Jolene's Recipe Journal

I'm always on the lookout for easy, economical family pleasing recipes.  These Lil Cheddar Meat Loaves from Taste of Home are a perfect example of that. 

A pound of  80/20 ground beef is running just under $5 here in New England and most of the other ingredients are pantry staples.  If you don't keep fresh onion on hand you can substitute 2 tablespoons of minced dried onions. 

I revved it up a bit by swapping out half the regular ketchup for jalapeno ketchup. I liked the little zip, but you could also get that by adding a couple drops of sriracha or your favorite hot sauce to the regular ketchup. 

The recipe is easily doubled and after they are baked I move them to a clean cookie sheet, freeze them until solid and then vacuum seal them in portions. One loaf is also the perfect size for a nice sandwich on hearty bread. Thank you so much to Kathy B for sharing her recipe!

Lil Cheddar Meat Loaves

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Author: Jolene's Recipe Journal

Ingredients

• 1 large egg
• 3/4 cup whole milk
• 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
• 1/2 cup quick-cooking oats
• 1/2 cup chopped onion
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 pound ground beef
• 1/3 cup ketchup
• 1/3 cup jalapeno ketchup
• 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
• 1 1/2 teaspoons prepared mustard

Instructions

1. In a large bowl, whisk egg and milk.
2. Stir in the cheese, oats, onion and salt.
3. Crumble beef over mixture and mix well.
4. Shape into 8 loaves; place in a greased 13x9-in. baking dish.
5. In a small bowl, combine the ketchup, brown sugar and mustard; spoon over loaves.
6. Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 25-30 minutes or until no pink remains and a thermometer reads 160°.

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Source: https://www.tasteofhome.com/recipes/li-l-cheddar-meat-loaves/

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