Individual Meatloaf Balls...

A different way to make meatloaf... Originally Granny's or Nana's Cheesy Meatloaf Recipe only seperated into individual servings!

Ingredients:

3-4 lbs lean hamburger meat
2 cups italian bread crumbs (more if needed)
2-3 eggs (to make everything stick together)
1-2 green peppers chopped
1 large yellow onion chopped
1 can tomato sauce (or alternate sauce for top of meatloaf)
1 large brick of mild cheddar cheese
1 cube butter (1/2 cup)
garlic powder, salt & pepper to taste


In a large mixing bowl add together meat, garlic powder, salt & pepper, green peppers, onions, eggs, and bread crumbs.

Cut the block of cheddar cheese into large cubes. Pull off a chunk of meat mixture and place on the cutting board. Put the cheese right in the middle. Take another chunk of mixture and cover the cheese, like a big meatball. Place the meatloaf balls in whatever pan you are cooking them in side by side on top of 1 cube of melted butter.

Once all of your meatloaf balls are in the pan, pour whatever sauce you choose or the tomato sauce over the top. If you have a pan that sits on top of your counter like this (electromade??? not sure what it's called) then put the lid on and it will cook for about 45 minutes to an hour on about 350 degrees. Just check the centers to make sure cooked through. If using your oven, then I would say to set at about 350 degrees for the same 45 min to an hour.

The cheese melts inside and everyone gets their own cute little meatloaf. This was Kevins spin on Granny's cheesy meatloaf!

We all love the burned bottom side of the meatloaf and the cheese burns a bit too! Growing up we all fought over that part...

The gravy that you make from the drippings is a little bit of a cheese flavor also, but I add in some beef boullion and it's awesome beef gravy because it's diferent than the same old thing.

YUMMMMMMM!