Mom's Best Meat Loaf

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• 1 medium onion, minced
• 6 slices bacon, diced
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 1/2 lbs lean ground beef
• 2 eggs, lightly beaten
• 4 tablespoons bottled horseradish
• 1/2 cup old fashioned oats
• 1/3 cup grated parmesan cheese
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon black pepper
• 1 teaspoon celery seed
• 1 teaspoon dill seed
• 1 teaspoon dried thyme
• 1/3 cup tomato sauce or 1/3 cup ketchup
• 2 tablespoons brown sugar, packed

Recipe

• 1 saute the onion with bacon and garlic until golden.
• 2 with hands gently combine meat, bacon-garlic-onion mixture, eggs, horseradish, oats, parmesan cheese, and spices. knead gently but thoughtly until mixture is very light and fluffy.
• 3 heat oven to 350.
• 4 pack the mixture into 2 quart rectangular glass loaf pan, leveling the top gently.
• 5 spoon tomato sauce or ketchup over the top of the loaf and sprinkle with the brown sugar.
• 6 bake loaf for 1 1/2 hours. let cool 30 minutes before slicing.
• 7 you can also cool completely, cover tightly in plastic wrap, chill overnight. using thin knife, slice the loaf into thin slices for sandwiches.