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Kid-Friendly Meatloaf

Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 2 hours
Course Dinner
Cuisine American

Equipment

  • 1 Loaf pan

Ingredients
  

  • 2 lbs ground beef
  • 1/2 onion, chopped
  • 1 egg
  • 1 8oz. can tomato sauce
  • 3/4 cup rolled oats
  • 1/2 tsp minced garlic
  • 1 tsp molasses
  • 1 tsp garlic powder + 1/4tsp
  • 1/4 tsp onion powder
  • 1/4 tsp seasoning salt
  • 5 tsp bbq sauce(or A1)
  • 2 tsp worcestershire
  • 1 tsp dried parsley
  • 1 tsp dried oregano
  • 1 tsp salt
  • cheddar cheese, opt.

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  • Grease your loaf pan and set aside.
  • In a large mixing bowl, add ground beef, chopped onion, egg, rolled oats, 1 tsp garlic powder, 1 tsp salt, dried oregano, dried parsley, and seasoning salt.
  • Get two smaller bowls and split the tomato sauce evenly between the two bowl, setting one aside.
  • In one of the bowls of tomato sauce, add minced garlic, 1 tsp worcestershire, molasses, the remaining 1/4 tsp garlic powder, and onion powder. Mix well, then pour in with the meat and other ingredients.
  • Combine the meat and other ingredients really well. Use your hand to massage/knead it all together.
  • Split the ground beef mixture in half and place half in your loaf pan, flattening to cover the whole pan.
  • Cut some thin slices of cheese, just enough to cover the meat in the loaf pan.
  • Place the remaining meat in the loaf pan, covering the cheese, and shape it into a loaf.
  • Get the tomato sauce that you placed aside and add remaining 1 tsp worcestershire and 5 tsp bbq sauce(or A1), pour over the meat and spread to cover the meat.
  • Cover with foil, and bake for 2 hours. Place some tinfoil on a baking sheet and place on the rack under the meatloaf, to catch any spills.
  • After cooking for 2 hours, remove from oven, remove foil, add thin slices of cheese, then place back in over for 5 minutes more, just long enough to melt the cheese.
Keyword Ground beef, Herbs, Savory