🍮!!••••

(Source:  tasteofhome.com & photos also & Michelle Beran, Claflin, Kansas)

••••MOM'S MEAT LOAF!!

 

TOTAL TIME: Prep: 15 min. Bake: 1 hour + standing

MAKES:6 servings

Ingredients

• 2 large eggs, lightly beaten
• 3/4 cup 2% milk
• 2/3 cup finely crushed saltines
• 1/2 cup chopped onion
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon rubbed sage
• Dash pepper
• 1-1/2 pounds lean ground beef (90% lean)
• 1 cup ketchup
• 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce

 

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350°. In a large bowl, combine the first seven ingredients. Add beef; mix lightly but thoroughly. Shape into an 8x4-in. loaf in an ungreased 15x10x1-in. baking pan.
2. In a small bowl, combine remaining ingredients, stirring to dissolve sugar; remove 1/2 cup for sauce. Spread remaining mixture over meat loaf.
3. Bake 60-65 minutes or until a thermometer reads 160°. Let stand 10 minutes before slicing. Serve with reserved sauce. Yield: 6 servings. 

Test Kitchen Tips

Chicken, beef or vegetable broth can be used instead of milk.

Tips for a tender loaf: Use a gentle touch when mixing and shaping. Also, be sure to moisten the cracker crumbs or bread crumbs before adding them to the meat.

Swap ground turkey for the beef. It pairs perfectly with the earthy rubbed sage.

Short on time? Skip the sauce-making and use your favorite prepared barbecue sauce instead.

Originally published as Mom's Meat Loaf in Taste of Home June/July 1997, p35 

Nutritional Facts

1 slice: 366 calories, 12g fat (5g saturated fat), 135mg cholesterol, 1092mg sodium, 38g carbohydrate (31g sugars, 0 fiber), 26g protein.