The Best Meatloaf I've Ever Made

The Best Meatloaf I've Ever Made

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon butter 
• 1/4 cup minced onion 
• 2 cloves garlic, minced 
• 1 1/2 teaspoons salt 
• 1 1/2 teaspoons freshly ground black pepper 
• 2 pounds extra-lean ground beef 
• 3 slices bread, toasted and crumbled 
• 7 buttery round crackers, crushed 
• 1 egg, lightly beaten 
• 3 1/2 tablespoons sour cream 
• 1 1/2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce 
• 1 (15 ounce) can tomato sauce, divided 
• 1/4 cup milk (optional) 
• 3 tablespoons ketchup

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
Melt the butter in a skillet over medium heat, and cook the onion and garlic 5 minutes, until onion is tender. Remove from heat, and season with salt and pepper.
In a large bowl, mix the onion and garlic, beef, crumbled bread, crushed crackers, egg, sour cream, Worcestershire sauce, and 1/2 can tomato sauce. Gradually stir in the milk 1 teaspoon at a time until mixture is moist, but not soggy. Transfer the mixture to a 5x9 inch loaf pan.
Bake uncovered in the preheated oven 40 minutes. Increase oven temperature to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C), and continue baking 15 minutes, to an internal temperature of 160 degrees F (70 degrees C).
In a small bowl, mix the remaining tomato sauce and ketchup. Pour over the top of the meatloaf, and continue baking 10 minutes.Enjoy it!