This is one of John David’s favorite meat dishes that his mom made when he was growing up. I had never liked meatloaf  until I tried this meatloaf and I love it! It’s really easy, inexpensive and delicious!

Meatloaf:

1 pound ground meat

1 egg

3/4 cup oatmeal

salt and pepper

Mix together all ingredients. Bake in a greased baking dish on 375 for 45 minutes.

Sweet and Sour Sauce:

1-8oz can tomato sauce

2 Tbsp. apple cider vinegar

2 Tbsp. brown sugar

1/2 cup sugar

2 tsp. mustard

Boil all ingredients and pour over meatloaf last 10 minutes of baking.

We typically make this in a small cast iron skillet however we have baked it in a loaf pan and an 8×8 casserole dish.

Ways to make this meatloaf cheaper:

• Use ground venison instead of ground beef
• Add in a little more oatmeal to make it stretch further

* I realize all the sugar in this doesn’t make it good for us as a dinner  dish but it is delicious so we’re going to eat it every once in a while!