Birthday Dinner Meatloaf

My hubby and kiddos ALWAYS ask me to make this. Since I can't make it every night, as per request, I tell them I will always make it on their birthdays and at least once a month!! I always have, on hand, the ingredients to make this which makes it easy too! Great recipe!

• Ready In: 1 hr
• Serves: 4-5
• Yields: 6 mini loaves

Ingredients

• 1  egg
• 1⁄2 cup milk
• 1 -2  cup  shredded cheddar cheese (to your liking)
• 1⁄4 cup  chopped onion (I have never made it with onion)
• 1⁄2 cup quick-cooking oats
• 1  teaspoon salt
• 1⁄3 cup barbecue sauce (any will do, you can omit this, but I find it adds a special flavor)
• 1  lb ground beef
• 2⁄3 cup ketchup (sauce ingredients)
• 1⁄2 cup  packed brown sugar (sauce ingredients)
• 1 1⁄2 teaspoons mustard (sauce ingredients)
•  cooked rice, to spoon meat loaf over

Directions

1. In a bowl, beat the eggs and milk.
2. Stir in the cheese, onion, oats and salt.
3. Add the meat and BBQ sauce and mix WELL with your hands.
4. Shape into 6 equal size loaves (they will be round) and place in a greased (with PAM) 8 X 8 inch pan or glass dish.
5. Sauce: Combine all sauce ingredients and stir well.
6. Spoon sauce over each loaf so it is well covered. Leave a little sauce for putting over the rice.
7. Bake uncovered at 350 degrees for 45 minutes.
8. Serve over rice -- ENJOY!
9. **I always double the sauce ingredients so I can have extra to pour over the rice after it is cooked.