Meatloaf

khott13's Note:

My family's variation on meatloaf.

• Total Time: 1 hrs 20 mins
• Prep Time: 20 mins
• Cook Time: 1 hrs

Ingredients:

Servings: 4

Meatloaf

• 2 lbs ground beef
• 1 ¼ ounces Lipton Onion Soup Mix
• ½ cup diced onion
• 1 -2 garlic clove , minced
• ¼ teaspoon pepper
• ½ teaspoon salt
• 2 eggs , beaten
• 1⁄3; cup chili sauce
• 1 serrano pepper , diced (optional)
• up to 1 cup cracker , crushed

Sauce

• 2⁄3; cup chili sauce
• 3 tablespoons wine vinegar
• 2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
• ½ cup brown sugar , packed
• 1 ½ teaspoons brown mustard

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350°F.
2. Saute onions, garlic, serrano pepper in 1 tbsp oil in a small pan until onions are translucent.
3. Mix the meatloaf ingredients together, mixing in the crackers last until desired consistency (use no more than 1 cup).
4. Shape the meatloaf mixture into a loaf and place in a lightly greased 9x13 baking dish.
5. Place meatloaf into oven and set timer for 60 minutes.
6. Mix sauce ingredients together in a small saucepan, bring to boil and simmer for 5 minutes.
7. Baste meatloaf with sauce after first 15 minutes of cooking and every 15 minutes afterwards.
8. Bake meatloaf until internal temperature reaches 155 F (will rise to 160 F after removing from oven), about 45 min to 1 hr of cooking total.
9. Remove from oven and let rest for 5 minutes before slicing.
10. Serve meatloaf with remaining sauce.