surprisingly tasty

last week i made meatloaf for the very first time ever in my life!

i didnt think i was a fan of meatloaf....i remembered it being bland, tasteless, and just kind of a pile of mush that needed a lot of ketchup to make it tolerable! now thats nothing against my moms meatloaf...i honestly dont ever remember her ever making meatloaf!
i have heard stories from matts mom through the grape vine that when matt was a kid, he was a very picky eater!

thank goodness he grew out of that!

and that the only thing he would eat, was meatloaf....

so, being the good G.R.E.A.T. wife that i am, i googled "easy meatloaf" recipes....and of course there were a million! some didnt sound so easy to me, lots more steps than i was looking for...so i picked the one called "super easy meatloaf"...and hoped for the best.
i had to improvise when it called for some ingredients, and with my mom on the phone for support,....the meatloaf came to shape! and into the oven it went...

pray it turns out at least edible!

boy was it good! the most tasty meatloaf ive ever made!:-) hehehe

matt was at work, he comes home, and i proudly tell him that i made meatloaf, for the first time ever, for him! and he says..."im not sure if i like meatloaf anymore".

W H A T!??!? you WILL TRY THIS MEATLOAF!

and he did...and he LIKED IT!:-)
i will be making it again!
in case you would like to try it, if you dont already have a superb meatloaf recipe like me....here you go.

super "easy" meatloaf

~1 lb ground meat
~1 pkg. onion soup mix
~1/2 c. ketchup
~3 slices bread, broken up ( i used 1 cup cubed herb seasoned stuffing because thats what i had....here starts the improvising that my mom helped me with!)
~1/2 c. cheddar cheese
~1/2 tsp. garlic
~1 egg
~1/4 c. milk
~1 (8 oz) can tomato sauce (i used about 1/2 jar of robusto ragu spaghetti sauce, sauteed onion and mushroom...because thats what i had!)
~mushrooms (optional) i didnt have any, so no mushrooms (this time) for us

preheat oven to 375 degrees. mix first 8 ingredients (can add about 5 shakes of pepper, if desired). form into a shape, place on a greased baking dish and bake for 45 minutes. then add tomato sauce on top of meat loaf. now turn oven down to 325 degrees, and bake 45 minutes longer.

you may need to add a little water to baking dish, if needed (i didnt need to)

good luck! i hope you enjoy as much as we did! yummy!