Cheeseburger Meatloaf

I was thrilled that my kids actually ate their dinner tonight. We had mashed potatoes, broccoli and this fabulous cheeseburger meatloaf from Rachel Ray's magazine (slightly modified). You know it's good when Timmy says, "Mommy, you can make it again next week."

2 tablespoons olive oil
1 red onion, finely chopped
2/3 cup ketchup
2/3 cup bread crumbs
2 large eggs
1/2 cup bread & butter pickle chips, chopped
1 1/2 pounds ground beef
8 oz cheddar cheese, cut into 1/3" cubes


Preaheat the oven to 400. Spray a baking sheet with Pam spray and set aside. In a skillet, heat oil and add onion. Cook until onions are soft.

In a large bowl, combie ketchup, bread crumbs, eggs and pickles. Mix in the onion, crumble in the beef and cheese. Mix only until blended. On the sheet pan, shape into a 4x12" loaf. Bake about 35 minutes or until done.

Here are my modifications: I used dried onion instead of cooking the onion because I was feeling lazy. I used dill pickle relish instead of the pickle chips because I'm not crazy about bread & butter pickles so I didn't have any on hand. I used shredded cheese instead of cubed because that's what I had. It was pretty yummy! And leftovers aren't bad either.