Sage Meat Loaf

Karamia's Note:

I really like this meat loaf because it's moist and the sage flavor in it makes it really yummy. The topping is not too sweet and adds a nice zip to it. It's also a good way to use up those saltine crackers that linger around. Recipe comes from Taste of Home magazine.

• Total Time: 1 hrs 20 mins
• Prep Time: 10 mins
• Cook Time: 1 hrs 10 mins

Ingredients:

Serves: 4-6

Yield: 1.0 meat loaf

• 1 egg, beaten
• 2/3 cup milk
• 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
• 1 cup crushed saltine crackers
• 1/4 cup finely chopped onion
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon rubbed sage (or ground)
• 1/4 teaspoon fresh ground pepper
• 1 1/2 lbs 93% lean ground beef

sauce topping

• 1/4 cup ketchup
• 3 tablespoons brown sugar, not packed down
• 1 teaspoon ground mustard
• 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350°F.
2. Crush saltine crackers in ziplock bag with mallet or rolling pin until finely crushed.
3. Combine the first 9 ingredients together in a large bowl and mix well with your hands.
4. Place and form meat loaf into a greased 9x5 loaf pan.
5. Bake uncovered for 50 minutes.
6. Combine sauce ingredients and spread over top of meat loaf.
7. Bake 15-20 minutes longer, until thermometer reads 160°F
8. Let meat stand for 10 minutes before slicing.
9. Enjoy!

Reviews

[shanti2]

Simply..DELICIOUS...I also subbed seasoned salt for regular..added a bit of garlic,used breadcrumbs and i always use a bit of McCormick Hamburger Seasoning to my hamburg dishes....we all loved this meatloaf..it is totally delicious cold also...very easy to make..

[c@teberry]

REALLY good. I doubled the topping (minus mustard and nutmeg), since I love a ton of ketchup on my meatloaf. The brown sugar in the sauce really made it delicious, and I'll be adding it to my loafs from now on! I didn't have any sage so I used Italian seasoning, which worked well.

[Domestic Goddess]

Karamia, this meatloaf was very good, but the next time I decide to make it, I will reduce the sage to a 1/4 teaspoon, as I thought the 1/2 teaspoon was a bit much. When making the meatloaf, I used 87% ground beef, which I thought worked well in this recipe, and I added 2 cloves of minced garlic, plus I used Nabisco's Hint of Salt Low Sodium Saltine Crackers, and I subbed Lawry's Seasoned Salt for the table salt. I also doubled the amount of sauce topping, which I'm glad I did. I then made the meatloaf round in shape and flatten the top of it a bit, and baked it in a 13x9-inch aluminum baking pan which I sprayed just the bottom of the pan w/a non-stick cooking spray. Thank you Karamia for sharing this delicious tasting meatloaf recipe!!