Barbara's Basic Meatloaf

Ingredients

• 1 lb ground beef
• 1 egg
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 1/4 teaspoon onion powder
• 1 teaspoon worcestershire sauce (optional)
• 1/3 cup saltine crumbs (or Ritz crackers crumbs or instant Potato Buds or ground plain oatmeal)
• ketchup
• mustard

Directions

1. 1

   Heat oven to 350 degrees.

2. 2

   Mix all ingredients in a large mixing bowl. (Easiest to mix with your hands - kids love this! Just make sure you wash your hands before and after touching the meat.).

3. 3

   Spray an 8x4 (or 8x5) glass loaf pan with cooking spray.

4. 4

   Press mixture into pan. Bake for 1 hour at 350 degrees.

5. 5

   Note: Kids love making the cracker crumbs too! Put crackers in a ziplock bag and give them a masher (or they can use their hands).

6. 6

   Also: I prefer a 2 parts ketchup to 1 part mustard mixture, but my recipe says "to taste". The ketchup and mustard mixture can also be substituted with BBQ sauce or cocktail sauce.