Mom's Secret Ingredient Meatloaf

Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 2 -2 1/2 lbs ground chuck
• 1 large egg
• 1 cup finely chopped onion (, or you can use 2-3 tblp dried onion flakes if the kids object to actually seeing the onion)
• 1 cup milk
• 3 pieces bread, crumbed in food processor
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/8 teaspoon pepper
• 1/3-1/2 cup heinz chili sauce (no substitution on this ingredient)
• 1/2 cup catsup
• 1/2 cup shredded american cheese or 1/2 cup shredded mild cheddar cheese or 1/2 cup shredded monterey jack cheese

Recipe

• 1 mix ground chuck with breadcrumbs.
• 2 (extra lean works well too).
• 3 add salt,pepper and egg.
• 4 mixing with you hands now, add the heinz chili sauce and the milk.
• 5 seperate the mixture in half and form 2 loaves.
• 6 they will both fit comfortably in a 13" by 9" pan.
• 7 mix the topping together and spread on the top and the sides of the loaves.
• 8 cook at 375 for one hour or 400 for 45 minutes.
• 9 check for firmness.
• 10 let rest for ten minutes before cutting.
• 11 tips---------.
• 12 if you have stale bread you can lay 2 slices under each loaf and it will soak up the grease so your meatloaf is a bit leaner upon serving.
• 13 also, you can use the chili sauce on top of the meatloaf instead of catsup.
• 14 this makes it spicier but my mother never did this because it would have given away her"secret ingredient" -- and the kids probably will like it better with catsup on top.
• 15 enjoy!