Ingredients

  • 2 lbs; ground meat (round or chuck only)
  • 1 pkg; Lipton Onion Soup Mix
  • 1; large egg
  • 1 cup; milk (whole or 2% only)
  • 1/2 cup; steel-cut oatmeal ... crushed
  • 2 tsp; kosher salt
  • 1 tsp; white pepper
  • 1 tsp; fresh parsley leaves ... chopped fine
  • 1 TBL; garlic powder
  • 1/3 cup; ketchup
  • 3 TBL; brown sugar ... packed
  • 1 TBL; yellow mustard (dry mustard is also acceptable)
  • 1 TBL; worcesteshire sauce

Method

  • Preheat Oven to 350%. DO NOT USE CONVECTION COOKING.
  • Mix together bread crumbs, salt, pepper, parsley & garlic.
  • Fold in onion soup mix.
  • Thoroughly combine with meat (feel free to use your hands).
  • Add egg & milk and mix thoroughly.
  • Pack solid (but not tight) into bread pan (glass pan preferred), sprayed lightly with cooking spray or coated lightly with unsalted butter or cooking margarine.
  • Create two wells in top of mixture, two fingers wide and 1/2-3/4 inches deep.
  • Mix together ketchup, mustard, sugar & worcesteshire sauce. Spoon into wells.
  • Cook, uncovered, on middle shelf of oven (use rack beneath, not cooking sheet) for approximately one hour (until sides are bubbling and top browned).
  • Remove meatloaf from pan immediately. Let stand for 10 minutes before slicing and serving.
  • Leftovers can be served at room temperature in a sandwich.