Susan'S Sweet And Tangy Meatloaf - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 lb lean ground beef
1/2 cup dry breadcrumbs
1 egg
4 garlic cloves, minced (I add more!)
1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce (I just eyeball a few good sized dashes)
1 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes (can omit if you don't want a kick, we love it!)
salt, to taste
pepper, to taste
1/3 cup ketchup
1/4 cup brown sugar, packed
1/4 cup apricot preserves (original recipes called for pineapple preserves but we prefer apricot)

Preparation

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
In a large bowl, combine the ground beef, bread crumbs, egg, garlic, worcestershire, crushed red pepper, salt and pepper. Mix well and place into a 9x5 inch loaf pan.
Bake in preheated oven for 30 minutes.
Meanwhile. in a separate medium bowl, stir together the ketchup, brown sugar and apricot preserves and pour over the meatloaf.
Bake another 20 minutes.