Recipe: Glazed Sausage Striped Meat Loaf (crock pot)

GLAZED SAUSAGE STRIPED MEAT LOAF

3/4 pound mild Italian sausages
FOR THE MEAT LOAF MIXTURE:
2 eggs
1/2 cup milk
2 slices bread
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
1 teaspoon dry mustard
1 teaspoon beef stock base
1 small onion
1 1/2 pounds ground beef chuck
FOR THE GLAZE:
1/4 cup catsup
1 teaspoon Dijon-style mustard
1 1/2 tablespoons brown sugar
FOR THE POTATOES:
4 large boiling potatoes
2 teaspoons butter, softened

Simmer sausages in water to cover 10 minutes. Drain.

Place eggs, milk, bread, salt, Worcestershire, dry mustard, stock base and onion in blender container. Cover. Blend until smooth.

Place ground beef in mixing bowl. Pour in blender contents; mix until smooth.

Pat half of meat loaf mixture in bottom of crock pot. Cover with sausages. Top with remaining meat loaf mixture; pat to seal.

Combine catsup, mustard, and brown sugar. Spread over meat.

Peel potatoes. Cut in strips (French Fry style). Coat well with butter and place around meat.

Cover crock pot and cook on HIGH for 1 hour. Reduce to LOW and continue cooking for 6 hours.

Makes 8 servings
Source: Carole Walberg