The Best Meatloaf Sandwich recipe

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Ingredients

½ cup onion, finely minced
1 tablespoon butter
1 teaspoon salt
¾ cup MUSSELMAN'S® Apple Butter
3 tablespoons MUSSELMAN'S® Apple Cider Vinegar
1 dash hot sauce
2 pounds lean ground beef
1 egg, lightly beaten
20 round butter crackers, crushed into crumbs
2 tablespoons MUSSELMAN'S® Apple Butter
8 slices sourdough bread
Softened butter for bread
8 slices Gouda cheese, thin
4 slices apple butter meatloaf (above), thick
4 butter lettuce leaves

Nutrition Info

1232.6 calories
carbohydrate: 70.3 g
cholesterol: 303.5 mg
fat: 76.8 g
fiber: 2 g
protein: 63.3 g
saturatedFat: 35.5 g
servingSize: -
sodium: 1734.4 mg
sugar: 26 g
transFat: : -
unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Lightly spray a 9 x 5 loaf pan with cooking spray.

  2. In a small skillet, add the onions and butter. Sprinkle with the salt and cook over medium heat until they are soft and translucent - around 10 minutes.

  3. In a small bowl, whisk together the apple butter, apple cider vinegar, and hot sauce. Set aside.

  4. In a large bowl, add the cooked onions and mix in the ground beef, egg, and crushed crackers. Add in 2/3 of the apple butter hot sauce. (Reserve the rest for making the sandwiches.)

  5. Press the meat mixture into the loaf pan. Brush the top with an additional 2 tablespoons of apple butter, and then bake for 1 hour until done.

  6. For the sandwich, heat a large skillet over medium heat.

  7. Spread butter on one side of each slice of bread. Place 4 slices of bread butter-side down in the skillet.

  8. Add a slice of cheese to each slice of bread, and then a slice of the prepared meatloaf (above) to each slice of bread.

  9. Spoon the reserved apple butter hot sauce on top of the meatloaf slices. Add a leaf of lettuce to each, followed by another slice of cheese.

  10. Top with another piece of buttered bread butter-side up. Press the sandwiches slightly and flip to grill the other side. Serve hot.

Recipe Yield

4 servings

Recipe Note

This meatloaf is the perfect make-ahead meal for easy dinners all week!

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