Simple Meatloaf Recipes...The Ultimate Comfort Food
Simple meatloaf recipes should be in everyone's cooking arsenal.
This is one of the best meal items you can make because it is simple, easy to do, and you can also come up with tons of other things to do with left overs.
If you don't have a recipe, we'll give you one, and we will collect all kinds of different versions for you to try! Bon Apetit!
What are the Characteristics of Good Meatloaf?
Simple Meatloaf Recipes
Good Meatloaf can be judged by flavor, appearance, and texture. You want a meatloaf that is moist, very flavorful, and holds it shape when sliced. It should be tender, but not overly packed in. Simple meatloaf recipes, typically have few ingredients and can be done in an hour or so including cooking time! Simple Meatloaf Recipe #1 On the Fly!
Simple Meatloaf Recipes
1. Ground beef 80/20 blend...technically you should have equal portions beef/veal/and pork...but beef is fine. 2 lbs
2. Eggs...2 each.
3. 2 cups bread crumbs.
4. 1 cup bbq sauce, or tomato sauce or ketchup.
5. Couple slices of bacon. chopped.
6. 1 tsp salt, and 1 tsp pepper.
Method.
Combine beef, eggs, bread crumbs, bacon, salt and pepper. Mix well and evenly. Mold into a nice loaf shape and pack tight. Place meatloaf onto a foil lined pan and place into a preheated oven at 350 degrees. After 15 minutes, start basting with the ketchup or BBQ sauce every 10 minutes. Bake for 45 minutes to 1 hour, or until the juices run clear when pierced with a fork.
Any Simple Meatloaf Recipes you have?
Hey you! Leave us some simple meatloaf recipes too! We wanna try! Or let us know how your's came out!
butterbites wrote...
Lots of meatloaf recipes here: http://www.ifood.tv/r/Meatloaf/recipes
Posted April 13, 2008
TheKitchenGenie wrote...
Cottage Meat Loaf
1 ½ pounds Ground Beef
1 cup breadcrumbs
1 onion diced
½ tsp minced garlic
3 eggs
½ cup catsup
2 Tbsp mustard
Black Pepper
Kosher Salt
Sauce:
1 cup catsup
¼ cup mustard
3 Tbsp brown sugar
Directions: Mix ground beef, onion and breadcrumbs in a medium sized mixing bowl. In a small bowl, mix eggs, garlic, catsup, mustard, salt & pepper. Add to ground beef mixture and mix until well incorporated. Shape into a loaf and place on a rack in a glass ovenproof dish. Bake in a 350 degree oven for 45 minutes until done. Pour sauce on top and bake 10-15 minutes more.
Crock pot meatloaf recipe: If you want to come home to this meatloaf, prepare it before work and cook it all day in your crock-pot. Put some little red potatoes in right on top! Come home and make some green beans and a salad and you have supper!
Happy eats,
The Kitchen Genie
Posted March 29, 2008
Okay...take a break...
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How Can you Build on your Simple Meatloaf recipe?
There are a number of ways to build on those simple meatloaf recipes.I like to add stuff to the mix...
You could add some diced sausage!MMMM...
How 'bout a cup of corn kernels?
Now we are getting going...
Add in a cup of grated cheese! Go gourmet and add goat cheese!
You could also add in nacho salsa instead of the bbq sauce and some chopped canned jalapenos!
HMMMM....Substitute the bbq sauce and add in chinese hoisin sauce, 1/4 cup chopped fresh ginger, 1/4 cup sliced green onions, and 1 can chopped canned water chestnuts!!!
OKay...gotta go now...too hungry!
Here's a simple meatlof recipe for Vegetarians
* 1 cup cooked brown rice
* 2 cups grated Cheddar cheese
* 1/2 cup wheat germ or seasoned bread crumbs
* 1 cup chopped walnuts*
* 1 cup chopped mushrooms
* 1 cup finely chopped onion
* 1 cup finely grated carrot
* 1/2 cup minced green pepper
* 5 beaten eggs
* 2 Tbsp. Shoyu (soy sauce)
* 2 Tbsp. Dijon mustard
* 1/2 tsp. black pepper
* 1/2 tsp. thyme
* 1/2 tsp. marjoram
* 1/2 tsp. sage
*Omit nuts to significantly lower fat.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Mix all ingredients and press into buttered 9-inch loaf pan. Bake 50 to 60 minutes until firm. Serves 6.
Per serving: Calories 477, protein 25 g., carbohydrates 25 g., fat 31 g., cholesterol 223 mg., sodium 933 mg.
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