Memaw's Meatloaf

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• 2 -3 lbs lean ground beef or 2 -3 lbs ground turkey or 2 -3 lbs ground chicken
• 1 knorr's beef bouillon cubes or 1 knorr's vegetable bouillon cube
• 1 cup water, very warm
• 1 (1 1/4 ounce) package lipton onion soup mix or 1 (1 1/4 ounce) package beef and onion soup mix
• 3/4 cup seasoned bread crumbs
• 2 eggs
• 1/3 cup ketchup
• 3/4 cup water
• 1/4 cup parmesan cheese
• 1 tablespoon fresh parsley, finely chopped
• 1 medium vidalia onions or 1 medium sweet onion
• 1 tablespoon a.1. original sauce (optional)
• 1/2 teaspoon ground pepper
• salt

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350.
• 2 open cooking bag and spray inside evenly with cooking spray. place bag inside large baking dish and set aside. (these bags can be found in the foil isle).
• 3 dissolve bouillon cube in 1 cup hot water and set aside.
• 4 slice onion thinly and set aside.
• 5 place ground beef in large mixing bowl and break apart to loosen meat.
• 6 break eggs into small mixing bowl and beat with fork until smooth.
• 7 pour eggs on top of ground beef.
• 8 add all of the other ingredients except the water with the dissolved bouillon cube.
• 9 mix thoroughly with your hands ensuring that all ingredients are worked through the meat evenly.
• 10 tip: you can wear latex gloves to mix your meatloaf. it helps mix all the ingredients evenly and solves the problem for those who do not like to handle raw meat.
• 11 shape meat into a nice log shape.
• 12 place sliced onion on top of meatloaf.
• 13 gently slide meatloaf into the prepared cooking bag.
• 14 pour dissolved bouillon cube mixture into the cooking bag.
• 15 close bag with bag fastener.
• 16 cut two small air holes on top of the bag.
• 17 bake for approximately 1 hour.
• 18 check meat temperature with a baking thermometer to ensure that your meatloaf is completely cooked in teh middle. meatloaf should be golden brown on the outside.
• 19 let meatloaf sit for 15 minutes before slicing and serve with your favorite side dishes.