Create your own Meat Loaf

ingredients

1 beaten egg
3/4 cup soft bread crumbs (1 slice) or 1/4 cup fine dry bread crumbs
1/4 cup milk, beer, apple juice or water
1/4 cup finely chopped onion or 1 tablespoon dried minced onion
1/4 cup finely chopped celery or green pepper or shredded carrot; or one 2 oz can mushrooms, drained and chopped
2 tablespoons snipped parsley (optional)
1/2 teaspoon dried sage, thyme, basil or oregano, crushed; or dried dill weed
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 tsp pepper
1 pound ground beef, turkey or lamb
2 tablespoons bottle BBQ sauce, chili sauce or ketchup

1
In a bowl, combine egg, bread crumbs, milk, onion, celery, parsley, herbs, salt and pepper. Add ground meat; mix well. In shallow baking dish, pat mixture into a 7x3x2 inch loaf or shape into circle with a 6 inch diameter. Form a 2 inch hole in center of circle.
2
Bake in oven at 350 degrees for 45 to 50 minutes for loaf, and 25 to 30 minutes for a ring, or until no pink remains. Spoon BBQ sauce onto meat loaf after cooked.

Source: Karen Shipley