Grandma Hill's Prize Winning Meatloaf

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

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 1/2 lbs ground beef
• 1 cup tomato juice
• 3/4 cup oats, uncooked
• 1 egg, beaten
• 1/4 cup onion, chopped
• 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper

Recipe

• 1 combine all ingredients; mix well.
• 2 press firmly into ungreased 8x4x2 inch loaf pan.
• 3 bake for 1 hour in 350* oven.
• 4 let stand 5 minutes before slicing.
• 5 for hamburgers: omit egg; reduce tomato juice to ½ cup. shape into 8 patties.
• 6 for meatballs: omit tomato juice and egg; add 2/3 cup milk. shape into 16 meatballs. brown in large skillet in small amount of oil. drain. combine 1 – 12oz can tomato paste, 1 cup water, 1 ½ tsp oregano leaves and 1 tsp salt. add to meatballs; simmer 30 minutes. 8 servings.