Italian Meatloaf

1 pound ground beef
1 tablespoon ketchup
3 cloves garlic (finely chopped)
1 teaspoon olive oil
1 egg
1 cup Italian style bread crumbs*
1/2 cup parmesan cheese
salt and pepper to taste

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Place all ingredients in a mixing bowl. By hand, mix all ingredients until well blended. Shape meatloaf into desired shape ( I usually place it in a bread loaf pan.) Bake in oven for 1 hour. Raise the temperature to 375 degrees and bake for another 15 minutes in order for a hard crust to form.

*I usually make my own bread crumbs by placing pieces of bread in my food processor and pulsing till chopped in tiny pieces. This is a great way to get rid of the end pieces that I don't like as much.