Recipe - Easy Cheesy Meatloaf

1 small Onion; chopped
1 Clove garlic; minced
11 ounce Canned cheddar cheese soup
One half cup Tortilla chips; crushed,
preferably unsalted
One half cup Tomato juice
1 Egg
2 pound Lean ground beef
One fourth cup Sliced ripe olives
One half cup Milk
1/8 teaspoon Hot pepper sauce

Preheat oven to 375°F. Combine onion, garlic, One half cup soup, and next 3
ingredients in a medium bowl. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Add
ground beef and olives and mix well. Transfer meat mixture to center of a
9×13 inch flameproof baking pan. Pack firmly into a freeform 8×4 inch
loaf. Bake about 1One fourth hours or until a meat thermometer inserted in center
of loaf reads 160°F. Let stand 5 minutes, then transfer to a platter. Drain
off excess fat. Place baking pan on 2 burners on top of stove. Stir
together remaining soup and milk and add to pan. Bring to a simmer over
medium heat, stirring up browned bits from bottom of pan. Stir in hot sauce
and serve cheese sauce with cut or sliced up meatloaf.

This recipe serves 8 people. Because this recipe is for a particular size
pan, it adjusts the number of servings only in multiples of 8.

Posted to brandnamerecipes by Abtaxel Abtaxel@aol.com on Apr 11, 1998