Old-Fashioned Meat Loaf

Name: Old-Fashioned Meat Loaf
Yield: 8 servings
Ingredients: 1 pound lean ground pork; 1 pound ground beef round; 1 1/2 cups finely chopped onions; 1 cup fresh bread crumbs; 1 cup tomato sauce or chopped fresh tomatoes; 3 eggs, lightly beaten; 1 teaspoon kosher salt; 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

By Beatrice Ojakangas

October 14, 2009

This is the grandmother of all meat loaf, especially juicy when cooked in a loaf pan. It also can be baked free form—just shape the meat mixture into an oblong loaf and set it on a rimmed baking pan. Either way, the cooking time is reduced in the convection oven. Serve slices of this everyday favorite with mashed potatoes and a salad. Leftovers make great sandwiches. You might bake some vegetables or biscuits along with the meat loaf, either on the rack above or below, while it cooks.

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