Ingredients
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1 lb lean ground beef
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1/2 cup dry breadcrumbs
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4 garlic cloves, minced (I add more!)
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1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce (I just eyeball a few good sized dashes)
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1 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes (can omit if you don't want a kick, we love it!)
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salt, to taste
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pepper, to taste
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1/3 cup ketchup
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1/4 cup brown sugar, packed
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1/4 cup apricot preserves (original recipes called for pineapple preserves but we prefer apricot)
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1 egg
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- In a large bowl, combine the ground beef, bread crumbs, egg, garlic, worcestershire, crushed red pepper, salt and pepper. Mix well and place into a 9x5 inch loaf pan.
- Bake in preheated oven for 30 minutes.
- Meanwhile. in a separate medium bowl, stir together the ketchup, brown sugar and apricot preserves and pour over the meatloaf.
- Bake another 20 minutes.