GRANDMA'S BEST MEATLOAF RECIPE
Grandma's Best Meatloaf is a good old-fashioned recipe and the epitome of comfort food. It's also easy to make gluten-free.
Provided by BlessedBeyondCrazy.com
Categories Main dishes
Time 1h20m
Number Of Ingredients 19
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- Place all of the ingredients for the meatloaf into a large mixing bowl. Stir until mixture is well combined. Place mixture into a loaf pan. Bake for 45 minutes.
- In the meantime, whisk together the ingredients for the glaze in a small mixing bowl. Brush mixture evenly over the top of the hot meatloaf. Bake for another 15 to 20 minutes.
- Remove from the oven and let the meatloaf sit for 5 minutes. Slice and serve.
REALLY GREAT MEATLOAF!
I think you will really enjoy this meatloaf, I know my family does! ---if you have any left overs just warm slightly and serve in crusty buns with BBQ sauce --- this is great served with mashed taters or fries, the topping recipe may be doubled if desired ----- *note* if you want to take this meatloaf to another level and make this company-worthy prepare the meatloaf with the stuffing mixture in the middle, this is only optional the meatloaf is still delicious by itself --- prep time does not include preparing the stuffing mixture.
Provided by Kittencalrecipezazz
Categories Pork
Time 1h25m
Yield 6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 23
Steps:
- Set oven to 350°F.
- Prepare a 9 x 5-inch baking pan and a baking sheet covered with foil to place underneath to catch any drippings.
- Using clean hands mix together all meatloaf ingredients except the 1/2 to 3/4 cup ketchup and the brown sugar, until well combined in a large bowl (adding in a little more breadcrumbs if needed).
- Pack the mixture into prepared pan.
- Place the pan on a foil-lined baking sheet to catch any spills.
- Bake for about 1 hour.
- Mix together ketchup with enough brown sugar to taste (start with 2 tablespoons adding in as much brown sugar as you desire to reach desired sweetness).
- After the 1 hour of baking, remove the meat loaf (at this point you can carefully drain off some of the fat if desired) and spread the ketchup/brown sugar mixture over the top.
- Place back in the oven and bake for another 15-20 minutes, or until the meat loaf is pulling away from the sides of the pan.
- OPTIONAL for the stuffing mixture; melt butter in a skillet over medium heat; add in mushrooms, onion and thyme, cook stirring until the mushrooms brown and loose their moisture.
- Add in the soft breadcrumbs and cook until lightly browned.
- Season with salt and pepper.
- Spread evenly onto the bottom layer of beef mixture, then press down slightly.
- Top with layer of beef mixture and bake as stated.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 763.7, Fat 41.2, SaturatedFat 16.9, Cholesterol 208.9, Sodium 1448.7, Carbohydrate 50.2, Fiber 4.8, Sugar 13, Protein 45.9
THE BEST MEATLOAF I'VE EVER MADE
When I was growing up, my mom never ever made meatloaf and I always wanted to try it - I finally tried it at a restaurant and loved it. When I moved out on my own I started experimenting with different recipes and creating my own version. I finally came up with the best meatloaf I have ever made, and I wanted to share it.
Provided by sillyliltracy
Categories Main Dish Recipes Meatloaf Recipes Beef Meatloaf Recipes
Time 1h25m
Yield 12
Number Of Ingredients 14
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
- Melt the butter in a skillet over medium heat, and cook the onion and garlic 5 minutes, until onion is tender. Remove from heat, and season with salt and pepper.
- In a large bowl, mix the onion and garlic, beef, crumbled bread, crushed crackers, egg, sour cream, Worcestershire sauce, and 1/2 can tomato sauce. Gradually stir in the milk 1 teaspoon at a time until mixture is moist, but not soggy. Transfer the mixture to a 5x9 inch loaf pan.
- Bake uncovered in the preheated oven 40 minutes. Increase oven temperature to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C), and continue baking 15 minutes, to an internal temperature of 160 degrees F (70 degrees C).
