The Secret to My Meatloaf

I never liked meatloaf when I was a child. It always seemed rather boring to me. Once I started cooking I decided to spice it up and make it interesting. After several tries I decided to try using my grandmother's spicy chili sauce recipe as the topping and I loved it. Give this meatloaf recipe a try and see what you think. Leftover chili sauce is great on hamburgers!

Grandmother's Spicy Chili Sauce

2 (15 oz) cans diced tomatoes
1 cup chopped onion
1 cup sugar
1/2 cup vinegar
2 tsp. ground cinnamon
1 tsp. ground ginger
1/2 tsp. ground cayenne pepper
1/2 tsp. salt

Mix dry ingredients in sauce pan. Add rest of ingredients and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and cook uncovered until reduced by half. Set aside to cool. Store in airtight container in the refrigerator.

Spicy Meatloaf

2 lbs. ground beef
2 eggs
2 slices of bread torn into crumbs
1 small onion, chopped
1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
1/4 tsp ground ginger
dash cayenne pepper
salt and pepper
1/2 cup chili sauce plus more for topping

Preheat oven to 400. Mix all ingredients together. Form into loaf in baking pan. Top generously with chili sauce. Bake, uncovered, until done, 45 minutes to 1 hr.

If you don't like heat, you can cut down on the cayenne pepper or leave it out of the meatloaf itself. There is enough in the sauce for a little kick. My husband says this meatloaf is so good he needs an appetite suppressant to keep from eating the whole thing. :)