Simple Ranch House Meatloaf

Total Time: 2 hrs Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 2 lbs ground beef (i use lean)
• 1/2 cup onion, finely chopped
• 1 cup bread or 1 cup cracker crumb
• 2 eggs
• 7 1/2 ounces beef broth
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon parsley
• 1 teaspoon sage
• 1 teaspoon thyme
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 3 tablespoons brown sugar
• 4 tablespoons ketchup
• 1 teaspoon dry mustard

Recipe

• 1 mix all the meat loaf ingredients together.
• 2 pack into a 5 x 9 loaf pan.
• 3 bake at 325f degrees for 1 1/4 hours.
• 4 remove from oven, turn out of pan and place on an ovenproof serving dish.
• 5 topping: mix the topping ingredients.
• 6 brush over the meat loaf and return to the oven for 30 minutes or longer.
• 7 note: the finished meat loaf can be frozen or the meat loaf ingredients can be split into 2 smaller loaf pans, cooked, topped, cooled and frozen.
• 8 defrost and reheat or use sliced cold.
• 9 alternate topping.
• 10 4 tablespoons chilli sauce.
• 11 3 tablespoons splenda.
• 12 4 tablespoons spreadable soft cream cheese - light.
• 13 1 tablespoon hot horseradish.
• 14 1 teaspoon dry mustard.
• 15 combine all and brush on top of meatloaf instead of above topping.