4 favorite old meatloaf Recipes

lean ground beef (do not use leanest ground beef or meatloaf will be crumbly, about 12-16% fat is ideal), eggs, chopped onion, diced celery, firm bread (slightly stale, the drier the better), salt (to taste, i leave out ), dry mustard, milk, ketchup, ketchup , if desired (to accompany)

lean ground beef, onion, chopped, red bell peppers or 1 yellow bell pepper, chopped, old fashioned quaker oats, bullseye barbecue sauce or 1 -1 1/2 cup your favorite barbecue sauce, beaten eggs, salt and pepper

ground beef, bacon bits (about 1/2 a jar of store bought real bits), egg (large), breadcrumbs (i used italian seasoned bread crumbs), cayenne pepper (optional), old bay seasoning, barbecue sauce (use your favorite ), garlic powder, onion powder, sage (ground ), jalapeno pepper (chopped ) (optional), salt, ground black pepper, worcestershire sauce, parmesan cheese or 4 tbsp romano cheese, grated