Sometimes there is nothing like a meatloaf to hit the spot when you are craving comfort food.  This meatloaf has a unique and quite good flavor with the addition of brown sugar.

Brown Sugar Meat Loaf

Yield: 9 servings.

1/2 cup packed brown sugar
1/2 cup ketchup
1 1/2 pounds lean ground beef
3/4 cup milk
2 eggs
1 1/2 tsp salt
1/4 tsp ground black pepper
1 small onion, chopped
1/4 tsp ground ginger
3/4 cup finely crushed saltine cracker crumbs

Lightly grease a 5×9 inch loaf pan.  Press brown sugar in bottom of loaf pan and spread ketchup over sugar.   In mixing bowl, mix thoroughly all remaining ingredients and shape into a loaf.  Place on top of the ketchup.   Bake at 350 – 1 hour or until juices are clear.

Be sure to heat up some biscuits or add in a dessert that needs to go into the oven at the same time.  This way you get to make another dish without having to heat the oven up again.