Meatloaf

Meatloaf

·         1/2 cup ketchup

·         1/3 cup brown sugar

·         1/4 cup lemon juice, divided

·         1 teaspoon mustard powder

·         2 pounds ground beef

·         3 slices bread, broken up into small pieces

·         1/4 cup chopped onion

·         1 egg, beaten

·         1 teaspoon beef bouillon granules

Directions

1.    Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

2.    In a small bowl, combine the ketchup, brown sugar, 1 tablespoon lemon juice and mustard powder.

3.    In a separate large bowl, combine the ground beef, bread, onion, egg, bouillon, remaining lemon juice and 1/3 of the ketchup mixture from the small bowl. Mix this well and place in a 5x9 inch loaf pan.

4.    Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 1 hour, drain any excess fat, coat with remaining ketchup mixture and bake for 10 more minutes.

Healthy Variation: Replace ground beef with ground turkey and reduce to 1 1/4 - 1 1/2 lbs.  Add 3-4 thinly sliced carrots, 2 stalks thinly sliced celery, and 1/2 finely diced onion.  I usually save the ends of my whole wheat bread loaves and put several in the blender or food processor to make bread crumbs.  If I don't have any ends on hand then I use oatmeal.

Submitted by: Leslie E.