Better Than Grandma's MEAT LOAF

i must admit, when jay chose a meat loaf recipe i wasn't exactly thrilled. as a kid i distinctly remember not liking meat loaf. but it was his turn so i went with it. he looked through several cookbooks (that i don't use) until he found the most appealing recipe...it called for sausage need i say more. at the end of the night, jay and my brother liked it and i am sure i still don't like meat loaf but trying new things is what mondays are for!

ingredients:

2 teaspoons vegetable oil

1 small yellow onion, chopped

1/4 cup milk

1 cup soft fresh white bread crumbs

3/4 cup ketchup

4 teaspoons worcestershire sauce

1 pound ground beef

8 ounces ground breakfast sausage

1 egg, beaten

1 1/4 teaspoons mrs. dash

1/2 teaspoon garlic powder

directions:

preheat the oven to 350 degrees f.

heat the oil in a medium skillet over medium-high heat. add the onion and cook, stirring occasionally, until tender, 5 to 7 minutes. transfer to a large bowl.

combine the milk and break crumbs in a small bowl and set aside. combine 1/4 cup of the ketchup and 2 teaspoons of the worcestershire sauce in another small bowl and set aside.

add the ground beef, sausage, the remaining ketchup and worcestershire sauce, the egg, mrs. dash, garlic powder, and bread crumbs to the bowl of onions. mix until just incorporated.

mound the meat loaf mixture in a 9-by-5-by-3-inch loaf pan. bake for 45 min. remove from the oven and pour off some of the fat. spread the ketchup mixture over the top. bake another 30 minutes. let stand for 15 minutes before serving.