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Sometimes comfort food is calling my name and meatloaf often shows up to nourish the body and comfort the soul. This is a very easy meal to get on the table for a cold winter evening. I like to serve with smashed potatoes or green beans with a lemon butter sauce.
Enjoy!
Meatloaf
- 2 lbs. of ground beef
- 1 chopped onion
- 2 chopped hot peppers
- 1 clove chopped garlic
- 1 egg
- ¾ cup of rice (minute rice)
- 1/4 C of BBQ sauce
- ¼ C of Ketchup
- Salt Pepper
- Worcestershire sauce (2 shakes)
- *topping (below)
Sauté onions and pepper in a little olive oil until tender (make sure to season vegetables with salt and pepper) add garlic for 30 seconds. Remove from heat and add to bowl with beef, egg, rice, bbq sauce, ketchup, Worcestershire sauce, salt and pepper. Form into loaf. Spray glass cake pan with Pam, put loaf in. Bake at 350 degrees for about 45 min.
*Now mix ¼ C. mustard, ¼ c ketchup, ¼ c of brown sugar together. Spread on top of meatloaf and bake for 10 more minutes. Let it rest for at least 5 min. after you remove from oven.
HolaCiaoBonjour 
Having used the same meatloaf recipe for 28 years I decided to branch out! The only problem is I had to improvise since I am out of a few ingredients. Having no minute rice I subbed in some leftover rice- already cooked which had me concerned but I was also a little shy on the BBQ sauce so I thought those would balance. I have always used bread crumbs, never even occurred to me to use rice. It was a fair trade! No hot peppers, so I subbed regular “stop light” and some crushed red pepper flakes. Last sub was due to no brown sugar (I REALLY need to get to the store!) Used mustard that had raisins and a little honey for sweetness.
Thanks for helping me revisit an old favorite and still find satisfaction! I learned a few new tricks with your inspiration!
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Hi Diane,
So glad you tried and liked the recipe, even with your improvising! That is really what home cooking is about. Make do with what you have, try new things, feed your family. Thanks for visiting us.
Tracie
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