Not Your Standard Meatloaf

Letting you guys know, this is NOT your standard ass meatloaf. I cannot stand the taste of condiments (ketchup, mustard, mayo...). Also, Clayton and I love the taste of onion, but the chunks. Clay also hates chunks of garlic also...

So, I took my parent's recipe's, and made it my own. Clay loves it, and I love the Italian seasonings in it! 

So...here ya go!

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My Totally Awesome Meatloaf!

Ingredients

1. Ground beef (80/20 chuck is best)
2. A huge can of Tomato Sauce
3. Oregano (dried)
4. Basil (dried)
5. Italian Seasoning Mix (in a container, it has rosemary)
6. Salt/Pepper
7. Italian Breadcrumbs (binder)
8. {optional} Egg
9. Parmesan/Romano Grated Cheese
10. Garlic/Onion Powder (or the regular...1/2 white onion chopped to tiny pieces and 3 cloves garlic smashed and minced

Directions

• Preheat your oven to 375 degrees
• Combine ALL the ingredients with your meat in either a bowl or the baking dish, (find it a easier clean up if you mix it in the pan.) The pan must be a casserole glass dish. I just find the meatloaf cooked better in one.
• Only pour 1/4 of the tomato sauce in the mix. Add as much of the ingredients in the meat as much as your tasting. The cheese, use 1/4 of your desired amount. It will make it too salty!
• Don't be a wuss and use a spoon to mix it. USE YOUR HANDS, and get in there and mix it until all the ingredients are mixed.
• Get fancy...or not... and shape the mixture into a loaf of some kind.
• Using your fingers, poke 3 rows of three holes in your meat.
• Pour the remainder of the tomato sauce into the holes and all around the loaf itself. Spread the sauce evenly.
• Take some dry oregano to your palm of your hand and rub on top of the loaf, if desired. 
• Top the whole thing, as much cheese as you want.
• Place in the oven, it takes generally 45-60 mins to cook
• Once finished, let sit for 10 mins.

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------The best thing about this recipe, the sauce that falls from the top, mixes with the cheese and oregano topping, and you got yourself marinara!!!

Thanks for reading! If I get a lot of readers, I will post more recipes!

--Nikki