Comfort Food! Stat!

I love making a comfort meal and nothing says it like meatloaf.  I was picking up the ingredients at the grocery store and the meat counter guy asked me what I was making for dinner.  When I said meatloaf, he pointed out they already had some mixed and ready to be popped into the oven.

I admit I thought that was genius for a busy family, but I was ready to come home and get my hands dirty.  I have played with the recipe for years trying to find the right mix of ingredients because I never just wanted to mix in crackers and an egg.  This time around, I sautéed a yellow onion with four diced slices of bacon.  Once I cooled the mixture, I added it to one pound of ground sirloin along with a sleeve of saltines and one egg.  Well, full disclosure, the Doodle got two crackers, so it wasn’t a full sleeve.  Big Guy came into the kitchen just in time to suggest adding some parmesan cheese as well.   

I was pleased with the outcome.  It was delicious and will be added to the recipes from the Carondelet Kitchen.  The best part was the leftovers for sandwiches the next day.  It doesn’t get any better!

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