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Basic Meatloaf
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Basic Meatloaf

Serve this tasty meatloaf with mashed potatoes. When you feel the need for comfort food, meatloaf does the trick.
Course Main Course
Cuisine American
Keyword comfort food, ground beef, meatloaf
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour
Servings 8
Author Cheryl

Equipment

  • 13" x 9" pan

Ingredients

  • 1 teaspoon canola oil
  • 1 medium onion chopped
  • 2 cloves of garlic minced
  • 1 teaspoon of dried basil leaves
  • 1 teaspoon of dried marjoram leaves
  • 3/4 teaspoon of salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon of freshly ground black pepper
  • 1 egg
  • 1/4 cup chili sauce or catsup
  • 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
  • 2 tablespoons of fresh parsley chopped
  • 1 1/2 pounds lean ground beef
  • 3/4 cup quick-cooking rolled oats or 1/2 cup dry bread crumbs

Instructions

  • Preheat your oven to 350 degrees F.
  • In a large skillet, heat oil over medium heat, and add onion, garlic, basil, marjoram, salt, and pepper.  Stir and cook the mixture until the onions are softened-about 3 minutes.
  • In a large bowl, beat egg, stir in onion mixture, chili sauce or catsup, Worcestershire sauce, and parsley.
  • Crumble beef into the bowl and add in the rolled oats or bread crumbs.  Gently mix until evenly combined.
  • Place the mixture into a 13"x9" pan and shape into a loaf. Shape the meat mixture into a rectangle about 8" long and 5" wide. Usually, ends of an inch or two high.
  • Bake in preheated oven for 1 hour or until a meat thermometer inserted in the center of the loaf registers 170 degrees F.
  • Let stand for 5 minutes.  Drain pan juices, turn out onto a plate and cut into thick slices.

Notes

Drizzle either ketchup/brown sugar or BBQ sauce on top of the meatloaf before it bakes for a tasty bite.
Variation:  Use only 1 pound of ground beef and add 1/2 pound mild Italian Sweet Sausage.