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How I Make Meatloaf

This is just to easy to even call it a recipe. Its more of a "how I make it" thing.  I'm sure there are amazing meatloaf recipes out there but this is the one that my family loves, requests, and craves.  Everybody thinks I do something special to it.  I don't. Its embarrassingly easy. 

In a large mixing bowl (I use the bowl to my Kitchen Aid mixer) add:


  • 2 1/2 - 3 1/2 pounds of ground meat depending on how large of a meatloaf you want.  You can use what you like or a mix of various kinds of ground meat.  I use 80/20 ground beef.  



  • 2 eggs



  • 1 envelope of dry onion soup mix (2 envelopes if you make a bigger loaf)



  • 1 sleeve of saltines (crushed)  I smash them while they are still in the sleeve and pour them into the bowl



  • Ketchup ( I eyeball it but I would guess around 1/4 cup)



Mix well. A Kitchen Aid mixer does a great job and saves mushing it with your hands.  Shape it into a loaf and place in a 13x9 baking dish that you have sprayed with cooking spray. 

Bake for 1 - 1/2 hours until baked through.  About 30 min. before its finished, pull it out of the oven and cover it with ketchup.  At this point I usually slice it in half to ensure it is thoroughly cooked.

You will want to make one large enough for  leftovers because the next day there is nothing better than a cold meatloaf sandwich on white bread with Miracle Whip and some Ruffles on the side. 





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