Dill Pickle Meat Loaf

Ingredients

• 1 pound ground beef
• 1/2 pound sausage
• 1 medium onion, chopped
• 1/2 cup soft bread crumbs
• 1 egg, well beaten
• 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 1/2 cup dill pickle juice
• 1 cup chopped dill pickle
• 1/4 cup water
• 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
• 1/2 cup ketchup
• 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
• 2 to 3 drops Tabasco sauce
  

Instructions

1. Combine beef, sausage, onion, bread crumbs, egg, salt and pepper, pickle juice and 1/2 cup dill pickles. Shape into loaf and place in a roasting pan.
2. Mix remaining 1/2 cup dill pickles, water, Worcestershire sauce, ketchup, sugar and Tabasco sauce. Mix well and pour over meat loaf.
3. Put meat loaf in preheated 375 degrees F oven and bake for 1/2 hour until brown. Baste often with sauce.
4. When brown, reduce oven temperature to 325 degrees F and bake for another 45 minutes.
5. Serve hot with remaining sauce.