Betty Crocker's Basic Meatloaf

By treadinger

Classic meatloaf never goes out of style and is always a welcome sight on the dinner table.

Ingredients

• 1 pound lean ground beef
• 1 clove garlic or 1/8 tsp garlic powder
• 1 small onion
• 2 slices of bread with crust
• 1/4 cup milk
• 2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
• 1 teaspoon fresh or 1/4 tsp dried sage leaves
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon ground mustard (dry)
• 1/8 teaspoon pepper
• 1 egg
• 1/3 cup ketchup, chili sauce, or bbq sauce

Preparation

Step 1

Heat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Break up the beef into small pieces in a large bowl, using a fork or spoon.

Peel and finely chop the garlic. Peel the onion, and chop enough of the onion into small pieces to measure 3 tbsp. Wrap remaining piece of onion, and refrigerate for another use. add the garlic and onion to the beef.

Tear the bread into small and add to beef mixture.

Add the milk, Worcestershire sauce, sage, salt, mustard, pepper, and egg to the beef mixture. Mix with a fork, large spoon or your hands until the ingredients are well mixed.

Place the bee mixture in the ungreased baking pan. Almost any size pan with work; just be sure the pan has sides on it to catch the juices that will accumulate while the meatloaf bakes. Shape the mixture into an 8x4-inch loaf in the pan, and spread ketchup over the top.

Bake uncovered 50-60 minutes or until beef in center of the loaf is no longer pink. A meat thermometer inserted in the center of the loaf should read 160 degrees.

Let the loaf stand 5 minutes, so it will be easier to remove from the pan. cut the loaf into slices.