Foodie Friday: Mom's Meatloaf

This is literally my mom's meatloaf recipe, so I thought I'd transcribe the recipe card she gave me several years ago. (Maybe it will provide some insight into my propensity for not measuring things.)

Preheat to 350°

1lb ground meat

½c oats—cover with milk (¼c?)

1 egg

onions

salt

pepper

oregano, cumin (choose one)

catsup—a little

Mix with your hands and put in muffin pan. Bake about 15-20 min. maybe 30—until done.

I would like to add a few notes: Fill the muffin cups to overflowing, because the meat will shrink when cooked. We used a delicious Walla Walla sweet onion, a pretty large one. Chop your onions fairly coarsely—they provide awesome texture and crunch to the meatloaf. Making it in the muffin pan provides convenient single-serving portions, and makes it super-easy to freeze. Then, you can remove just one or two at a time when you don't have time to make something hot for dinner. I always eat this dipped in ketchup.

This meatloaf goes really well with twice-baked mashed potatoes and a simple green salad.

There's nothing like comfort food on a rainy, Fall day! Thanks, Mom.

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