Just Another Homestyle Meal

Meatloaf

Ingredients:

• 2 eggs, beaten
• 3/4 c. milk
• 2/3 c. fine dry bread crumbs or 2 c. soft bread crumbs
• 1/4 c finely copped onion
• 2 T snipped fresh parsley
• 1 tsp. salt
• 1/2 tsp dried leaf sage, oregano, or basil, crushed
• 1/8 tsp black pepper
• 1 1/2 lbs lean ground beef, ground lamb, or ground pork
• 1/4 c ketchup
• 2 T packed brown sugar
• 1 tsp dry mustard
• 1 T sweet chili sauce

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. In a medium bowl combine eggs and milk; stir in bread crumbs, onion, parsley, salt, sage, and pepper. Add ground meat; mix well. Lightly pat mixture into a loaf pan.
3. Bake for 1 to 1 1/4 hours or until internal temperature is 160 degrees. Spoon off fat. In a small bowl combine ketchup, brown sugar, sweet chili sauce, and mustard; spread over meat. Bake for 10 more mins. Let stand 10 mins before cutting into slices.

You can find this recipe in Better Homes and Gardens NEW Cook Book: Celebrating the Promise by Meredith Books.