Oatmeal Meatloaf
1 cup tomato juice
3/4 - 1 cup regular oats
1 egg
1/4 cup chopped onion (or substitute 1 tbsp. dried onion flakes)
1/2 tsp. salt
1/8 tsp. pepper
1 1/2 lbs lean ground beef
Preheat oven to 350. Combine first six ingredients, then add to ground beef and mix thoroughly. Press into 8 X 4 inch loaf pan. Bake for 1 hour. Drain, then let stand for 5 minutes before serving. If desired, you can top meatloaf with ketchup or barbecue sauce before baking.
Apple Crisp
Filling:
10-15 medium apples, peeled, cored, and sliced
3/4 - 1 cup sugar
1 tsp. apple pie spice
2 Tbsp. flour
Topping:
2 cups oats
2 cups flour
2 cups brown sugar
1 cup melted margarine
Mix apple filling ingredients and place in 9 x 12 baking dish. Thoroughly mix topping ingredients until crumbly and pour over apples. Bake covered, at 350 for 45 minutes. Uncover last 10 minutes.
Note: The topping recipe above is actually a double batch but my family eats the apple filling because they love the topping, so we have doubled that part of the recipe. You can also use the Dry Pack Cannery dehydrated apples, instead of fresh apples, in this recipe. Simply reconstitute them as directed on the can, and then follow recipe directions above.
