the best meatloaf i've ever made

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 1/4 cup minced onion
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
• 1 1/2 teaspoons freshly ground black pepper
• 2 pounds extra-lean ground beef
• 3 slices bread, toasted and crumbled
• 7 buttery round crackers, crushed
• 1 egg, lightly beaten
• 3 1/2 tablespoons sour cream
• 1 1/2 tablespoons worcestershire sauce
• 1 (15 ounce) can tomato sauce, divided
• 1/4 cup milk (optional)
• 3 tablespoons ketchup

Recipe

Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 10 mins

Ready Time: 1 hr 25 mins


• preheat oven to 350 degrees f (175 degrees c).
• melt the butter in a skillet over medium heat, and cook the onion and garlic 5 minutes, until onion is tender. remove from heat, and season with salt and pepper.
• in a large bowl, mix the onion and garlic, beef, crumbled bread, crushed crackers, egg, sour cream, worcestershire sauce, and 1/2 can tomato sauce. gradually stir in the milk 1 teaspoon at a time until mixture is moist, but not soggy. transfer the mixture to a 5x9 inch loaf pan.
• bake uncovered in the preheated oven 40 minutes. increase oven temperature to 400 degrees f (200 degrees c), and continue baking 15 minutes, to an internal temperature of 160 degrees f (70 degrees c).
• in a small bowl, mix the remaining tomato sauce and ketchup. pour over the top of the meatloaf, and continue baking 10 minutes.