Meatloaf

Unlike Randy in A Christmas Story, I like meatloaf hot as a meal or cold on a sammie.

Flavor and texture are key for me; I want meatloaf dense enough that I can slice the leftovers to make sandwiches for Ray's lunch.

This meatloaf recipe from Beef It's What's For Dinner checks all the boxes.

I adjusted the recipe in my Plan to Eat app and made it with 2 pounds of our lean grass-fed ground beef (around the 93% lean as called for in the recipe)

Here is the recipe adjusted to use 1 pound of ground beef:

Ingredients:

• 1 pound Ground Beef (93% lean or leaner)
• 1/2 cup Panko bread crumbs (I used Italian-seasoned and it tasted like a meatball)
• 1/2 cup ketchup, divided
• 1/3 cup minced onion
• 1 small egg
• 2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
• 1 1/3 teaspoons minced garlic
• 2/3 teaspoon dried thyme
• 1/2 teaspoon pepper
• 1/3 teaspoon salt

Directions:

1. Preheat the oven to 350°F.
2. Combine Ground Beef, bread crumbs, 1/2 cup ketchup, onion, egg, Worcestershire, garlic, thyme, pepper and salt in large bowl, mixing lightly but thoroughly.
3. Shape beef into 8 x 4-inch loaf on rack in aluminum foil-lined broiler pan.
4. Place on upper oven rack in 350°F oven. Bake 45 to 55 minutes, until instant-read thermometer inserted into center registers 160°F;
5. Brush with remaining 1/4 cup ketchup during last 10 minutes, if desired.
6. Let stand 10 minutes. Cut into slices.