Awesome And Simple Italian Garlicky Meatloaf

Total Time: 1 hr 20 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 10 mins

Ingredients

• 1/2-1 cup seasoned bread crumbs
• 5 tablespoons grated dry parmesan cheese (romano is a good choice, also)
• 5 tablespoons minced parsley (i use dried to save effort)
• 2 tablespoons finely minced garlic
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon fresh ground pepper
• 2 lbs ground beef (not too lean)
• 2 eggs
• ketchup, to taste

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350°f and grease a large loaf pan.
• 2 mix 1/2 cup bread crumbs, cheese, parsley, garlic, salt and pepper, reserving the remaining bread crumbs to use as necessary.
• 3 add the meat and use a fork to mix the ingredients uniformly.
• 4 add the eggs and knead it with your hands until a "dough" ball forms, it should hold its shape and not be too dry and crumbly (add some water) or too sticky sloppy (add more bread crumbs).
• 5 mold the meat mixture into the loaf pan and top with a layer of ketchup as desired.
• 6 bake for 70 minutes. slices best when cooled and tastes even better reheated as leftovers!
• 7 for oamc: slice cooled loaf and flash freeze slices on a cookie sheet. once frozen, store in a freezer bag or container. to reheat: remove as many slices as necessary and reheat in microwave.