Dethbert'S Sweet Potato Meatloaf

• Meatloaf:
• 3 pounds ground beef
• 1 sweet potato, diced
• 1 onion, chopped
• 1/2 cup oats
• 2 eggs, beaten
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/3 teaspoon thyme
• 1 pinch ground black pepper, or to taste
• 3/4 cup ketchup
• 1/4 cup vegetable juice
• 2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
• 1 tablespoon prepared mustard
• 1 teaspoon mustard powder
• Topping:
• 3/4 cup ketchup
• 1/3 cup brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon prepared mustard

1. Mix ground beef, sweet potato, onion, and oats in a large mixing bowl.
2. Beat eggs, salt, thyme, and pepper together in a small bowl. Add 3/4 cup ketchup, vegetable juice, Worcestershire sauce, 1 tablespoon prepared mustard, and mustard powder to the egg mixture; stir. Pour the egg mixture into the large mixing bowl; use your hands to mix together. Cover bowl with plastic wrap and refrigerate 8 hours to overnight.
3. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease 2 8 1/2x4x3-inch glass bread pans.
4. Divide meatloaf mixture into prepared bread pans.
5. Bake meat loaves on center rack in preheated oven for 1 hour.
6. Stir 3/4 cup ketchup, brown sugar, and 1 teaspoon prepared mustard together in a bowl; spread over the meatloaf.
7. Divide ketchup mixture and spread over the loaves; continue baking for 15 minutes.

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Taken from www.allrecipes.com/recipe/233770/dethberts-sweet-potato-meatloaf/ (may not work)