Name: Mom’s Meatloaf
Ingredients: 2½ lbs. lean ground sirloin (96% lean or leaner); 1 large sweet or Spanish onion — chopped; ¼ cup seasoned breadcrumbs; 2 eggs; ¼ cup Worcestershire sauce; 1 cup lightly-packed, freshly grated Pecorino Romano cheese; ½ teaspoon Lawry’s seasoning salt; ¼ teaspoon fresh ground pepper; ¼ teaspoon garlic powder; 1 cup Heinz ketchup

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a large bowl combine all ingredients except for the ketchup.
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Into the oven until golden and bubbling. Photo: Shixart1985 · CC BY 2.0
Fold mixture into a 9½ × 5½ × 3 inch Teflon-coated loaf pan. Shape the top of the loaf like a loaf of bread, sloping the sides. Press an indentation down the center top of the loaf lengthwise, to capture more ketchup on top.
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Squeeze a generous quantity of ketchup over the loaf, filling in the top and completely covering the meat (it may be more than 1 cup — I never measured!).
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Place in the center of the oven and bake for 1½ hours. Ketchup should be slightly brown and juices bubbling. Let stand for 10 minutes before slicing into thick slices. HINT: place a square of heavy aluminum foil on the rack below the loaf pan to catch spills.
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Always serve with homemade mashed potatoes, 2 packages brown gravy mix prepared with a little red wine added to the gravy, green beans, and hot, crusty French baguettes to round out the meal!
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Love, Mom XOXOX

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