Dinner Tonight: Meatloaf

Ok, ok, I'll give it up. Only because it's the best meatloaf recipe you'll ever find. (Or at least the best I've ever come across.) It's amazing and so incredibly delicious!

Meat Loaf

• 2    eggs, beaten
• 3/4  cup  milk
• 2/3  cup  fine dry bread crumbs or 2 cups soft bread crumbs
• 1/4  cup  finely chopped onion
• 2  tablespoons  snipped fresh parsley
• 1  teaspoon  salt
• 1/2  teaspoon  dried leaf sage, basil, or oregano, crushed
• 1/8  teaspoon  black pepper
• 1-1/2  pounds  lean ground beef, lamb, or pork
• 1/4  cup  ketchup
• 2  tablespoons  packed brown sugar
• 1  teaspoon  dry mustard

1. In a medium bowl combine eggs and milk; stir in bread crumbs, onion, parsley, salt, sage, and pepper. Add ground meat; mix well. Lightly pat mixture into an 8x4x2-inch loaf pan.

2. Bake in a 350 degree F oven for 1 to 1-1/4 hours or until internal temperature registers 160 degrees F. Spoon off fat. In a bowl combine ketchup, sugar, and mustard; spread over meat. Bake for 10 minutes more. Let stand for 10 minutes before cutting into eight slices.

3. Makes 8 servings

Recipe found Here

Green Beans

Just plain old green beans, drained, and then add about 1/3 c Italian dressing. Delicious and a great way to jazz up green beans a bit.

Banana Oatmeal Bread

1 cup of flour

1/2 cup of whole wheat flour

1/3 cup of white sugar

1/3 cup of brown sugar

1 1/2 tsp baking powder

1/4 tsp baking soda

1/4 tsp salt

1 1/2 tsp cinnamon

3/4 cups quick cooking oats

2 small, very ripe bananas, mashed

1/3 cup of low fat buttermilk

1/4 cup of canola oil

1 1/4 tsp vanilla

2 eggs, beaten

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Coat a loaf pan with cooking spray.

Combine all the dry ingredients together and mix well. Combine the banana, buttermilk, oil, vanilla, and eggs together until mixed thoroughly. Slowly add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients until well combined. Pour the batter into the loaf pan.

Place into the oven and bake for 45-55 minutes or until a tester inserted in the middle of the loaf comes out clean. Let the bread cool for 10 minutes before removing from the pan and placing on a cooling rack for a few more minutes. Slice and slather with butter if desired. 

**I only baked the bread for about 30 minutes and it was definitely done, so be sure to check on it often. 

Recipe found Here