from the kitchen of Chef Chris
8 servings
| Amount | Unit | Ingredients |
| 1 ½ | lbs | Ground beef |
| ½ | lb | Ground pork or ground beef |
| ¼ | C | Minced onion |
| 2 | Cloves | Minced garlic |
| 2 | Eggs | (beaten) |
| ¾ | C | Sweetened applesauce |
| 1 | C | Italian-style breadcrumbs |
| ¼ | C | ketchup for mixture |
| ½ | C | ketchup to coat the top |
| 1 ½ | tsp | Salt |
| ⅕ | tsp | Black pepper |
| Non-stick pan spray |
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Grease meatloaf pan – (you can use a casserole dish and form ground meat into a loaf).
- In a large bowl combine all ingredients together with your hands (you can use an electric stand mixer if desired).
- Put meat mixture into loaf pan, or form meat into a loaf if using a casserole dish, cover with foil.
- Bake the meatloaf in preheated oven for 1 hour.
- Take meatloaf out of oven and coat top with ketchup and place bake in oven for 15-30 minutes more uncovered, or until meatloaf reaches an internal temperature of 165 degrees.
- Once meatloaf is cooked to desired done-ness, pull out and let rest for 10 minutes, slice and serve with desired sides.
 | Chef Chris Zambito: “Anybody can make you enjoy the first bite of a dish, but only a real chef can make you enjoy the last.” |