Gluten Free Meatloaf

Hello, Luv's!  Since I last posted a recipe, the family and I have entered the world of gluten free.  Thankfully, it wasn't because of a discovered allergy....although I would not be surprised to discover that one or more of us have a sensitivity to gluten....we just decided to eliminate it from our diet and see how we feel.  My son has ADHD, and I have no doubt he will benefit from this diet.

I made this wonderful meatloaf yesterday and I wanted to share the recipe with you.  Even if you are not gluten free, I don't think you will be disappointed with this recipe.  Thank you to my fabulous cousin, Rex, who suggested rice to me as a gluten free alternative to bread crumbs.

Ingredients

1.5 lbs. ground beef or meatloaf mixture

1 cup cooked rice

1/2 packet of generic store brand onion soup mix (store brands are gf, Lipton and Knor is not)

1 large egg

For glaze:

1/2 cup ketchup

1/8 cup brown sugar

1 Tbsp yellow mustard

Preheat oven to 375 degrees.

In a bowl combine the first 4 ingredients and completely mix together.  Place in a loaf pan, or shape into a loaf in a 8x8 baking or casserole dish. (It will hold it's form if you do this....I lost my loaf pan months ago.  lol)

In a separate bowl combine last 3 ingredients and spread generously over the top of the meatloaf.

Place in oven and cook approximately 50-60 minutes until cooked through.  Let it rest for 10 minutes before slicing.