Dill Pickle Meatloaf

Ingredients:
1 egg
1 small onion, chopped
1/2 cup dill pickle juice
3/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
1 slice bread, torn into small pieces
1 pound lean ground beef


1/4 cup chopped dill pickles
1/4 cup ketchup
2 tablespoons water
1 tablespoon brown sugar
1/2 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
Directions:
1. Preheat an oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 8x8 inch baking dish.
2. Beat the egg in a mixing bowl. Whisk in the onion, pickle juice, salt, and pepper. Stir in the bread until soggy, then mix in the ground beef until evenly combined. Form into a loaf and place into the prepared pan. Stir together the chopped pickles, ketchup, water, sugar, and Worcestershire sauce; pour over the meatloaf.
3. Bake in the preheated oven until no longer pink in the center, about 1 hour. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read at least 160 degrees F (70 degrees C).

My Mom sent me this recipe and my kids loved it. The dill pickle juice gives it a nice tangy flavor and even Niles who doesn't like pickles raved about it. He didn't eat all the diced pickles on the top, but that's fine. I have to make two in order to feed all 6 of us, even when paired with oven fries.

Servings: 4
Prep time: 15 minutes
Cook time: 1 hour