LIL' CHEDDAR MEATLOAVES

We love these at our house...even my 3 year old and my husband who has never liked meatloaf in his life! I make a double or triple recipe and freeze what we won't eat for dinner that night. (Freeze them without the sauce on a wax paper lined cookie sheet until frozen, then put them in a ziploc bag to store. Make the sauce and add it to them whenever you actually thaw and cook them.) Then, when I don't have time to make dinner, I go and take out however many little loaves I want, quick mix the sauce, and stick them in the oven.

Lil' Cheddar Meatloaves

1 egg
¾ c. milk
1 c. (4 oz.) shredded cheddar cheese
½ c. quick-cooking oats
½ c. chopped onion
1 tsp. salt
1 lb. lean ground beef

Sauce:

⅔ c. ketchup
½ c. packed brown sugar
1 ½ tsp. mustard

In a bowl, beat the egg and milk. Stir in cheese, oats, onion and salt. Add beef and mix well. Shape into 8 loaves and place in a greased 9x13 inch baking dish. Combine ketchup, brown sugar, and mustard. Spoon over loaves. Bake, uncovered at 350º for 45 minutes or until the meat is no longer pink and meat thermometer reads 160º. Makes 8 servings.