Sharon, my mother always put a piece of bacon and then spread some undiluted tomato soup over it, yummy.

Nita.. uncooked bacon or half cooked? Bacon UNDER the sauce? Thanks!

Sharon since these are mini loaves I would half cook the bacon.

You could also use brown gravy. My MIL used tomato paste.

Paula Deen's meat loaf calls for stewed tomatoes mixed w/ brown sugar and mustard spread on top. It is delicious.

I've always just used ketchup (although an ex-DH preferred A1 steak sauce for added kick). When I want mine to look pretty, I slice green pepper and add to the top.

Here is a favorite of mine. You would have to increase it depending, of course, on how many little meatloaves you are making:

Piquant Sauce for Meatloaf

Stir together:

1/4 cup catsup
3 Ts. brown sugar
1 tsp. dry mustard
1/4 sp. nutmeg

How about some mashed potatoes? Looks nice in the link.

Here is a link that might be useful: Meatloaf with potato topping

I use this sauce for some meatballs, but it would be equally good on meat loaf.

1 can of cranberry sauce. Either the jellied or whole berry works fine.
1 bottle of chili sauce
1/2c packed brown sugar
2T.lemon juice
Bring the above ingredients to a boil over medium heat, stir
often. Pour over meatballs. Bake at 350 for 35-40 min.

You would put it on before baking the meat loaf

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Some mighty good suggestions folks! Thank you. I'm leaning towrd's vannie's recipe from Paula Dean but methinks I'll use tomato sauce instead of stewed-might stick better as I'm making individual 4 oz oval loaves. Again thanks and I'm saving all of the above recipes to use myself at a later time! I HATE meatloaf but I love to make it. Waiting for my sauteed onions, green & sweet red peppers to cool-then I'm ready to roll! I mean mix.. :)

I sometimes put tomato paste with brown sugar on top, but I'll try it now with the mustard.

I use the same mixture as Marygail, except the nutmeg, but may try that next time.