Basic, Everyday Meat Loaf

Everyday Meat Loaf

Ingredients

2 beaten eggs

3/4 cup milk

1/2 cup fine dry bread  crumbs

1/4 cup finely diced onion

2 Tbsp chopped parsley

1 tsp salt

1/2 tsp ground sage

1/8 tsp pepper

11/2 lbs ground chuck

1/4 cup ketchup

2 Tbsp brown sugar

1 tsp dry mustard

Instructions

Combine eggs and milk; stir in crumbs, onion parsley salt, sage, and pepper. Add ground beef; mix well. Pat into a 5 1/2 cup ring mold; unmold in shallow baking pan. Bake at 350 F for 50 minutes. Or, paat mixture into 81/2x41/2-inch loaf pan; bake for 1/1/4 hours. Spoon off excess fat. Combine ketchup, brown sugar, and dry mustard; spread over meat loaf. Return to oven for 10 minutes. Makes 6 servings.