The streak has been broken! He has now given the same ranking to different recipes. We are at the halfway mark of this quest to find the perfect recipe for the perfect husband. He truly was not keeping track to this point. And boy, did this week rank highly. “This recipe is the one we have always made” according to my friend, Chris. I was so shocked to see it was even easier than last week with 4 ingredients combined and then only ketchup on the top. No brown sugar. The new ingredient this week was A1 Steak Sauce. Right from the start, Terry said “this is very good.” He said it was a bit crispy like Tim’s BBQ Meatloaf was in Week #15. He noted it does not have onion or green pepper. A plus for him. We had a chat about this basically being like a very good hamburger with ketchup on top, especially since I used a 90/10 ground sirloin for the meat this week. He gave this very quick and simple recipe a 9.1. That ties the one in Week #7 by Renee called, Frosted Meatloaf.
Here is a true confession. After hearing the ingredients, Terry said to me, “Wow, and I don’t like A1”. WHAT? I do not eat a steak without it and yet he tells me he has never ever liked A1 and does not use it. At home, I knew he would always choose Heinz 57, but I did not know when eating out or at our gourmet filet Christmas dinner he would not resort to A1. I am almost embarrassed that he had such a strong reaction by saying “I do not like it AT ALL.” And I did not know. Terry let me off the hook a bit by saying he does not order steak at restaurants very often. That is very true. Funny thing, he liked it in this meatloaf well enough. 🙂 1 tsp is not very much to ‘detest’ or ‘hate’ or ‘abhor’. Whatever words fit.
Classic Meatloaf
1 lb ground beef
1 sleeve of Ritz’s crackers, finely crushed
1 egg
1 tsp of A1 steak sauce
Preheat oven to 360 degrees. Combine all ingredients in a large mixing bowl. Place mixture in loaf pan or another pan and shape into a loaf. Top with ketchup as desired. ( I used about 1/4 cup.) Bake for 50-55 minutes or until internal temperature is 165 degrees.
Way to go Chris. This one certainly makes the cut as it was a quick meal getting a high mark. Some of the other high scores took longer to make or had to bake 2-3 hours. This was easily finished at 50 minutes. I have to add, completely by accident, this was the third week in a row for a Chris- Chris Schnipke, Chris Shepherd and Chris Calvelage. If I have more Chris’ in the pile, I might have to keep that streak alive a bit longer.
Well, since this was a quick meal and post, here is a bonus recipe. We have been trying to eat a bit healthier and cutting out sweets is a big part of that; however, it is tough on the guy who really likes dessert. Tonight, I made these. Only 3 ingredients and 1 WW point each. Lemon cake mix, 12 ounces of Sprite Zero and Blueberries. Bake for 15 to 20 minutes depending on the size of the donut pan. I made mini donuts so it was 15 minutes even. Mr. Schnipke gave these a very high mark.
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