Brown Sugar Meatloaf and Lazy Day Rolls

Do you ever have those days where you just feel blah?  Today was one of those days for me.  It was cloudy outside all day and I don't function well when I don't see the sun.  I honestly didn't feel like making dinner!  So....... I just made something super easy!  Meatloaf is always a simple option, just slap a bunch of ingredients together and let it cook for an hour.  I also always have at least one can of biscuits in the fridge just in case I want to do these rolls, because honestly, you never know when a blah day is going to hit - you have to plan ahead!  The bonus is that even though they are just refrigerated biscuits, they are delicious brushed with all that bad for you oil and cheese.   I know Carrie will be trying to go to her happy place after seeing the picture of the meatloaf, but for everyone else, this meatloaf is SO GOOD!!  I love it, and I was meatloaf traumatized as a child.



Brown Sugar Meatloaf
Recipe from Allrecipes

Ingredients:

1/2 cup packed brown sugar

1/2 cup ketchup

1 1/2 pounds lean ground beef

3/4 cup milk

2 eggs

1 1/2 teaspoons salt

1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper

1 small onion, chopped

1/4 teaspoon ground ginger

3/4 cup finely crushed saltine cracker crumbs

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Lightly grease a 5x9 inch loaf pan.

Press the brown sugar in the bottom of the prepared loaf pan and spread the ketchup over the sugar.

In a mixing bowl, mix thoroughly all remaining ingredients and shape into a loaf. Place on top of the ketchup.

Bake in preheated oven for 1 hour or until juices are clear.

*What I did differently - I used probably only a 1/4 cup ketchup (yuck), NO ONIONS (hate onions!), and panko crumbs instead of cracker crumbs.  I also mixed the ketchup and sugar together instead of just layering it.

Lazy Day Rolls

Ingredients:

1/2 cup vegetable oil

1/4 cup Parmesan cheese

1 1/2 tsp. dried parsley

1 1/2 tsp. dried oregano

1 tsp. garlic powder

dash pepper

3 cans (12 oz.) each refrigerated buttermilk biscuits

Directions:

In a small bowl combine oil, cheese, parsley, oregano, garlic powder and pepper; set aside.

Cut each biscuit in half.  Roll each portion into a 6' rope; tie in a  loose knot.  Place on greased baking sheets.

Bake at 450 degrees for 5-8 minutes or until golden brown; immediately brush with the Parmesan mixture.  Serve warm.

This makes a TON, tonight I only used one can of biscuits and adjusted everything else accordingly.