All American Meatloaf Recipe

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

Mix ground beef quick oats onion milk eggs 1/4 cup ketchup parsley garlic salt basil and black pepper together in a large bowl until thoroughly combined; pat the mixture into a 9x5-inch loaf pan.

Bake meatloaf in the preheated oven until firm and no longer pink inside 1 to 1 1/4 hours. An instant-read meat thermometer inserted into the center of the meat loaf should read at least 160 degrees F (70 degrees C).

Remove from oven spread 2 tablespoons ketchup over loaf and top with Cheddar cheese slices; return to oven and bake until cheese has melted about 5 more minutes.