Meatloaf: Hey Virginia! Mine is Better!!!

Megan Yonak's Note:

Ha-ha, I do love the "Meatloaf: yes Virginia, there IS a great meatloaf" recipe, however I believe mine is just a hint better. You be the judge. I made this for my husband’s birthday- party of 15, and everyone raved over it- so, hey everyone- give it a shot, I would love some feedback. I use dried onion as opposed to fresh because I didn't like the BITE of fresh onion, it's much more subtle yet still flavorful to use dried... you be the judge though- use 1 small fresh yellow onion chopped if you like. By the way- some of you may be wondering- this is NOT a 'sweet meat'... it may be confusing with all the brown sugar and sweetened condensed milk- but I assure you- this is not sweet- if you want to- just omit the savory sauce and make it on the side to use as a dipping sauce the first time around... I'm highly confident in this recipe.

• Total Time: 1 hrs 25 mins
• Prep Time: 10 mins
• Cook Time: 1 hrs 15 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 8

• 1 ½ lbs ground beef
• 1 cup quick-cooking rolled oats
• 1 egg , beaten
• 3 tablespoons dried onion flakes
• 1 teaspoon kosher salt
• ½ teaspoon black pepper
• ½ cup sweetened condensed milk
• 2 tablespoons brown sugar
• 4 tablespoons ketchup

Savory Sauce

• ½ cup ketchup
• 3 tablespoons brown sugar
• ½ teaspoon dry mustard

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 325°.
2. Mix all ingredients thoroughly in mixing bowl and pat into a 9" round pie plate and pat flat.
3. Mix the "savory sauce" in a separate bowl and spoon over the meatloaf.
4. Bake in preheated oven for 1 hour and 15 minutes (sauce should be bubbling).
5. Enjoy!

Reviews

[jawserwog]

I made mine with one part pork and two parts beef I also sub milk for sweetened condensed milk because I had none. We all liked it except for my daughter but she hates everything. I will make this again. I really liked the sauce.

[Clamoleon]

Sweetloaf. I prefer the original recipe.

[kkaylaa]

I replaced the sweetened condensed milk with plain milk & liked it a lot better. Thanks for sharing!