RECIPE FOR BROWN SUGAR MEATLOAF RECIPES

Steps:

• Preheat your oven to 350 degrees.  Lightly spray a loaf pan with non-stick cooking spray.
• Combine ketchup, brown sugar, and salt in a small mixing bowl and allow to sit for a couple of minutes to allow sugar to dissolve.
• Spoon one-third cup of sauce into bottom of a loaf pan. Set aside.
• Place ground beef, bread crumbs, onion, bell pepper, eggs, milk, and one-third cup of glaze into food processor and process until mixture is thoroughly blended.
• Place meat mixture into loaf pan and smooth down the top.
• Spread remaining glaze on top of loaf and bake for 1 hour or until internal temperature is 155 to 160 degrees.
• Remove from oven and allow to rest for 10 minutes before serving.

Steps:

• Glaze: Mix all ingredients and set aside.
• Meat loaf:.
• Heat oven to 350°F.
• Heat oil in medium skillet and sauté onion and garlic about 5 minutes. Set aside to cool.
• Mix eggs with thyme, salt, pepper, mustard, Worcestershire sauce, pepper sauce and milk.
• Add egg mixture to meat in large bowl, along with crackers, parsley and cooked onion and garlic.
• Mix until mixture does not stick to the bowl, if mixture sticks to bowl add milk by tablespoons until it does not stick.
• Shape into loaf.
• Place on foil lined pan, for easy clean-up.
• Brush with half the glaze.
• Arrange bacon slices crosswise over the top of loaf overlapping, tucking in bacon ends under loaf.
• Bake until bacon is crisp and internal temperature registers 160°F, about 1 hour.
• Cool at least 20 minutes.
• Simmer remaining glaze over medium heat until slightly thickened.
• Slice meatloaf and serve with extra glaze.