Old Fashioned Meat Loaf Iii

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In ‘slow cooker: the best cookbook ever’ by diane phillips

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Steps

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Place the bread in a small bowl , pour the milk over the bread , and let soak for 5 minutes.

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Put the meat in a large mixing bowl and add the remaining ingredients , including the milk-soaked bread.

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Do not squeeze the moisture out of the bread.

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Using clean hands or a large spoon , stir the mixture together until the ingredients are thoroughly blended.

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Form the mixture into a loaf about 6 inches long and e inches wide and tall.

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Set aside while you mix the sauce ingredients , or cover and refrigerate for up to 24 hours.

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Stir together all the sauce ingredients in the insert of a 5- to 7-quart slow cooker and set the meat loaf in the sauce.

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Spoon some of the sauce over the top of the meat loaf to coat it.

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Cook the meat loaf on high for 1 hour.

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Decrease heat to low and cook until an instant-read thermometer inserted in the center of the meat loaf registers 165 degrees , 5-6 hours.

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Using two long , wide spatulas , remove the meat loaf from the slow cooker , cover with foil , and a.

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Ingredients

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white bread, milk, lean ground beef, ketchup, dijon mustard, worcestershire sauce, onion, dried thyme, egg, salt, fresh ground black pepper, garlic cloves, tomato sauce, soy sauce, brown sugar, tabasco sauce