Not Your Momma's Meatloaf

By Cindy

Ingredients

• 1 pound ground beef
• 3/4 cup Milk
• 1 Egg
• 3 slices of bread, torn up into small pieces
• 1 tablespoon Worcestershire Sauce
• 1/2 tablespoon Onion Powder
• 1/2 teaspoon Kosher Salt
• 1/2 teaspoon Dry Ground Mustard
• 1/4 teaspoon Freshly Ground Black Pepper
• 1/4 teaspoon Hot Sauce (or slightly more, to taste)
• 1/8 teaspoon Garlic Powder
• 1/2 cup ketchup

Preparation

Step 1

Heat oven to 350 degrees.

Combine all ingredients in a large bowl (except ketchup). Don’t be afraid to get in there with your hands – they work best.

Spread mixture into an ungreased loaf pan or shape into a loaf on a sheet pan. Spread ketchup on top of meatloaf.

Cook for an hour to an hour and 15 minutes (or until a meat thermometer reads 160 degrees).

Let stand for 5 minutes and serve

Cook’s Note: Cooking it in a loaf pan can help the loaf stay moist. Take a couple slices of bread and place on bottom of meatloaf pan before putting in meat mixture. This will help soak up some of the fat that will puddle at the bottom of the pan, you can use the heel ends.

Cooking it on a sheet pan will help some of the fat spread away from the meat if you are looking to make this a slightly leaner dish. It’s just a matter of preference.

Feel free to use chopped onions and minced garlic instead of the powder (I have picky eaters though and they are always on the lookout for onion bits!). Maybe even add some green pepper in there too!