Cheeseburger Meatloaf

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

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 5 slices american cheese
• 1 egg, slightly beaten
• 1/4 cup tomato juice or 1/4 cup vegetable juice
• 1 cup quick-cooking rolled oats
• 1/2 cup finely chopped onion
• 1 tablespoon worcestershire sauce
• 1 1/2 teaspoons instant low-sodium beef bouillon granules
• 1 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 1 1/2 lbs lean ground beef
• chopped tomato (optional)
• snipped fresh parsley (optional)

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350*.
• 2 cut each of three cheese slices into four strips; set aside.
• 3 in a large bowl combine egg and tomato juice; stir in oats, onion, worcestershire sauce, bouillon granules, garlic powder and pepper.
• 4 add ground meat; mix well.
• 5 in a shallow baking dish shape half of the meat mixture into an 8x4-inch loaf. make a 1/2 inch indentation down center of meat mixture.
• 6 arrange cheese strips in indentation.
• 7 shape remaining meat mixture over chees strips, pinching edges to seal.
• 8 bake about 1 hour or until done (160*f). cut remaining cheese slices in half diagonally. place on top of meat loaf. bake until cheese is melted.
• 9 if desired, garnish with tomato and parsley.