Best Old Fashioned Meat Loaf Recipes

OLD-FASHIONED MEAT LOAF III

Steps:

• Place the bread in a small bowl, pour the milk over the bread, and let soak for 5 minutes.
• Put the meat in a large mixing bowl and add the remaining ingredients, including the milk-soaked bread.
• Do not squeeze the moisture out of the bread.
• Using clean hands or a large spoon, stir the mixture together until the ingredients are thoroughly blended.
• Form the mixture into a loaf about 6 inches long and e inches wide and tall.
• Set aside while you mix the sauce ingredients, or cover and refrigerate for up to 24 hours.
• Stir together all the sauce ingredients in the insert of a 5- to 7-quart slow cooker and set the meat loaf in the sauce.
• Spoon some of the sauce over the top of the meat loaf to coat it.
• Cook the meat loaf on HIGH for 1 hour.
• Decrease heat to LOW and cook until an instant-read thermometer inserted in the center of the meat loaf registers 165 degrees, 5-6 hours.
• Using two long, wide spatulas, remove the meat loaf from the slow cooker, cover with foil, and allow to rest for 15 minutes.
• Season the sauce with salt and pepper.
• Cut the meat loaf into ½ inch thick slices with a serrated knife.
• Serve with some of the sauce.

OLD-FASHIONED MEAT LOAF A.K.A "BASIC" MEAT LOAF (PAULA

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
• Mix ground beef, salt, pepper, onion, bell pepper, egg, tomato's and oats well and place in a baking dish. Shape into a loaf.
• Topping: Mix Ketchup, mustard and brown suger for topping and spread on loaf.
• Bake for 1 hour.

GRANDMOTHER'S OLD FASHIONED MEAT LOAF

Steps:

• 1. Combine all of the above ingredients for the meat loaf.
• 2. Spoon meat loaf into a 9 inch x 4 1/2 inch loaf pan and bake at 400 degrees for 15 minutes.
• 3. While this is cooking, make the sauce:
• 4. Mix glaze ingredients and then set aside for a moment.
• 5. Remove meat loaf from oven and drain off excess liquid.
• 6. Pour the glaze over meat loaf and place back into the oven.
• 7. Cook additional 45 min. at 350 degrees.

AUNT PEGGY'S OLD FASHIONED MEAT LOAF

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375. In a large bowl, combine the ground beef, tomato paste, onion, green pepper, oats, eggs, salt and pepper. Shape the mixture into a loaf and place it in a 9 by 5 inch loaf pan.
• In a small bowl, whisk together the ketchup, brown sugar, and mustard. Slather the glaze on top of the meat loaf and bake for 1 hour or until the meat loaf is firm and cooked all the way through. Serve hot.

OLD-FASHIONED MEAT LOAF

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• In a large heavy skillet cook onion, garlic, celery, carrot, and scallion in butter over moderate heat, stirring, 5 minutes. Cook vegetables, covered, stirring occasionally, until carrot it tender, about 5 minutes more. Stir in salt and pepper, Worcestershire sauce, and 1/3 cup of ketchup and cook, stirring, 1 minute.
• In a large bowl combine well vegetables, meats, bread crumbs, eggs, and parsley. In a shallow baking pan form mixture into 1 10-by 5-inch oval loaf and spread remaining 1/3 cup ketchup over loaf.
• Bake meat loaf in oven 1 hour, or until a meat thermometer inserted in center registers 155°F.

OLD-FASHIONED MEAT LOAF - AKA 'BASIC' MEATLOAF RECIPE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Mix all meat loaf ingredients well and place in a baking dish. Shape into a loaf. Topping: Mix ingredients for topping and spread on loaf. Bake for 1 hour. This recipe yields 4 servings.

OLD FASHIONED MEAT-LOAF

Steps:

• Preheat Oven to 350 degrees F; position oven rack to middle of the oven.
• Melt butter in heavy skillet and saute onions, garlic and celery for approximately 4-5 minutes; until onions are translucent.
• Add salt, pepper, worcestershire sauce and 1/2 cup ketchup; cook for 1 minute, until combined.
• Transfer to a large bowl and add meats, bread crumbs and eggs; blend with your hands; do not overmix.
• In in 9 x 13 pan (sprayed with cooking oil) form the mixture into a 10 x 5 inch oval loaf.
• Mix brown sugar with remaining ketchup and spread on top.
• Bake until interntal temperature registers 155 degrees F; approximately 1 to 1 1/4 hours.
• Remove from oven, cover with foil and allow to stand for 5 minutes before cutting and serving.

OLD-FASHIONED MEAT LOAF

Steps:

• 1. Preheat the oven to 375°F. Line a rimmed baking sheet with foil.
• 2. To make the meat loaf: In a large bowl, combine the turkey, bread crumbs, onions, carrot, milk, tomato sauce, egg, garlic, Worcestershire sauce, salt, and pepper. Mix gently but thoroughly. Mound the meat loaf mixture onto the prepared baking sheet, patting it into a loaf shape with your hands.
• 3. To make the topping: In a small bowl, combine the ketchup, brown sugar, and mustard. Spoon the topping over the meat loaf, using the back of the spoon to spread it evenly.
• 4. Bake the meat loaf for about 45 minutes, or until the meat is no longer pink on the inside and is cooked through (165°F on an instant-read thermometer). Let it sit for 5 minutes, then slice and serve.

