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Mama's Meatloaf

Source of Recipe

From "Southern Living Country Music's Greatest Eats" by Tanner Lathem


Recipe Introduction

"'My mama's meatloaf has always been my favorite recipe. It's been the choice birthday dish for me and my brother since we were little.' This down-home dish, perfected by Miranda Lambert's mother, Beverly Lambert, features pork sausage, ground beef, and a sweet ketchup-based topping."

List of Ingredients

◦ 2 pounds lean ground beef
◦ 1 pound ground pork sausage
◦ 18 saltine crackers, crushed
◦ � green bell pepper, diced
◦ � onion, finely chopped
◦ 2 large eggs, lightly beaten
◦ 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
◦ 1 teaspoon yellow mustard
◦ � cup firmly packed brown sugar, divided
◦ � cup ketchup


Recipe

Preheat oven to 350� F.

Combine first eight ingredients and � cup brown sugar in a medium bowl just until blended. Place mixture in a lightly greased 11- by 7-inch baking dish, and shape mixture into a 10- by 5-inch loaf.

Bake at 350� F for 1 hour. Remove from oven, and drain. Stir together ketchup and remaining � cup brown sugar; pour over meatloaf. Bake 15 more minutes or until a meat thermometer inserted into thickest portion registers 160� F. Remove from oven; let stand 20 minutes. Remove from baking dish before slicing.

Makes 10 servings






❧ Tip:
For a perfectly moist meatloaf, make sure to blend the mixture until everything is just incorporated.