Aunt Shirley's Meat Loaf

Contributed By: JoanDeClaire
My aunt

Total Preparation Time: Less than 15 minutes
Ingredients: Beef
Actual Cooking Time: 1 hour
Number of Servings: 6
Origin: American
Special Features: Quick to Prepare (under 30 minutes)
Kids can help make it
Kids can help make it
Make Ahead
Nutrition Content: Good Source of Calcium
Meal Type: Entree

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Ingredients

1 tablespoon Butter
1 cup Chopped onion
1 Egg
Salt and ground black pepper
1/2 teaspoon Dried thyme
1 pound Ground beef
1/2 cup Rolled oats
2 ounces Cheddar cheese cut into small cubes
1 1/2 cup Tomato sauce
1 Bay leaf

Preparation

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a skillet, melt the butter over medium heat. Add the onion and simmer until soft.

In a large bowl, mix the egg with the onion, salt, pepper, and thyme. Add the ground meat and stir well. Fold in the bread crumbs, cheese, and 1/2 of the tomato sauce. Form the mixture into a loaf and place it in a roasting pan Cover with the rest of the tomato sauce and the bay leaf. Bake for one hour.

Cook's Notes

My aunt always used one pound of ground beef for this recipe, but I've found that you can use half ground turkey and half ground beef and it's just as good.

Nutrition Information

Calories: 312 ; Total Fat: 21 g ; Saturated Fat: 9 g ; Polyunsaturated Fat: 1 g ; Carbohydrates: 11 g ; Protein: 19 g ; Vitamin A: 412 IU ; Vitamin C: 6 mg ; Calcium: 108 mg ; Sodium: 443 mg ; Iron: 3 mg ; Fiber: 2 g

Recipe Comments

Commented by: lydiambode

Under preparation is listed "fold in bread crumbs", but bread crumbs are not listed as an ingredient. Rolled oats are, so I presume that is what was meant???