Test Kitchen: My Favorite Meatloaf

I may very well be about to ruin my credibility by doing a meatloaf post.  But before you come to that conclusion, go ahead a try it for yourself.  Best meatloaf since Adele’s (my childhood nanny).

Ingredients:

• 2 tsp. vegetable oil 1 small yellow onion, chopped ¼ c. milk
• 1 c. soft fresh white bread crumbs (from 1 slice of white bread)
• ¾ c. ketchup, divided
• 4 tsp. Worcestershire sauce, divided
• 1 lb. lean ground beef
• 8 oz. ground breakfast sausage (Jimmy Dean)
• 1 egg, beaten
• 1 ¼ tsp. Mrs. Dash seasoning mix
• ½ tsp. garlic powder

Instructions:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Heat oil in a skillet over medium-high heat. Add onion and cook, stirring occasionally, until tender, 5-7 min. Transfer to a large bowl.

2. Combine milk & bread crumbs in a small bowl & set aside. Combine ¼ c. of ketchup and 2 tsp. of Worcestershire sauce in another small bowl & set aside.

3. Add ground beef, sausage, remaining ketchup and Worcestershire, egg, seasoning mix, garlic powder & bread crumbs to the bowl with the onions. Mix until just incorporated (with your hands). Mound meat loaf mixture in a 9 x 5 x 3” loaf pan. Bake for 45 min. Remove from oven & pour off some of the fat. Spread the ketchup mixture over the top. Bake for 30 minutes more. Let stand 15 minutes before serving.

4 servings