grandmother's old fashioned meat loaf

Name: Grandmother's Old Fashioned Meat Loaf
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 1 h
Yield: 8
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 pound(s) ground beef; 1/2 cup(s) milk; 3/4 cup(s) rolled saltine crackers; 2 tablespoon(s) chopped onion; 1 teaspoon(s) salt; 1/2 cup(s) bell pepper (optional); ## SAUCE; 1/3 cup(s) ketchup; 2 tablespoon(s) sugar; 2 tablespoon(s) white vinegar; 2 tablespoon(s) worcestershire sauce; 1/4 cup(s) water; 1/4 cup(s) chopped onion

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Carrie James-Keaton

Updated on Jul 18, 2014

I had always regretted not paying enough attention to my grandmother as she cooked this meat loaf but it was so wonderful. Now after trial and error, I've been making it for years! Serve this meat loaf with her glaze on top or with your favorite tomato or mushroom sauce. Then add some mashed potatoes & a green vegetable for a great weeknight family dinner. Also, I sometimes would add a half a cup of bell pepper to this meat loaf whenever I have a taste for it. The bell pepper adds a very nice flavor to the meat loaf and it smells wonderful. Leftovers (if there are any) make a good sandwich.

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prep time 20 Min

cook time 1 Hr

method Bake

yield 8 serving(s)

Ingredients

1 pound ground beef
1/2 cup milk
3/4 cup rolled saltine crackers
2 tablespoons chopped onion
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup bell pepper (optional)
SAUCE
1/3 cup ketchup
2 tablespoons sugar
2 tablespoons white vinegar
2 tablespoons worcestershire sauce
1/4 cup water
1/4 cup chopped onion

How To Make grandmother's old fashioned meat loaf

Step 1

Combine all of the above ingredients for the meat loaf.

Step 2

Spoon meat loaf into a 9 inch x 4 1/2 inch loaf pan and bake at 400 degrees for 15 minutes.
Step 3

While this is cooking, make the sauce:
Step 4

Mix glaze ingredients and then set aside for a moment.
Step 5

Remove meat loaf from oven and drain off excess liquid.
Step 6

Pour the glaze over meat loaf and place back into the oven.
Step 7

Cook additional 45 min. at 350 degrees.
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