Meatloaf- Wisdom Teeth Removal Friendly Meal :)

Last week I had my wisdom teeth removed and after one or two meals I was already ready for something besides mashed potatoes. So I googled "wisdom teeth extraction food." I was pretty disappointed to find very little in the way of yummy soft foods. So I decided to dig through some of our old favorites for some flavor variety. This recipe is based off of my husband's grandmother's and mother's meatloaf. It is moist, delicious and flavorful. I also love that the clean up for the entire meal involves a single bowl and loaf pan.

INGREDIENTS:

1 1/2 lb. lean ground beef

1 cup ketchup

1 cup plain bread crumbs

2 eggs

1 onion 

2 tbsp mustard 

3 tsp Worcestershire Sauce 

1 tsp. salt

1/4 tsp. pepper 

Glaze INGREDIENTS:

1/2 cup ketchup
1/4 balsamic vinegar 
  

Step1: Rough Chop an onion. The original recipe uses 1/4 a cup, but we love onion so we throw a full medium onion which is about a 1 1/2 to 2 cups chopped. 

 Step 2: Add the onion to the ground beef in a large bowl. 

Step 3: Add in the bread crumbs 

Step 4: Add one cup of Ketchup to the mixture.  

Step 5: Add the mustard, Worcestershire sauce, salt and pepper and mix everything up. (Yep that is a hand and that is the proper way to mix this lovely gooey, meaty mess.) Have some fun with it. When mixing I will normally use one hand to mix and keep the other clean.   

Step 6: Beat two eggs in a small bowl. 

 Step 7: Pour the eggs into the meat mixture and mix well. 

 Step 8: Press your meatloaf firmly into an ungreased loaf pan.

Step 9: Mix the remaining ketchup and the balsamic vinegar together and spread over the top of your meatloaf.

Step 10: Bake the meatloaf at 350 degrees or until the internal temperature of 155 degrees. Let it rest for at least 10 minutes before slicing.