Holy Moly, I’m all about comfort food, and this just looks like little mini meatloaves to me, which is most certainly comfort food in my book!  For awesome step-by-step instructions, check out The Pioneer Woman’s photo steps on her site.  We’ll be trying this out tonight for sure! Thanks goodness for The Pioneer Woman!

(Image: The Pioneer Woman)

Ingredients:

FOR MEATBALLS
1-½ pound Ground Beef
¾ cups Oats
1 cup Milk
3 Tablespoons Very Finely Minced Onion
1-½ teaspoon Salt
Plenty Of Ground Black Pepper, to taste

FOR COOKING MEATBALLS:
1 cup All-Purpose Flour (coating For Frozen Meatballs)
Canola Oil

FOR SAUCE:
1 cup Ketchup
2 Tablespoons Sugar
3 Tablespoons Vinegar
2 Tablespoons Worcestershire
4 Tablespoons (to 6 Tablespoons) Onion
1 dash Tabasco

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. Combine all meatball ingredients. Roll into medium-small balls and place on a cookie sheet. Place sheet in freezer for five minutes.
3. After 5 minutes, remove meatballs from freezer and immediately dredge in unseasoned flour.
4. Brown meatballs in canola oil until just brown. Place into a baking dish.
5. Combine all sauce ingredients. Pour over meatballs and bake at 350 degrees for 45 minutes. Serve with egg noodles, mashed potatoes, or crusty French bread.