Ann's Sister's Meatloaf Recipe

135 Reviews

Prep: 10 min
Cook: 1 hr
Ready In: 1 hr 10 min

“This is supposedly Ann Landers' sister's meatloaf recipe.” - by Debbie Clark

Ingredients

2 pounds lean ground beef
2 eggs
1 1/2 cups dry bread crumbs
1/4 cup ketchup
1 teaspoon monosodium glutamate (MSG)
1/2 cup warm water
1 (1 ounce) package dry onion soup mix
2 slices bacon
1 (8 ounce) can tomato sauce

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Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
In a large bowl combine the beef, eggs, crumbs, ketchup, MSG, water and soup mix. Mix well and spoon mixture into loaf pan. Cover with 2 strips of bacon, then cover with tomato sauce.
Bake in preheated oven for 1 hour.

Nutrition

Amount Per Serving (6 total)

Calories
510 cal
26%

Fat
28.3 g
44%

Carbs
27.1 g
9%

Based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Reviews (135)

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CRMOORE

Feb. 25, 2003

"My husband and mother absolutely loved this recipe. I did leave out the MSG and only put half a packet of onion soup mix. Will definately make again...." See more"

CBRES821

Jun. 5, 2003

"My family loved this one. It was nice and moist, but not too moist. I left out the bacon and the msg, and I substituted a mixture of ketchup and BBQ sauce for the outside of the loaf instead of toma..." See moreto sauce."