- In a small bowl, mix the remaining tomato sauce and ketchup. Pour over the top of the meatloaf, and continue baking 10 minutes.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 212.6 calories, Carbohydrate 8.7 g, Cholesterol 76.1 mg, Fat 11.6 g, Fiber 0.8 g, Protein 17.9 g, SaturatedFat 4.8 g, Sodium 648.6 mg, Sugar 3.3 g
NEVER FAILS ME MEATLOAF
Finally, I finally found a winning recipe for meatloaf and you wont believe the ingredient list! This meatloaf is on the sweet side...contains 1 tsp of brown sugar in both the loaf and the topping...so skip this one if that doesn't appeal to you...or try it anyway to see if you like the moist texture and skip the sugar. I am mostly posting this so I don't forget how I made it next time we get the taste for meatloaf...but maybe somebody out there has been looking for a filling, moist meatloaf and wants to give this a try! I LOVED the addition of the pasta in this meatloaf and from now on, even if I try a new meatloaf recipe, I'm going to add the pasta...it just made it the perfect texture for me. Maybe you will like it too! This meatloaf is very moist and flavorful. Despite the amount of bbq sauce in the loaf, we don't feel it is an overwhelming flavor after cooking. It doesn't cut as cleanly as some, but who cares when it tastes this good? Just use a narrow spatula to get the cut slices out of the pan. To eleminate any issue with cutting and to cut down on the prep time, just use a mini muffin pan instead.
Provided by Caryn Dalton
Categories Meat
Time 1h
Yield 8 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Heat oven to 375. Wash hands.
- Pulse the crackers or oats in a food processor a couple of times. You don't want to see whole oats in the end.
- In a clean bowl, mix all ingredients except meat and oats (or crackers) well. Then add ground meat and mix only as much as is needed to incorporate all ingredients. Try not to overmix because this tends to make your meatloaf mixture more dense than is necessary. Mixing gently with your hands, mix in the oats or crackers until mixture is no longer runnuy. If it is, add more crushed crackers, oatmeal and/or pasta, remembering that the pasta will absorb excess liquid only as it cooks. Important: when right, the mixture should retain a shape made by your hand. If you don't get this part right, your meatloaf will not retain its shape when cooked. If you get the mix right, it will cut nicely and likely lose a crumble or two when transfering from the pan to plate. For that reason, I do this in mini muffin pans too and they come out just right, not crumbling.
- Put mixture into a loaf pan. Pat lightly to smooth out top of loaf. Cover loaf pan with foil and put in oven. Prepare topping by mixing ketchup with the 1 tsp of brown sugar and set aside.
- After 45 minutes, carefully pour off excess grease (place something on top of loaf so it doesn't fall OR use a turkey baster to suck out the juices) and thn spread topping over meatloaf. Put back in oven, uncovered. Cook for 5 more minutes and check to see if loaf is done by using a thermometer reading. If not done, check every five minutes until done. It is done and safe to eat at 160 degrees, but you can take it out at 152 and let it rest for five minutes and the temp will rise to a safe temperature.
- I do not trust the "it's done if it aint pink no more" method because ground meat products can both look brown long before they are safe to eat and look pink long after they are actually done. A thermometer is just easier to use and safer too. So, you use your own judgment on cook time. I pulled mine out of the oven after 52 minutes of cook time and it was 161 degrees and DELICIOUS.
- If you are making mini muffins, start your initial cook time at 30 minutes and keep checking with your temp till the center of the muffins reach at least 155. Also, you still have to remove the excess grease from the pans during cooking. For that reason, when making meatloaf muffins, I put a baking sheet under the pan to catch drips.
- A word of warning: This recipe is not friendly to subbing out the pasta or the lean ground meat. If you omit the pasta, the loaf will not be moist and hold its flavor. If you use higher fat ground meat, your pasta will be cooked in grease and the loaf will be mis-shapen, swimming in grease and unappetizing. Believe me, I know -- I've tried both. When you have both ingredients, just try it as it's written and most of all:.
