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serves 4
1 lb Ground Chuck (I use at least 15/85 mix for optimum flavor)
2 T Heinz 57
Hawaiian Rolls
Any condiments you like

Mix together in a bowl the beef and Heinz 57. Seperate beef mixture into 8 equal sized balls. Form balls into patties. Grill until cooked to 160 degrees.

Sweet Potato Fries
serves 4
Adapted from Costco Connection Magazine
2 Sweet Potatoes
2 T Olive Oil
1 T Light Brown Sugar
1/2 t. Pepper
1/2 t. Kosher Salt, plus extra for sprinkling

Preheat oven to 450 degrees. Peel Sweet Potatoes. Halve the Sweet Potato lengthwise and slice into 1/4″ thick slices. In a bowl, coat Sweet Potato slices with Olive Oil and then stir in the remaining ingredients. Place on cookie sheet and cook for 15 minutes. Turn fries with a spatula and bake for another 5 to 10 minutes, until lightly browned. Sprinkle with Salt and serve hot.

Freezability: A double-batch of these can be made to freeze for later. These reheat, after being frozen, extremely well. My only recommendation would be to make a half batch of the glaze to put on the meatloaves at the diner’s discretion after they have been reheated. I reheated them in the microwave and so they retained some of their moisture.

Cooking Notes: When browning the second side of the meatloaves, I would recommend not browning them too much. My loaves continued to brown as they are baking in the oven.

The Recipe

Recipe from The Best 30-minute Recipe from the Editors of Cook’s Illustrated

Serves 4

MEATLOAVES

17 saltine crackers, crushed fine (about 2/3 cup)

1/4 c. whole milk, plus extra as needed

1/3 c. minced fresh parsley

3 T Worchestershire sauce

1 large egg

1 1/2 T Dijon mustard

1 t onion powder

1 t garlic powder

Salt and ground black pepper

1 1/2 lbs. meatloaf mix

2 t vegetable oil

GLAZE

1/2 c. ketchup

1/4 c. packed light brown sugar

4 t cider vinegar

1. Heat Oven: Adjust oven rack to middle position and heat oven to 500 degrees

2. Mix and Shape Meatloaves: Stir cracker crumbs, milk, parsley, Worcestershire, egg, mustard, onion powder, garlic powder, 1 t salt, and 1/2 t pepper together in large bowl. Add meatloaf mix and combine until uniform. Press mixture into 4 oval loaves.

3. Brown Meatloaves: Heat oil in 12-inch nonstick skillet over medium-high heat until just smoking. Brown meatloaves well on one side, 3 to 5 minutes. Carefully flip loaves over and tidy up edges using a spatula.

4. Top with Glaze and Bake: Meanwhile, mix glaze ingredients together until smooth, then spoon over top of loaves. Transfer skillet to oven and bake until centers of loaves register 160 on instant-read thermometer, about 15 minutes. Serve.