1 cup cooked oatmeal
2 large eggs
2 lb meatloaf mix (1 1/2 lb ground beef, 1/2 lb ground pork)
1/4 cup soy sauce
1 teaspoon onion powder
1 teaspoon garlic powder
1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
1/2 teaspoon black pepper
1 bottle chili sauce (ketchup-based)

Preheat oven to 350F.

Cook oatmeal per box instructions (in second smallest pot).
Beat eggs in a large bowl.
Add all other ingredients, except chili sauce, and mix together. 
Transfer mixture to a 13- by 9-inch glass baking dish and mound into a 10 by 5 inch loaf. 
Spread chili sauce over meatloaf and bake 1 hour.

Serves Six

I’ve been making meatloaf with Mom’s recipe, also on this site, for years. Mom’s recipe actually came from the Quaker Oatmeal box and features uncooked oatmeal as an ingredient. When I saw this recipe that calls for cooked oatmeal, I was intrigued. The ingredients are similar so the flavor is familiar, but we liked the texture and consistency much more. My “meatloaf mix” didn’t include veal and I don’t think we missed it.