Mountain News - Best Meatloaf Recipe Ever

This meatloaf recipe comes from one of the Gooseberry Patch cookbooks. This recipe is so easy - just throw it all together and cook in one big 13 x 9 pan. Quick and it  makes a lot. Try to use lean beef as the fattier ground beef shrinks too much. Yum yum yum.

Homemade Meatloaf

1 1/2 lb. ground pork
1 1/2 lb. ground beef
2 cups bread crumbs
2 eggs, lightly beaten
salt, pepper, or Tony Cachere or lots of basil or marjoram - your choice
4-5 garlic cloves, crushed (or a couple teaspoons from a jar of minced garlic)
1/4 cup red wine
15 oz. can tomato sauce - divided use

Combine all ingredients except just put half the can of tomato sauce in, reserving the other half of the can for the top. Mix with your hands til well mixed. In a 13 x 9 baking dish, form the meat into a plump loaf. Pour the rest of the tomato sauce on top and spread evenly. Bake at 350 degrees for 1 to 1 1/2 hours until meat thermometer registers 170 degrees. Allow to cool before slicing. (Psh. I don't.) Makes great sandwiches or fried slices the next day. :)