BEST AND EASY MEATLOAF RECIPE RECIPES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees . Lightly spray a 9 x 5 loaf pan with cooking spray.
• In a small skillet, add the onions and butter. Sprinkle with the salt and cook over medium heat until they are soft and translucent - around 10 minutes.
• In a small bowl, whisk together the apple butter, apple cider vinegar, and hot sauce. Set aside.
• In a large bowl, add the cooked onions and mix in the ground beef, egg, and crushed crackers. Add in 2/3 of the apple butter hot sauce. (Reserve the rest for making the sandwiches.)
• Press the meat mixture into the loaf pan. Brush the top with an additional 2 tablespoons of apple butter, and then bake for 1 hour until done.
• For the sandwich, heat a large skillet over medium heat.
• Spread butter on one side of each slice of bread. Place 4 slices of bread butter-side down in the skillet.
• Add a slice of cheese to each slice of bread, and then a slice of the prepared meatloaf (above) to each slice of bread.
• Spoon the reserved apple butter hot sauce on top of the meatloaf slices. Add a leaf of lettuce to each, followed by another slice of cheese.
• Top with another piece of buttered bread butter-side up. Press the sandwiches slightly and flip to grill the other side. Serve hot.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Whisk eggs, milk, salt, and ground black pepper in a large bowl. Add crumbled bread and stir until dissolved. Mix ground beef, onion, Cheddar cheese, and carrot into bread mixture; transfer mixture to a 9x5-inch loaf pan. Combine brown sugar, ketchup, and mustard in a small bowl; spread over meat mixture.
• Bake in the preheated oven until no longer pink in the center, 1 to 1 1/4 hours. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read at least 160 degrees F (70 degrees C).