Our Very Best Meatloaf

Another very old recipe I used to make when my kids were very little. It is a nice, and flavorful change to the traditional meatloaf.

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1 (12-oz) roll Regular Jimmy Dean Sausage, thawed
1 pound hamburger
chopped onion
1 egg
1 cup milk
1/2 tsp thyme leaves
20 saltine crackers, crushed

Topping

1/4 cup brown sugar

1/2 cup ketchup

Mix together all the meatloaf ingredients and form into a loaf, and place in a greased 8" square pan.  Bake 350 degrees for 1 - 1 1/2 hours, or until no longer pink in the center (or reaches an internal temperature of 160 degrees). Spoon the sauce over the last half hour to prevent it from burning. 

Try this alternative to the sauce that tops the meatloaf: 

Honey BBQ Sausage Meatloaf from the Jimmy Dean website

Note that this recipe says to top unbaked meatloaf with 3 tbsp of the sauce before baking, and then spooning the remaining sauce over the loaf during the last 25 minutes.