Grandma Haun's Meatloaf: If it is from a Grandma, It Will Be Good

      This past weekend a friend in Wichita who was at my mother's wedding slipped me this recipe.  She said it was a must try, and she was right.  John loves meatloaf.  I didn't grow up eating it, and somehow, in my head, it had a bad wrap.  Not sure why.  Anyway, this meatloaf is tasty and moist - and the recipe is simple.



Here goes - Grandma Haun's Meatloaf.  (Thanks, Amanda!)  You need -



1 lb of Ground Beef
1 lb of Ground Sausage
1 green pepper, chopped
1 small onion, chopped
1 sleeve of Saltine Crackers, crushed
2 eggs, slightly beaten
3/4 cup of milk
Salt & Pepper to taste
1 Can tomato sauce (not pictured, sorry)

The great thing about this recipe is that I feel like it is a good base - you could add things to your liking.  I added some minced garlic and dried basil, because I love both of those things.  I started by chopping the peppers and onions in my ever faithful food processor.  I ♥ my food processor.



Crush your crackers, and add your eggs and milk as well.  In retrospect, I would have used my food processor for the crackers as well, though it turned out great crushing them the way that I did.  It just took longer.



Throw in that meat and mix it all up.



I think you could bake this a lot of different ways.  I put half of it into this greased bread pan.



Pour your tomato sauce over your loaf of raw meat.



Cover and bake at 350° for 1.5 hours.



So yummy.



This afternoon while cooking with the girls was really entertaining.  I think it will become its own blog post.  Be on the look out.

I served Grandma Haun's Meatloaf with this broccoli recipe and these "Easy-Speedy" Corn Muffins, and John ate it all up.  So did I.  We washed it all down with fresh blueberry pie.  Good eats at the Spenst casa.



Linking up to What We Ate Wednesday at Buggie and Jellybean!