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.