Mary’s Meatloaf

Photo of Meatloaf made with Bloody Mary Mix from Mary's Mornin' FiXXer

An old school classic meatloaf recipe, updated with a tip ‘o the hat to our Southwestern roots. Recipe adapted from Quaker Oats Prize-Winning Meatloaf

Photo of Meatloaf made with Bloody Mary Mix from Mary's Mornin' FiXXer

Mary's Meatloaf

Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour
Total Time 1 hour 20 minutes
Servings: 8 people
Course: Main Dish
Cuisine: American

Ingredients
  

  • 1.5 pounds ground beef
  • 1 pound bacon divided
  • 2 cups Mary's Mornin' FiXXer divided
  • 3/4 cup Quaker Oats quick or old fashioned, uncooked
  • 1 large egg
  • 1/4 cup white onion finely diced
  • 1 can diced green chiles 4oz can
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1/4 tsp ground pepper

Method
 

  1. Heat oven to 350°F.
  2. While oven is heating, cook package of bacon using your favorite method - skillet, oven or microwave. When done, crumble enough bacon for 1/2 cup. Set aside remaining full bacon strips for a finishing garnish, and try *really* hard not to snack on them while cooking.
  3. In a large bowl, combine ground beef, 1/2 cup crumbled bacon, one cup of Mary's Mornin' FiXXer, Quaker Oats, egg, onion, green chiles, salt & pepper. Mix lightly but thoroughly. Lightly grease an 8" x 4" loaf pan, and press mixture into loaf pan.
  4. Bake until center of meatloaf reaches 160°F. About an hour.
  5. While meatloaf is baking, warm 1 cup of Mary's Mornin' FiXXer in a small sauce pan over low heat.
  6. When meatloaf is done, let stand 5 minutes; drain off any juices before slicing. Cut into slices.
  7. Spoon reserved warm Mary's Mornin' FiXXer over each slice and top with bacon to serve.
  8. Serve with your favorite vegetable medley.