Barbara's Basic Meatloaf

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Ingredients

  • 1 lb ground beef
  • 1 egg
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 14 teaspoon pepper
  • 14 teaspoon onion powder
  • 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce (optional)
  • 13 cup saltine crumbs (or Ritz crackers crumbs or instant Potato Buds or ground plain oatmeal)
  • ketchup
  • mustard

Instructions

  1. Heat oven to 350 degrees.
  2. Mix all ingredients in a large mixing bowl.
  3. (Easiest to mix with your hands - kids love this!
  4. Just make sure you wash your hands before and after touching the meat.
  5. ).
  6. Spray an 8x4 (or 8x5) glass loaf pan with cooking spray.
  7. Press mixture into pan.
  8. Bake for 1 hour at 350 degrees.
  9. Note: Kids love making the cracker crumbs too!
  10. Put crackers in a ziplock bag and give them a masher (or they can use their hands).
  11. Also: I prefer a 2 parts ketchup to 1 part mustard mixture, but my recipe says "to taste".
  12. The ketchup and mustard mixture can also be substituted with BBQ sauce or cocktail sauce.

Nutrition & Diet Analysis (per serving)

309 kcal 15% DV
Protein Fat Carbs

Macronutrients

Protein 9.9g 20% DV
Total Fat 7.1g 9% DV
Carbs 54.6g 20% DV
Fiber 5.2g 19% DV
Sugar 10.3g 21% DV

Electrolytes

Sodium 10412.5mg 100% DV
Potassium 825.5mg 18% DV
Cholesterol 82.3mg 27% DV

Vitamins & Minerals

Vitamin A 160.5mcg 18% DV
Vitamin C 37.2mg 41% DV
Vitamin D 0mcg
Calcium 227mg 17% DV
Iron 3.8mg 21% DV

* % Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet (FDA 2020).

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