Meatloaf

My family's variation on meatloaf.

• Ready In: 1 hr 20 mins
• Serves: 4-6

Ingredients

• Meatloaf

• 2  lbs ground beef
• 1 1⁄4 ounces  Lipton Onion Soup Mix
• 1⁄2 cup  diced onion
• 1 -2  garlic clove, minced
• 1⁄4 teaspoon pepper
• 1⁄2 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
• 1⁄2 cup brown sugar, packed
• 1 1⁄2 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.