Classic Meatloaf Recipe

• 2 pounds ground beef
• 2 1/2 cups crushed saltine crackers
• 1 small onion, chopped
• 2 eggs
• 3/4 cup ketchup
• 1/4 cup brown sugar

Sauce

• 1 cup ketchup
• 2 tablespoons vinegar
• 3/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste
• 2 tablespoons prepared yellow mustard
• 1/2 cup brown sugar

1. In a medium bowl, mix together ground beef, crushed crackers, onion, eggs, 3/4 cup ketchup, and 1/4 cup brown sugar until well blended.
2. Press into a 9x5 inch loaf pan. Bake for 1 hour in the preheated oven, or until cooked through.
3. While the loaf bakes, mix together the remaining 1 cup ketchup, vinegar, salt, mustard and 1/2 cup brown sugar.
4. Spread over the top of the meat loaf for the last 15 minutes of baking.