Meatloaf with Mac & Cheese and Spinach

Simple, hearty comfort food. And incredibly easy.

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Ingredients:

(Amounts for this one are for 4-6 servings since it'd be weird to make meatloaf for one and you know you'll want leftovers for sandwiches and such anyway.)

2 lbs. lean ground beef (I used 93/7 meat/fat ratio)
1 1/4 cup Vigo Italian bread crumbs
2 eggs
1/2 Vidalia onion, chopped fine
1 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. ground black pepper
1 green onion, chopped

Glaze:
1/4 cup ketchup
1 tbsp. brown sugar
1 tbsp. sweet pickle relish
1 tsp. hot sauce
1 tsp. soy sauce
1/2 tsp. yellow mustard
salt and pepper

Mix meatloaf ingredients together in a large bowl (except green onion). Go ahead, use your hands. You know you want to. Plop into a 9-inch loaf pan, shape into a loaf.

Mix glaze ingredients in a small bowl. Pour on top of loaf. Pop loaf into a pre-heated 350 degree oven, bake for 1 1/2 hours. Sprinkle chopped green onion and parsley on top 15 minutes before finished baking.

For the mac & cheese...it's Kraft Mac & Cheese. The directions are on the box. The only deviation I did here is minor: I substituted almond milk instead of regular milk.

Spinach is frozen chopped spinach sauteed in olive oil with a little fresh chopped garlic, a dash of lemon juice and a sprinkle or two of Zatarain's seasoning. (I luvs me my Zatarain's!)

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