Texas Meatloaf, with Candied Jalapeno Glaze!

Texans LOVE beef!  Meatloaf is a staple in this house, as it is very affordable, and can feed a crew til they are STUFFED!  My Great Grandma had a wonderful recipe for meatloaf, and we have put our 'Texas spin' on it by using Candied Jalapenos into the tasty ketchup-brown sugar glaze! Just enough of a hint of spice to wake up your taste buds!!  Nothing more comforting, and simple as this meatloaf!


                                       Texas Meatloaf, with Candied Jalapeno Glaze!

All cooked up, sliced and ready to serve!

3 pounds ground beef- 80/20 lean best
1 1/2 Italian bread crumbs
1 LARGE onion- minced
4-6 eggs, I used 5 (they say 2 eggs per pound of meat, but I think 6 would be too much and they were large eggs)
3 tsp black pepper
3 tsp celery salt
1 1/2 tsp thyme
1 1/2 tsp allspice- this makes it good!
1 Tbsp soy sauce
1 Tbsp worcestershire
3 Tbsp ketchup
2 tsp mustard
3 Tbsp brown sugar

FOR GLAZE~ play with it!
1/2 to 3/4 cup ketchup-to taste
1/8 to 1/4 cup mustard-to taste
3 Tbsp brown sugar-or to taste, like I said, this was great gram's recipe and they didn't measure much~ LOL!
1-2 Tbsp candied jalapenos out of jar, THEN you chop them, if you want more spice-chop up some more!  Make the glaze your own! :)

Put everything for meatloaf into a big bowl and mix well!

Form into 1 big, oblong shape and put onto big cookie sheet lined with foil.  Bake at 350 for approximately 1 hour 20 minutes~

See the jar of candied Jalapenos?  They are in most stores now,  but different brands.  These are Texas Pepper Works Candy-Krisp Jalapenos!

Chop up the candied jalapenos, and mix it all up! If you don't want candied jalapenos, you can use pickle relish instead! :)

After 50 minutes of cooking, take meatloaf out of oven and pour glaze onto meatloaf, and spread it all over the top.  Put the meatloaf back into the oven for the remaining 30 minutes~ (make sure you have a full 30 minutes and the timer wasn't still going while you took the time to put the glaze on :) 

All cooked up, looking DELICIOUS!  My boys and hubby dove in, and LOVED it, as usual!   We are a family of 6, 5 being big 'boys'!  They ate 3/4 of this, with mashed potatoes.  If you have a smaller family cut the recipe by 3rds and reduce cooking time.   Leftovers for meatloaf sandwiches are always GREAT, however!  Try it, it's a great recipe!