Meat Loaf

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Times

Prep time: 15 minutes
Cook time: 1 hour, 15 minutes
Total time: 1 hour, 30 minutes

Yield

Meat Loaf

Ingredients

1 tsp beef-flavor bouillon
¼ cup hot water
1½ lb ground beef
¾ cup cracker crumbs or unseasoned dry bread crumbs
½ cup onion, chopped
2 tsp dried basil leaves
½ tsp garlic powder
¼ tsp pepper
⅓ cup ketchup
⅛ tsp hot pepper sauce
1 egg, slightly beaten

Instructions

Heat oven to 350°F.
In a large bowl, dissolve beef bouillon in hot water. Add all remaining ingredients; mix well.
Spoon mixture into an ungreased 8×4-inch loaf pan or shape mixture into an 8″x4” loaf in an ungreased 12″x8” (2-qt) baking dish. Insert meat thermometer so bulb reaches the center of the meatloaf.
Bake for 1¼ hours or until beef is thoroughly cooked in the center and the meat thermometer reaches 160°F.
Let stand for 5 minutes before slicing.

Notes

Nutrition Info:

“Traditional Meat Loaf,” Pillsbury Complete Cookbook: Recipes from America’s Most Trusted Kitchens (New York, NY: Clarkson Potter/Publishers, 2000), 111.