Knudsen's Cottage Cheese Meatloaf
DEAR SOS: I am beside myself. When I went to locate your cottage cheese meatloaf recipe in my file, it was gone. Please help.
BETTY DELAMATEN
Corona del Mar
DEAR BETTY: Not to worry, it’s still in our files. Be sure not to pack the meat mixture into the loaf pan or the loaf will come out dense after baking.
Heat the oven to 350 degrees.
Beat the egg lightly in a large bowl. Crumble the beef and add to the bowl, along with the cottage cheese, onion, cracker crumbs, celery, green pepper, sesame seeds, garlic, Worcestershire sauce, salt, basil and pepper. Toss lightly with your hands to mix; do not overmix. Shape the loaf and place in a (9x5-inch) loaf pan.
Combine the ketchup, brown sugar and mustard. Spread over the loaf.
Bake the meatloaf until the internal temperature reaches 160 degrees on a meat thermometer and the loaf pulls away from the sides of the pan, about 1 hour. Let stand 10 minutes before slicing.
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