Shelly's Recipe

FESTIVE MEATLOAF

Category: Meatloaf

2 eggs
2 lbs ground meat (I use combination beef and pork)
1 (14 1/2 oz) can whole tomatoes, cut up and juice reserved
3/4 cup cracker crumbs, about 20
1/2 cup chopped onion
2 tbsp chopped parsley
1 tsp salt
1/8 tsp pepper
1 cup packed brown sugar
1/4 cup cider vinegar and pineapple juice
2 1/2 tbsp mustard
3 pineapple slices
3 maraschino cherries

Preheat oven to 350. In a large bowl, beat eggs and add next 7 ingredients. Mix until well blended. Shape into a loaf and place in bake pan. Bake for 1 hour.

Meanwhile, combine brown sugar and next 3 ingredients in a small saucepan. Simmer 10 minutes, stirring occasionally.

Remove meatloaf from oven; drain off fat. Arrange pineapple and cherries on top of loaf. Brush with glaze; keep remaining glaze warm. Bake 30 minutes longer. Remove from oven and allow to rest about 10 minutes before slices. Serve with reserved warm glaze over slices.