Anne's Meatloaf or Hamburgers

Yummy recipe from my friend's mother. Posted for safekeeping. Recipe amounts are somewhat flexible. The cooking time shown is for hamburgers. I don't have a specific baking time for the meatloaf, because I usually make this as hamburgers. A flatter meatloaf needs less baking time than a taller one.

• Ready In: 10 mins
• Serves: 6-8
• Yields: 1 meatloaf

Ingredients

• 1 1⁄2-2  lbs ground beef (Angus 15% fat)
• 1⁄2 cup onion, coarsely chopped (red or yellow onions)
• 2  eggs
• 1⁄4 cup  chopped celery (or half celery and half carrot) (optional)
• 1⁄3 cup ketchup (Trader Joe's organic)
• 3  tablespoons ketchup (for top of meatloaf) (optional)
• 1⁄2 cup  breadcrumbs, any kind even if not very dry (try low-carb bread)
•  garlic salt, pepper

Directions

1. For meatloaf:
2. Mix everything together.
3. Pat into an ungreased baking dish about 2” deep. (No greasing needed if meat used is 15% fat.) Pour additional dabs of ketchup on top.
4. If using a loaf pan, make a groove along the top of the meat and pour ketchup into the groove.
5. Bake at 350 degrees. A flatter meatloaf needs less baking time than a tall one.
6. For hamburgers:
7. Use just a bit of bread crumbs or eliminate entirely; pan broil.