I’ve watched the film A Christmas Story so many times since I was a kid. Now that I have a family of my own, I recreated the mom’s meat loaf and mashed potatoes from that movie.
—Christina Addison, Blanchester, OH
Prep: 15 min. • Bake: 50 min. + standing • Makes: 6 servings
2 large eggs, lightly beaten
1/2 cup ketchup
1 medium onion, finely chopped
1 small green or sweet red pepper, finely chopped
2/3 cup crushed saltines (about 12)
1/2 tsp. salt
1 tsp. pepper
1 1/2 lbs. ground beef
4 cups hot mashed potatoes, divided
1 Tbsp. minced fresh parsley
1. Preheat oven to 375°. Place a rack in a 15x10x1-in. baking pan; place a 12x8-in. piece of foil in the center of the rack. In a large bowl, combine eggs, ketchup, onion, green pepper, crushed saltines, salt and pepper. Add beef; mix lightly but thoroughly. Place over foil rectangle and shape into a 9x6-in. loaf. Bake 50-60 minutes or until a thermometer reads 160°. Let stand 10 minutes before slicing.
2. Transfer meat loaf to a serving plate, discarding foil. Pipe or spread 1 cup mashed potatoes over meat loaf. Sprinkle with parsley. Serve with remaining mashed potatoes.
Per serving: 1 slice with 1/2 cup mashed potatoes equals 436 cal., 20g fat (7g sat. fat), 132mg chol., 1105mg sodium, 37g carb. (7g sugars, 3g fiber), 26g pro.
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