sillyliltracy Recipe ⋆ The Best Meatloaf I've Ever Made

When I was growing up, my mom never ever made meatloaf and I always wanted to try it - I finally tried it at a restaurant and loved it. When I moved out on my own I started experimenting with different recipes and creating my own version. I finally came up with the best meatloaf I have ever made, and I wanted to share it.

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon butter
• ¼ cup minced onion
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 ½ teaspoons salt
• 1 ½ teaspoons freshly ground black pepper
• 2 pounds extra-lean ground beef
• 3 slices bread, toasted and crumbled
• 7 buttery round crackers, crushed
• 1 egg, lightly beaten
• 3 ½ tablespoons sour cream
• 1 ½ tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
• 1 (15 ounce) can tomato sauce, divided
• ¼ cup milk
• 3 tablespoons ketchup

Cooking Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
2. Melt the butter in a skillet over medium heat, and cook the onion and garlic 5 minutes, until onion is tender. Remove from heat, and season with salt and pepper.
3. In a large bowl, mix the onion and garlic, beef, crumbled bread, crushed crackers, egg, sour cream, Worcestershire sauce, and 1/2 can tomato sauce. Gradually stir in the milk 1 teaspoon at a time until mixture is moist, but not soggy. Transfer the mixture to a 5x9 inch loaf pan.
4. Bake uncovered in the preheated oven 40 minutes. Increase oven temperature to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C), and continue baking 15 minutes, to an internal temperature of 160 degrees F (70 degrees C).
5. In a small bowl, mix the remaining tomato sauce and ketchup. Pour over the top of the meatloaf, and continue baking 10 minutes.

Nutrition Facts

• calories212.6
• carbohydrateContent8.7 g
• cholesterolContent76.1 mg
• fatContent11.6 g
• fiberContent0.8 g
• proteinContent17.9 g
• saturatedFatContent4.8 g
• sodiumContent648.6 mg
• sugarContent3.3 g