Meatloaf and Vegetable ANY DAY Dinner

1 1/2 lb ground beef (or 1 lb ground beef and 1/2 lb ground pork)
3 C corn flakes before crushing
1 tsp salt
1/4 tsp pepper
2 tsp onion powder
1 Tbsp Worcestershire sauce or Soy sauce
2 eggs, beaten
2 Tbsp ketchup

2 Tbsp milk

Preheat oven to 350°. 

Place 3 cups of corn flakes in a large mixing bowl and crush up with your hand to make smaller flakes. Add the salt, pepper, and onion powder to the flakes and mix well. Beat the eggs, ketchup, milk, and soy sauce together. Pour eggs over flakes and add the ground beef. Mix meat mixture thoroughly.

Form meat mixture into a loaf and place in the center of a Dutch oven (lightly sprayed with cooking spray). 

💗Mix together the following:
2 Tbsp ketchup
1 Tbsp brown sugar
1/2 tsp dry mustard
Spread this mixture over the top of the meatloaf. Cover with lid and place in oven. 

Bake for1 hour.

While meatloaf is baking, prepare:
4 medium potatoes, peeled and cut in quarters; and

3 carrots, peeled and cut into 3" pieces. Soak in cold water until the first hour of baking is finished.

(I like to use red skinned potatoes, that I don't peel, but cut in quarters. I also use 8 ounces of baby carrots...which saves time.

After 1 hour:

Remove meatloaf from oven and skim off fat.

Dissolve:
2 beef bouillon in 2 cups of boiling water.
Add:
2 Tablespoons ketchup to the water.
Pour this mixture over the top and around the sides of the meatloaf.

Drain the water off the vegetables and surround the meatloaf with them. Sprinkle the vegetables with pepper.

Return meatloaf to the oven and increase temperature to 375 with the lid on, and bake an additional hour. (Check potatoes and carrots. If still not tender, bake 10 minutes more).

💗💗I must say, I could probably make this meatloaf at least every other week at our house.
This is my Mother's recipe (except for the brown sugar and dry mustard that I place on top).
Mom just slathered the top with straight ketchup. I feel that the sugar and mustard give it a little punch, but if you like, do it my Mom's way.
When people would hear that Mom put corn flakes in her meatloaf, rather than bread or bread crumbs, they would think "how strange."
But, you really have to try it. We consider it a gourmet meal, not plain meatloaf. (Especially served with Homemade Bread).
Thanks, Mom💗

Enjoy! Elvez! Piacere! Gustirati! Radost'!