- Enjoy.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 330.1, Fat 15.5, SaturatedFat 5.5, Cholesterol 122.8, Sodium 401.1, Carbohydrate 19.7, Fiber 0.9, Sugar 8.2, Protein 26.2
THE BEST MEATLOAF
I have used this recipe for 30 years. My husband loves it and he is picky.
Provided by DENELLE
Categories Main Dish Recipes Meatloaf Recipes Beef Meatloaf Recipes
Time 1h20m
Yield 6
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease an 8 1/2 x 4 1/2 inch loaf pan.
- Combine milk and soft bread crumbs in a small bowl and allow to soften, about 5 minutes.
- In a mixing bowl, combine the ground beef, salt, pepper, egg, 3 tablespoons steak sauce, chopped onion, and green bell pepper. Add bread crumb mixture, and mix with your hands until all ingredients are combined.
- Pat the the mixture into the prepared loaf pan. Brush the top with additional steak sauce.
- Bake in the preheated oven for 1 hour or until done. Allow to stand 5 minutes before slicing.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 288.3 calories, Carbohydrate 10.1 g, Cholesterol 100.6 mg, Fat 17.9 g, Fiber 1 g, Protein 20.9 g, SaturatedFat 7 g, Sodium 867 mg, Sugar 2.5 g
CLASSIC MEATLOAF (FROM FINE COOKING MAGAZINE)
After years of searching, I finally found the best meatloaf recipe, courtesy of Fine Cooking magazine. I actually typically make this without the ground veal and instead use 1 pound of ground beef and 1 pound of ground pork.
Provided by CFRP3473
Categories Meat
Time 1h5m
Yield 2-3 slices, 4-6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 15
Steps:
- Heat the oven to 350.
- In a small skillet, heat the oil and saute onions for 4-5 minutes. Add garlic and saute another 1 or 2 minutes.
- In a large mixing bowl, combine all the remaining ingredients except for the bacon and add the onion mixture. Mix until ingredients are just combined - do not overmix.
- Turn out the meat mixture onto a baking sheet covered with parchment paper or foil and form into slightly oval loaf. OR, divide into 4 equal mini-loaves.
- Wrap strips of bacon around the meatlaof, tucking the ends under the loaf.
- Bake the meatloaf for about 50 to 60 minutes for a larger loaf or 25 to 35 for mini loaves. Before slicing, let the meatloaf rest for 10 minutes to let the juices redistribute.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 939.5, Fat 62.6, SaturatedFat 21.8, Cholesterol 291.3, Sodium 2003.5, Carbohydrate 26.1, Fiber 1.6, Sugar 9.4, Protein 64.8
CRAZY BEST MEATLOAF EVER!
This meatloaf changes a little bit each time I make it. Whatever sounds good I throw in, its a really flexible recipe. I kind of took the basic Martha Stewart recipe I had seen on TV once and threw in a bunch of other stuff.
Provided by KBC2831
Categories Pork
Time 1h15m
Yield 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- Pre heat over to about 350 degrees.
- I think the only way to make meatloaf is with your hands. Using a mixer or other stirring implement always seemed to make the meatloaf tough.
- So throw everything into a great big bowl and mix it all up with your hands. I like to push the breadcrumbs into the meat and make sure they kind of break up a bit.
- in a separate bowl mix together the last 3 ingredients - remaining tomato paste, brown sugar and BBQ sauce.
- Throw the whole crazy meatloaf mess into a pan and spread the topping across the entire top.
- Bake in the over for about an hour or until the center is done.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 628.7, Fat 29.5, SaturatedFat 9.8, Cholesterol 197.7, Sodium 874.9, Carbohydrate 58.5, Fiber 4.4, Sugar 38.5, Protein 32.9
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