Meatloaf

Meatloaf

                                                                            What you need:

                                                                        8 inch casserole dish

                                                                                    Foil

2 lb Hamburger Meat total

1 1/2 for Meatloaf and 1/2 lb for patties

1/2 onion diced

Ketchup

1/2 sleeve Crackers

1 can Ro Tel or your own Canned Salsa

2 eggs

Heat oven at 350 degrees
Put your hamburger meat in a large bowl.
crack and add eggs, diced onions, crumble crackers with hands and add salsa or ro tel
stir with hands (gets a little messy) but worth it.
This should be able to form at this point (not hard form but a soft form) just so it is moist and holds together.
Now put it into your casserole dish in the middle and form so that it looks like a deflated football.
DO NOT pat down to fill all space in dish!!!
(refer to picture above)
Set in oven loosely covered with foil to prevent burning the top.
Cook for 45 minutes and take out and drain. Now add ketchup to the top and spread to make a layer of ketchup like frosting on a cake, put back in oven uncovered for approximately 30-45 minutes.
Every oven and climate is different so just keep an eye on it until done.

I prefer 80-20 but use what you have it will be fine, if you have a fattier mix just add a few more crackers to aid in getting less grease in the dish. If you use 90-10 use less crackers.

You can make this meatloaf with one pound of hamburger meat. Just add one egg.
I like a bit larger  meatloaf for leftovers to make sandwiches out of the next day.
I use about a pound and a half for mine and always take the other half pound to make patties for the picky eaters!
Make a few patties while your meatloaf is cooking. This way everyone is happy and it wasn't much trouble to please everyone.

Enjoy!!!