Just Plain Old Meat Loaf

2 eggs
1/2 cup ketchup or hot and spicy ketchup
1 cup bread crumbs
1 envelope onion soup mix
1/4 t ground black pepper
1 T minced bottled garlic
2 lb lean ground beef
1/2 cup ketchup

Preheat oven to 350 degrees

In a large bowl, beat eggs, whisk in ketchup. Stir in bread crumbs, soup mix, pepper and garlic. Add meat and mix well. Form mixture into 8 (4 inch) loafs. Arrange loafs on a foil covered baking pan.

Bake about 20 minutes or until internal temp is 160 degrees. Let stand for 10 minutes. Spoon ketchup over meat loaves.

Loaves can be wrapped in foil and frozen. Thaw overnight in refrigerator. Unwap and place in shallow pan. Reheat at 350 degrees for 15 minutes.