ANNE ROSENZWEIG'S OLD-FASHIONED MEAT-AND-RICE LOAF WITH SPICED CARROTS

Steps:

• Blanch the carrots for 3 minutes to soften; drain but do not cool. Combine the chili oil, vinegar and curry powder. Toss the warm carrots in this mixture and marinate for 2 hours. Drain and set aside.
• To make the meatloaf, preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Place the onion, garlic and fresh ginger in a food processor and puree. Warm the butter over medium-high heat and saute the onion mixture until soft, about 5 minutes, stirring to avoid sticking. Remove from the heat and cool.
• In a large mixing bowl, combine the sauteed vegetables with the veal, sirloin, rice, egg, pistachio nuts and salt and pepper by hand, taking care to mush the meat as little as possible.
• Place half this mixture in a nonstick loaf pan. Top with an even layer of marinated carrots and then the rest of the meat. Press to make a solid loaf and bake for 1 hour. Allow to rest at room temperature for 20 minutes before slicing and serving with steamed rice or couscous.

OLD-FASHIONED MEAT LOAF - AKA "BASIC" MEAT LOAF

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Mix all meatloaf ingredients well and place in a baking dish. Shape into a loaf. Topping: Mix ingredients for topping and spread on loaf. Bake for 1 hour. SERVES 4; Calories: 364; Total Fat 19 grams; Saturated Fat: 7 grams; Protein: 26 grams; Total carbohydrates: 22 grams; Sugar: 12 grams Fiber 2 grams; Cholesterol: 130 milligrams; Sodium: 1,220 milligrams

JAMES BEARD'S OLD-FASHIONED MEAT LOAF

Steps:

• In a large mixing bowl, combine the ground meats, onions, carrots, and spices. Mix well.
• Add in the eggs, milk, bread crumbs, and mix well.
• Place half of the mixture on a greased, shallow baking pan. Place hard boiled eggs (without shells, of course) end-to-end in a line through the loaf. Place remaining amount of mixture on top and form into a loaf with your hands.
• Place strips of bacon atop loaf in an attractive criss-cross pattern.
• Bake at 350 F for 90-120 minutes, depending upon how thick you have formed the loaf.

OLD-FASHIONED MEAT LOAF

Steps:

• Position the oven racks so that one rack is in the center of the oven. Preheat the oven to convection bake at 350°F. Lightly grease a 9 × 5-inch loaf pan.
• In a large mixing bowl, combine all the ingredients together until well mixed.
• Turn the mixture into the loaf pan and mound the top slightly. Insert the oven probe into the center of the loaf if desired, and set to 160°F.
• Bake in the center of the oven until the temperature reaches 160°F in the center of the meat loaf, about 55 minutes. To check, insert an instant-read thermometer into the center of the loaf after 50 minutes and check the temperature. Remove the thermometer if you need to return the loaf to the oven.
• Remove the pan from the oven, pour off the excess fat, and let the meat loaf stand for 15 minutes before serving.

PAULA DEAN'S OLD-FASHIONED MEAT LOAF

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375° F. Mix all meatloaf ingredients well and place in a baking dish. Shape into a loaf. Topping: Mix ingredients for topping and spread on loaf. Bake for 1 hour. I often divide in two and freeze before baking. This easily serves Julie, Kathryn, and me.

OLD-FASHIONED MEAT LOAF- A.K.A 'BASIC' MEAT LOAF

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
• Mix all meatloaf ingredients well and place in a baking dish. Shape into a loaf.
• Topping:
• Mix ingredients for topping and spread on loaf. Bake for 1 hour.
• SERVES 4; Calories: 364; Total Fat 19 grams; Saturated Fat: 7 grams; Protein: 26 grams; Total carbohydrates: 22 grams; Sugar: 12 grams Fiber 2 grams; Cholesterol: 130 milligrams; Sodium: 1,220 milligrams

OLD-FASHIONED MEAT LOAF

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a nonstick frying pan over medium heat. Add the onion and carrot. Sauté until the carrot begins to soften and the onion is almost translucent, 4-5 minutes. Add the garlic. Sauté 1 minute. Remove from the heat and cool.
• Preheat an oven to 350 degrees F. Lightly oil a 9x5x3-inch loaf pan. Whisk eggs, salt, pepper, thyme, parsley, Worcestershire sauce and catsup in medium bowl to blend. Combine the beef, bread crumbs and cooled vegetable mixture in a large bowl. Add the egg mixture. Using your hands, mix just until blended. Do not overmix or the loaf will be too compact and dry.
• Gently pat the meat mixture into the prepared pan. Pour the tomato sauce evenly over the top. Bake until meat begins to shrink from the pan sides and instant meat thermometer inserted into center of loaf registers 150°F, about 1 1/4 hours. Transfer pan to a rack. Cool 10 minutes.
• Cut the meat loaf into thick slices. Using a spatula, transfer slices to warmed plates. Serve warm or cold, accompanied with more tomato sauce, if desired.