Favorite Meat Loaf - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3/4 lb. ground beef
3/4 lb. ground pork
3/4 c. fresh bread crumbs
2 eggs
1/4 c. plus 2 Tbsp. ketchup
1 pkg. onion/mushroom soup mix (1 tsp. reserved)
2 tsp. parsley flakes
1/8 tsp. pepper
2 Tbsp. apricot jam
1/2 tsp. spicy brown mustard

Preparation

Preheat oven to 350\u00b0.
Combine beef, pork, bread crumbs, eggs, 1/4 cup ketchup, all but the 1 teaspoon soup mix, parsley and pepper.
Mix and shape into a loaf.
Place in an 8-inch square baking dish.
Bake 45 minutes.
Meanwhile, in a small bowl, stir together the 2 tablespoons ketchup, 1 teaspoon soup mix, apricot jam and mustard.
Spread over meat loaf and bake 30 minutes longer.