Lunch: Polka Dot Meatloaf

String cheese is the secret ingredient in this flavorful meatloaf that's ready to bake in 10 short minutes.

Ingredients

1 1/2 lb lean (at least 80%) ground beef
1/2 cup ketchup
1/4 cup Progresso™ plain bread crumbs
2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 egg
6 sticks (1 oz each) string cheese
1 teaspoon prepared yellow mustard
1 tablespoon packed brown sugar

Instructions

Heat oven to 375 °F. In large bowl, mix ground beef, 1/4 cup of the ketchup, the bread crumbs, Worcestershire sauce, salt and egg. Press 1/3 of mixture in bottom of ungreased 8x4-inch loaf pan.
Place 2 pieces of the string cheese lengthwise and evenly spaced over beef mixture, with one end of the cheese about 1/2 inch from one end of pan. Cut 2 pieces of string cheese in half crosswise. Place 2 half pieces on beef mixture so cheese extends full length of pan. Press cheese into beef mixture.
Top with half of remaining beef mixture; pat evenly in place. Top with remaining string cheese in 2 rows; press in. Press remaining beef mixture over cheese. Press ends and edges of beef mixture well to seal in cheese; smooth top.
Bake 45 minutes. Meanwhile, in small bowl, mix remaining 1/4 cup ketchup, the mustard and brown sugar.
Remove meatloaf from oven. Spoon juices from meatloaf; spoon ketchup mixture evenly over top.
Return to oven; bake 30 to 45 minutes longer or until thermometer inserted in center of meatloaf reads 160 °F. Let stand 15 minutes before cutting into slices.

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