Archive for March 22nd, 2009

My husband loves meatloaf. I guess it is a true comfort food and the leftovers make great sandwiches. I’ve been trying to find the perfect meatloaf without success. So I decided to come up with my own. We had it Friday night with homemade mac and cheese and the whole family gave it a thumbs up. It has a yummy glaze on the top that gives it a slightly sweet taste. The kids totally loved it! Here it is:

Susanne’s Meatloaf

2 lbs ground beef
2 eggs, slightly beaten
3/4 cup milk
3/4 cup seasoned bread crumbs
1 pkg onion soup mix
1 tsp minced garlic
1/4 tsp ground black pepper
2 pinches nutmeg
1 Tbl Worcestershire sauce
1/4 tsp ground ginger
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
1/2 cup ketchup

Preheat oven to 350 degrees and grease the pan. You can use a loaf pan but I prefer just to “form” a loaf and cook in a baking dish.

Soak the bread crumbs in the milk in a small dish. In a big mixing bowl, combine together everything else except the brown sugar and ketchup. You have to use your hands or it just doesn’t taste the same. Add in the bread crumb mixture. Shape your loaf and put in the baking dish. Mix together the brown sugar and ketchup and put on the top of the loaf as a glaze.

Bake for 1 hour in the preheated oven.

Pretty easy and turned out absolutely delicious! Next time I’ll make more because there weren’t any leftovers for sandwiches. Let me know how you like it!