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Mom's Meat Loaf

SUBMITTED BY: Michelle Beran

"If you're looking for a hearty meal, just follow Michelle Beran's lead. The Claflin, Kansas cook whips up this delicious loaf when she's looking for a downsized main course. You'll love the pleasant sage flavor and scrumptious sauce. Plus, it's easy to double for sandwiches the next day."
RECIPE RATING:
The reviewer gave this recipe 95 stars. This recipe average a 4.5 star rating.
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PREP TIME  15 Min
COOK TIME  40 Min
READY IN  55 Min

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INGREDIENTS

  • 1 egg
  • 1/4 cup 2% milk
  • 1/3 cup crushed saltine crackers
  • 3 tablespoons chopped onion
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1/8 teaspoon rubbed sage
  • Dash pepper
  • 1/2 pound lean ground beef
  • 1/4 cup ketchup
  • 2 tablespoons brown sugar
  • 1/4 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce

DIRECTIONS

  1. In a bowl, beat the egg. Add milk, cracker crumbs, onion, salt, sage and pepper. Crumble beef over mixture and mix well. Shape into two loaves; place in a shallow baking dish coated with nonstick cooking spray.
  2. Combine the ketchup, brown sugar and Worcestershire sauce; spoon over meat loaves. Bake at 350 degrees F for 40-45 minutes or until meat is no longer pink and a meat thermometer reads 160 degrees F; drain.

FOOTNOTE

  • Nutritional Analysis: 1 meat loaf equals 337 calories, 12 g fat (4 g saturated fat), 162 mg cholesterol, 898 mg sodium, 31 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 27 g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 3 lean meat, 2 starch.
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REVIEWS

The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Feb. 12, 2007 by toytoy
This recipe was very good but I made changes to the sauce. I followed sauce ingred. but added... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 21, 2006 by DesiLuGirl
This was a very good and simple recipe. My husband loved it. Although he thought the glaze was... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 3 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 22, 2006 by gourmetmay
This was a delicious change of pace from my usual tomato sauce meatloaf. Following others'... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 16, 2006 by Muze
This recipe is awesome! I substituted Italian breadcrumbs for the crackers, came out great. ... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Jun. 16, 2008 by G Pendleton
Yum. This was easy and very tasty. My family raved about the flavor and wanted to know what I... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 1 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Jan. 10, 2008 by kilty
Used one cup of quaker oats in place of crackers. One can also replace the egg with an egg... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Feb. 9, 2007 by DIANAS6
I didn't have sage but other then that it turned out great. I also incorporated garlic into it... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 23, 2006 by sierradawn
With my adjustments, this recipe was AMAZING!! My husband has seconds and raved about it.... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 12, 2006 by JANET33
My husband and I both loved this recipe. I doubled it (wanted leftovers for sandwiches) and... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Oct. 20, 2008 by Rick Janssen
Very easy to prepare and very tasty. We used ground turkey instead of ground beef and it still... MORE