Ingredients:
2 lbs hamburger
6 saltine crackers
1 eggs
1/4 cup ketchup
1 tablespoon sweet relish
1 teaspoon garlic powder
1 teaspoon dried parsley
1 teaspoon dried oregano
salt and pepper
2 (10 ounce) cans condensed tomato soup
1 (28 ounce) cans tomato juice
5 potatoes, cut into quarters
6 carrots, cut into 1 inch thick pieces
Directions:
preheat oven to 350.
crush crackers.
beat egg.
combine all meat loaf ingredients.
mould into a log shape.
place into a deep oblong roasting pan (with lid).
Surround meat loaf with patatoes and carrots.
cover with 1 can of tomato soup and all of tomato juice.
Cover and bake for 1 hour.
Remove lid.
add second can of tomato soup, directly on top of meat loaf.
Return to oven, without lid, and bake another 1/2 hour.
Enjoy!
The next day, I make a second meal of the leftovers, by cutting up meat in chunks (leave meat,patatoes and carrots in the sauce) and serve over rice or pasta.
OPTION: I sometimes add a handful (1/4 cup) of basmati rice to the mixture before cooking.
Servings: 4
Time preparation: 5 min.
Time total: 95 min.