Categories: Main Course, ground beef
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 lb lean ground beef
- 1/2 cup ketchup
- 1/4 cup plain bread crumbs
- 2 tbsp worcestershire sauce
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 egg
- 6 sticks string cheese
- 1 tsp yellow mustard
- 1 tbsp packed brown sugar
Directions
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at oven to 375. In large bowl, mix ground beef, 1/4 cup of ketchup, bread crumbs, worcestershire sauce, salt and eff. Press 1/3 of mixture in bottom of ungreased 8×4 loaf pan.
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Place 2 pieces of the string cheese lengthwise and evenly spaced over beef mixture, with one end of the cheese about 1/2 inch from one end of pan. Cut 2 pieces of string cheese in half crosswise. Place 2 half pieces on beef mixture so cheese extends full length of pan. Press cheese into beef mixture.
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Top with half of remaining beef mixture; pat evenly in place. Top with remaining string cheese in 2 rows, press in. Press remaining beef mixture over cheese. Press ends and edges of beef mixture well to seal in cheese; smooth top.
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Bake 45 minutes. Meanwhile in a small bowl, mix remaining 1/4 cup ketchup, the mustard and brown sugar.
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Remove meat loaf from oven. Spoon juices from meat loaf; spoon ketchup mixture evenly over top.
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turn to oven; bake 35 to 45 minutes longer or until thermometer inserted in center of meat loaf roads 160. Let stand 15 minutes before cutting into slices.