Brown Sugar Barbecue Meatloaf

Total Time: 1 hr 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
• 1/2 cup barbecue sauce
• 1 1/2 lbs extra lean ground beef
• 3/4 cup milk
• 2 eggs
• 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cayenne pepper
• 1 large onion, finely chopped
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 1/2 cup green pepper, finely chopped
• 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
• 3/4 cup finely crushed ritz cracker (about 18)

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350 degrees f. spray a 5x9 inch loaf pan with cooking spray.
• 2 press the brown sugar in the bottom of the prepared loaf pan and spread the barbecue sauce over the sugar.
• 3 in a mixing bowl, mix thoroughly all remaining ingredients and shape into a loaf. place on top of the barbecue sauce.
• 4 bake in preheated oven for 1 hour.
• 5 let stand for 15 minutes, then carefully invert it onto a serving platter.
• 6 *note* you must use very lean ground beef in this or it will be greasy.