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Ingredients

½ cup onion, finely minced 1 tablespoon butter 1 teaspoon salt ¾ cup MUSSELMAN'S® Apple Butter 3 tablespoons MUSSELMAN'S® Apple Cider Vinegar 1 dash hot sauce 2 pounds lean ground beef 1 egg, lightly beaten 20 round butter crackers, crushed into crumbs 2 tablespoons MUSSELMAN'S® Apple Butter 8 slices sourdough bread Softened butter for bread 8 slices Gouda cheese, thin 4 slices apple butter meatloaf (above), thick 4 butter lettuce leaves

Nutrition Info

1232.6 calories carbohydrate: 70.3 g cholesterol: 303.5 mg fat: 76.8 g fiber: 2 g protein: 63.3 g saturatedFat: 35.5 g servingSize: - sodium: 1734.4 mg sugar: 26 g transFat: : - unsaturatedFat: : -

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Lightly spray a 9 x 5 loaf pan with cooking spray.
In a small skillet, add the onions and butter. Sprinkle with the salt and cook over medium heat until they are soft and translucent - around 10 minutes.
In a small bowl, whisk together the apple butter, apple cider vinegar, and hot sauce. Set aside.
In a large bowl, add the cooked onions and mix in the ground beef, egg, and crushed crackers. Add in 2/3 of the apple butter hot sauce. (Reserve the rest for making the sandwiches.)
Press the meat mixture into the loaf pan. Brush the top with an additional 2 tablespoons of apple butter, and then bake for 1 hour until done.
For the sandwich, heat a large skillet over medium heat.
Spread butter on one side of each slice of bread. Place 4 slices of bread butter-side down in the skillet.
Add a slice of cheese to each slice of bread, and then a slice of the prepared meatloaf (above) to each slice of bread.
Spoon the reserved apple butter hot sauce on top of the meatloaf slices. Add a leaf of lettuce to each, followed by another slice of cheese.
Top with another piece of buttered bread butter-side up. Press the sandwiches slightly and flip to grill the other side. Serve hot.

4 servings

This meatloaf is the perfect make-ahead meal for easy dinners all week!