Texas BBQ Meatloaf – Comfort Food

My mom's famous spicy meatloaf recipe that I adore!

Ingredients:

-          1 sleeve of ground beef = 3 lbs.

-          2 eggs

-          1 large bottle of your favorite BBQ Sauce (we use Lucille’s
BBQ Spicy)or homemade BBQ Sauce
http://neighborchicks.blogspot.com/2013/10/jack-daniels-bbq-sauce.html

-          1 tbsp. of liquid smoke

-          1 sleeve of saltine crackers original or RITZ Crackers

-          1 pie pan or 8x10 rectangle pan lined with foil 

*** You can cut this recipe in half

Directions:

-          1-2 days prior, mix together the ground beef, eggs, liquid smoke, and ¾ of BBQ sauce (save the remaining ¼ for topping). Refrigerate until ready to bake.

-          Crumble the sleeve of crackers before opening the package with your fingers until fully mashed.

-          Dump the sleeve of crumbled crackers into the meatloaf bowl and mix all together.

-          Mold the meatloaf into a half round in the pie pan.

-          Bake on 350 for 1 hour covered with foil (keep an eye out, all ovens are different).

-          Remove meatloaf and drain off the oil. Leave off foil.

-          Continue to bake for an additional 20 minutes.

-          Turn oven to Broil and spread the remaining BBQ sauce on the top of the meatloaf. Broil it until the BBQ sauce gets crispy (about 5-10 minutes).

-          Remove meatloaf and drain access grease.

-          Serve with your favorite mashed potatoes, gravy, and rolls/butter. We used Hawaiian rolls and toasted them when the meatloaf was on broil.

-          Perfect for a cold winter night. The leftovers are delicious on a sandwich or just reheated.

Ingredients for mashed potatoes:

-          5 pound bag of potatoes. We used Russet.

-          1 stick of butter

-          ¼ cup of mayonnaise

-          ½ cup of milk

-          Your favorite garlic seasoning

-          1 jar of Turkey gravy (Boston Market has the best)

-          Salt & Pepper

Directions:

-          Boil a pot of water with a few sprinkles of salt

-          Remove half the skin from each potato and cut into cubes

-          Place potatoes in the boiling water until soft

-          Heat the jar of gravy in a separate pan

-          Drain all the water

-         Add butter, mayonnaise, and milk to the potatoes and mash until creamy

-         Add garlic powder, salt and pepper to your liking. Sprinkle paprika and parsley for prettiness.