Wednesday Eats and Treats: Delicious Meat Loaf

Meat loaf is the ultimate comfort food. Every year, Miriam requests this meat loaf for her birthday dinner. Combined with mashed potatoes, green beans, and homemade rolls, it's a meal full of deliciousness.

Delicious Meat Loaf

Loaf:

2 pounds lean ground beef
1 1/3 cups Special K cereal (secret ingredient)
2 eggs
1 onion
1 1/2 tsp. salt
3/4 tsp. pepper
3/8 tsp. dry mustard
1/4 tsp. sage

Sauce:
2 cups V-8 juice
1 T. flour
1 can green beans, finely chopped
1 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. pepper

Directions:
Combine the ground beef, Special K, eggs, onion, salt, pepper, mustard, and sage. Mix well, preferably with hands. 
Shape into a rectangle about 1 1/2 - 2 inches thick. Place on a broiling pan and bake at 350 degrees for about an hour.
Place the V-8 juice, flour, chopped green beans, salt, and pepper in a saucepan. Dissolve the flour before heating. Simmer over low heat until thickened.
Pour the sauce over the meat loaf and serve.
Serves 8.