Cottage Cheese Meatloaf from 1968

Description: The recipe comes from the Sunset Ground Beef Cookbook 1968 and has been one of our all-time favorite meatloaf recipes because of the taste as well as how quickly everything is put together and baked. To up the taste I have included 1 clove of garlic minced. It's a very light textured meatloaf in a shallow pan instead of the typical loaf pan style. I am mostly putting this recipe here for safekeeping since my book is getting more and more stained after 4 decades of use. I normally eat this meatloaf with a side of ketchup and I suppose I should come up with a topping that goes on before Parmesan cheese but haven't done that yet. There is already a very similar recipe posted on zaar that uses a microwave to cook the meat.

Ingredients:

• 1 lb ground beef
• 1 cup cottage cheese
• 1 egg
• 1/2 cup quick-cooking rolled oats
• 1/4 cup ketchup
• 1 tablespoon prepared yellow mustard
• 2 tablespoons onions, minced
• 1 garlic clove, minced
• 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/8 teaspoon pepper
• 1/3 cup parmesan cheese

Steps:

1. Combine all ingredients except the Parmesan cheese until well blended.
2. Press the mixture into a shallow baking pan about 8 inch square.
3. Baked in a 350 degrees F oven for 20 minutes. Remove from oven and sprinkle the Parmesan cheese evenly over the top.
4. Return to the oven and continue to bake for 15-18 minutes longer. Let stand for about 5 minutes before cutting in squares to serve.