Mini Meatloaves

or should it be spelled "meatloves"...that's so cute.

ok, the ingredients:

for the meatloaf:
1 egg
3/4 c. milk
1 c. shredded Cheddar cheese
1/2 c. quick oats
1 t. salt
1 lb. ground beef

for the sauce:
2/3 c. ketchup
1/4 c. packed brown sugar
1 1/2 t. prepared mustard


Preheat oven to 350*

In a large bowl, combine the egg, milk, cheese, oats, and salt. Add the ground beef, mixing well...wash your hands first, and get in there and knead it all together. Forn this mixture into eight mini meatloaves. Place these in a lightly greased 9x13" baking dish.

In a separate small bowl, combine the ketchup, brown sugar, and mustard. Stir thoroughly and spread over each meatloaf.

Bake, uncovered, at 350* for about 35-45 minutes.

**note: the recipe i wrote down first didn't separate the sauce and the meatloaf; in a rush to make dinner, i added the ketchup and brown sugar...then realized i goofed, so i scooped some of it out, then made the sauce, but some ketchup and brown sugar was, of course left in the meat mixture. I liked it! so.... you just may want to add a bit of ketchup and brown sugar into the meatloaf mixture also.

and i'm sure this would make a mighty fine manly-sized meatloaf too, just increase the baking time by another 20 or 30 minutes probably.