Best Southern Style Meat Loaf Recipes

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OLD-FASHIONED MEATLOAF RECIPE



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This classic comfort food recipe is one you'll want to add to your recipe box. Creole and Greek seasonings pack the meatloaf with flavor that the whole family will enjoy. Worcestershire sauce mixed into ketchup creates a tasty topping that will help the meatloaf stay moist and tender.

Provided by Southern Living Editors

Time 1h37m

Yield Makes 6 to 8 servings

Number Of Ingredients 15

1 tablespoon butter
3 celery ribs, finely chopped
1/2 large onion, finely chopped
2 pounds lean ground beef
2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce, divided
1/2 cup Italian-seasoned breadcrumbs
1/3 cup ketchup
2 teaspoons Creole seasoning
1 teaspoon Greek seasoning
1 teaspoon garlic powder
2 large eggs, lightly beaten
1 (8-ounce) can tomato sauce
3 tablespoons tomato paste
1 tablespoon ketchup
Garnish: chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley

Steps:

  • Melt butter in a medium nonstick skillet over medium heat; add celery and onion, and sauté 7 minutes or just until tender.
  • Stir together celery mixture, ground beef, 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce, breadcrumbs, and next 5 ingredients in a large bowl. Shape into a 10- x 5-inch loaf; place on a lightly greased broiler rack. Place rack in an aluminum foil-lined broiler pan.
  • Bake at 350° for 45 minutes. Stir together remaining 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce, tomato sauce, tomato paste, and 1 tablespoon ketchup until blended; pour evenly over meatloaf, and bake 10 to 15 more minutes or until no longer pink in center. Let stand 10 minutes before serving.
  • Note: For testing purposes only, we used Tony Chachere's Original Creole Seasoning and Cavender's All Purpose Greek Seasoning.

ONION MEAT LOAF



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My husband and I really enjoy this delicious meat loaf made with onion soup mix. You only need five ingredients to assemble this easy entree before popping it in the slow cooker. -Rhonda Cowden, Quincy, Illinois

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories     Dinner

Time 5h15m

Yield 8 servings.

Number Of Ingredients 5

2 large eggs, beaten
3/4 cup quick-cooking oats
1/2 cup ketchup
1 envelope onion soup mix
2 pounds ground beef

Steps:

  • Cut three 20x3-in. strips of heavy-duty foil; crisscross so they resemble spokes of a wheel. Place strips on the bottom and up the sides of a 3-qt. slow cooker. Coat strips with cooking spray. , In a large bowl, combine eggs, oats, ketchup and soup mix. Crumble beef over mixture and mix well. Shape into a loaf. Place loaf in the center of the strips. Cover and cook on low for 5-6 hours or until a thermometer reads 160°. , Using foil strips as handles, remove meat loaf to a platter.

Nutrition Facts :

AUNT LIBBY'S SOUTHERN MEATLOAF



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This my 86-year-old Aunt Libby's home-made meatloaf recipe. I finally had her write it down for me last year. You can be sure no one will tell you this meatloaf is dry!

Provided by Potter

Categories     Main Dish Recipes     Meatloaf Recipes     Beef Meatloaf Recipes

Time 1h30m

Yield 6

Number Of Ingredients 13

2 pounds ground beef
1 onion, chopped
1 cup ketchup
1 cup Italian-seasoned bread crumbs
2 eggs
1 ½ teaspoons salt
¼ teaspoon ground black pepper
1 ½ cups ketchup
¼ cup water
3 tablespoons white wine vinegar
3 tablespoons brown sugar
2 tablespoons Dijon mustard
2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Butter a 9x5-inch loaf pan.
  • Mix beef, onion, 1 cup ketchup, bread crumbs, eggs, salt, and pepper together in a bowl. Press beef mixture into a loaf in the prepared loaf pan.
  • Mix 1 1/2 cups ketchup, water, vinegar, brown sugar, mustard, and Worcestershire sauce together in a saucepan; cook and stir over medium heat until sauce is smooth and warm, about 10 minutes. Pour 1/3 the sauce over meatloaf.
  • Bake in the preheated oven, basting every 25 minutes with more sauce, until meatloaf is cooked through, 1 to 1 1/2 hours. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read at least 160 degrees F (70 degrees C). Cool in the pan for 10 minutes before slicing.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 533.7 calories, Carbohydrate 48.4 g, Cholesterol 152.8 mg, Fat 24.8 g, Fiber 1.3 g, Protein 30.8 g, SaturatedFat 9.1 g, Sodium 2215.2 mg, Sugar 31.1 g

SOUTHERN-STYLE MEATLOAF



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Yummy meatloaf that your kids will love! My mom gave me this recipe and my kids ask for it all the time. If you are short on time, you can make it in muffin tins and bake for only 30 minutes.

Provided by Stephanie V

Categories     Meat

Time 1h15m

Yield 8 slices, 8 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 11

2 eggs
3/4 cup skim milk
2/3 cup soda cracker, crushed
1/2 cup onion, minced
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon sage
1/2 teaspoon black pepper
1 1/2 lbs 93% lean ground beef
1 cup ketchup
1/2 cup brown sugar, packed
1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce

Steps:

  • Beat eggs, add milk, crackers, onion, salt, sage and pepper.
  • Add beef and mix well.
  • Shape into a 8 x 5 inch loaf and place in a cake pan.
  • Combine ketchup, brown sugar and Worcestershire and spread 1/2 to 3/4 of it over the loaf, use the rest for dipping.
  • Bake at 350 for 60 min, let stand 10 minutes before cutting.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 254.8, Fat 6.1, SaturatedFat 2.5, Cholesterol 99.7, Sodium 788.7, Carbohydrate 27.9, Fiber 0.5, Sugar 20.8, Protein 21.9

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