Meatloaf

Total Time: 1 hr 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 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
• 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

Recipe

• 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.