Best Make Ahead Oamc Meatloaf Recipes

MARVELLOUS MINI MEATLOAVES (WITH OPTIONS!) OAMC

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
• Mix meat, stuffing mix, or bread cubes,water, and seasoning (choose one: italian seasoning, OR chili powder, OR oregano OR garlic powder) until well blended.
• Press evenly into 12 greased muffin tins.
• Make a small indentation in the middle of each with the back of a spoon.
• Fill the indentation with your choice of filling. (Choose one: pasta sauce OR salsa OR roasted red peppers OR BBQ sauce following the version of your choice.).
• Bake for 30 minutes or until loaves are cooked through. Top with the cheese specified in the recipe of your choice and bake 5 minutes or until cheese is melted.
• Let stand 10 minutes before removing from baking pan.
• For OAMC: Remove from baking pan and let cool. Flash freeze on a cookie sheet until frim. Transfer to a labeled ziploc bag. To serve: Defrost overnight, then reheat in oven or microwave until heated through.

MAKE AHEAD OAMC MEATLOAF

Steps:

• Mix cracker crumbs, ground beef, onion, egg, salt, pepper, and 1/2 can of tomato sauce in large bowl.
• Divide into two small or one large loaf pan.
• Pat mixture into loaf pans evenly.
• Go wash your nasty hands, ewww!
• Cover top of each loaf with rest of tomato sauce (you may use ketchup as well, if so you will only need a small can of tomato sauce. My family doesn't like the sweetness of ketchup in this dish.).
• Cover with heavy duty foil, label, and freeze.
• When ready to make, thaw loaves completely.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Bake thawed loaves 1-1/2 hours (depends on if you are using the large or smaller ones.).
• Enjoy!

CLASSIC MEATLOAF

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F.
• Place the carrot, celery, onion, red bell pepper, mushrooms, and garlic in a food processor, and pulse until very finely chopped, almost to a puree. Place the minced vegetables into a large mixing bowl, and mix in ground chuck, Worcestershire sauce, and egg. Add Italian herbs, salt, black pepper, and cayenne pepper. Mix gently with a wooden spoon to incorporate vegetables and egg into the meat. Pour in bread crumbs. With your hand, gently mix in the crumbs with your fingertips just until combined, about 1 minute.
• Form the meatloaf into a ball. Pour olive oil into a baking dish and place the ball of meat into the dish. Shape the ball into a loaf, about 4 inches high by 6 inches across.
• Bake in the preheated oven just until the meatloaf is hot, about 15 minutes.
• Meanwhile, in a small bowl, mix together brown sugar, ketchup, Dijon mustard, and hot sauce. Stir until the brown sugar has dissolved.
• Remove the meatloaf from the oven. With the back of a spoon, smooth the glaze onto the top of the meatloaf, then pull a little bit of glaze down the sides of the meatloaf with the back of the spoon.
• Return meatloaf to oven, and bake until the loaf is no longer pink inside and the glaze has baked onto the loaf, 30 to 40 more minutes. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the thickest part of the loaf should read at least 160 degrees F (70 degrees C). Cooking time will depend on shape and thickness of the meatloaf.

SWISS MEATLOAF ROLL - OAMC

Steps:

• Mix the first 9 ingredients together until well mixed.
• Shape into 4 loaves.
• Flatten each loaf on waxed paper and shape into a rectangle.
• Cover each rectangle with 2 pieces of swiss cheese.
• Roll up as for a jelly roll.
• Cover each loaf with an 8 oz can of tomato sauce (you can spice this up if you want).
• Freeze.
• To Serve, defrost and bake at 350F for 45 minutes or until done.