Culinary Adventure: No Sweat Meatloaf

This isn't so much an adventure as it is, well, just a recipe. I haven't figured out how to get the meatloaf to remain "loafy" when it's done.. Mine is more of a meatblob. But it's delicious anyway, so have at it. Recipe is modified from 100 Recipes Every Woman Should Know:

Onion Mixture

Ingredients

1. 1 tablespoon olive oil
2. 1 yellow onion, diced
3. 1 garlic clove, minced (I use Tastefully Simple's Garlic Garlic)
4. 1 bay leaf
5. 1 tablespoon chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley
6. 1 teaspoon chopped fresh thyme
7. 1 pound lean ground beef
8. 1 large egg, lightly beaten
9. 6 tablespoons dry bread crumbs
10. 6 tablespoons ketchup
11. 1.5 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
1. .25 teaspoon cayenne
2. 1 teaspoon salt
3. .5 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

Prep

You really gotta get dirty with this recipe... Make sure you
remove your rings!

1. Preheat oven to 375*F. Line a large rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper and spray with cooking spray.
2. In a large skillet, heat 1 tablespoon olive oil. Add onion, garlic, and bay leaf. Cook over moderate heat, stirring a few times, until the onion is tender - 6 minutes.
3. Add parsley and thyme and stir for 5 minutes.
4. Scrape onion mixture into a bowl and cool. Remove bay leaf.
5. In a large bowl, combine the meat, egg, bread crumbs, 4 tablespoons ketchup, Worcestershire sauce, cayenne, salt, pepper, and onion mixture. Blend with your hands. Stop blending as soon as it's all well combined.
6. Form a loaf on the parchment paper (or you can use a 8x4 loaf pan). Coat with remaining ketchup. 
7. Bake for 1 hour until thickest part is 165*F.
8. Let rest for 10 minutes, then serve!