Beef / Pork

Mom's Dreaded Meat Loaf is for Dinner.

Mom's Dreaded Meat Loaf takes several minutes to prepare.

Mom's Dreaded Meat Loaf takes 75 minutes to cook.

Mom's Dreaded Meat Loaf makes 6 servings.

The ingredients for Mom's Dreaded Meat Loaf are:

1-1/2 pounds (750 g) extra lean ground beef
1 cup (250 mL) soft white bread crumbs
2 eggs, beaten
1 small onion, finely chopped
2 tsp (10 mL) beef bouillon powder (or 2 cubes)
1/4 tsp (1 mL) pepper (or to taste)
1 cup (250 mL) tomato juice
1/4 cup (50 mL) ketchup
1 or 2 hard-boiled eggs, peeled (optional)

Here is how you make Mom's Dreaded Meat Loaf:

Combine all the ingredients, except the ketchup and the hard-boiled eggs, in a large bowl, using your bare hands or a large fork to mix. (Barehanded meatloaf mixing is a truly primal experience, and highly recommended.) Don't forget to wash your hands before and afterward.Now, at this point, you have two choices: You can either squish the mixture into a loaf pan to bake (simple, straightforward, very fast); or you can make a free form loaf by hand and bake it in a shallow pan (this allows for more creative expression). Clearly, you'll want to make the loaf exactly the way your mom made it.What to do with the hard-boiled eggs? So glad you asked. Bury them in the center of the loaf as a sort of hidden treasure. Looks nice sliced, but not critical the success of the actual loaf.Paint the surface of the meat loaf with the ketchup, and bake at 350F (180C) for 1 hour and 15 minutes. Let stand 5 to 10 minutes before slicing. Eat with mashed potatoes and something green.Makes 5 to 6 servings.Number of Servings: 6Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user FITGIRL83.

The nutritional information for Mom's Dreaded Meat Loaf is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 6
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 352.3

• Total Fat: 15.9 g
• Cholesterol: 139.6 mg
• Sodium: 991.1 mg
• Total Carbs: 18.7 g
• Dietary Fiber: 1.4 g
• Protein: 32.1 g