Meatloaf! C'mon...you know you love it!

[Johnny Vinyl]

Plus the leftovers make for great sandwiches!

Meat Loaf

1 lb Lean Ground beef
1 Egg
1/3 cup Bread Crumbs
1 tsp Parsley
1 tsp Italian Seasonings
1/4 tsp Salt
1/4 tsp Ground Black Pepper
2 cloves Garlic (finely minced)
1 Onion (finely minced)

Combine all ingredients and mix throughly by hand (best method).
Shape into a loaf and refrigerate (covered with plastic wrap) for an hour or so.

Gravy
1 cup Tomato Juice
1/2 cup Tomato Sauce
1/4 BBQ Sauce (your own or store bought)
1 Onion (cut into wedges and separated)


Place Loaf into a glass/metal vessel, leaving enough room to distribute the gravy all around it.

Pour gravy over meatloaf and cook for 1 hour at 350, basting meatloaf every 15 minutes.

Let it sit for 15 minutes....then slice and serve with gravy on mashed potatoes and a veg of your choice.

John

PS~ My Mashed Potatoes are to die for...recipe may be forthcoming. LOL!

 

[JackD201]

Now who wouldn't love what is essentially one big meatball? Looks like a good recipe John, I'll try it out

 

[vinylphilemag]

And there was me expecting to read about the other meatloaf: the Bat Out of Hell kind! (Makes a mental note to chek out the name of the subforum before reading!)

 

[JackD201]

Me too! The first thing that entered my mind was the trauma of seeing the video of "I Would Do Anything for Love" the first time! Hahahahaa!

 

[rsbeck]

I make a mean meat loaf, myself.

It is similar to yours, but I don't add an egg or bread crumbs.

If you are concerned about health -- use beef from grass fed cattle. Don't mean to go all political on you in a meatloaf thread, but cattle are meant to eat grass not corn and grass fed beef is better for you.

Instead of bread crumbs, I actually use about 1/4 C of ground Flax seed. Gives a better flavor in this recipe and -- again -- has health benefits.

I use about 9 large cloves of garlic --- makes it tasty and -- again -- garlic is good for you.

The only green seasoning I use is basil. About a tablespoon.

I also add about two heaping tablespoons of dijon mustard.

Add a dash of cayenne and black pepper.

This makes a meatloaf that is tasty as hell and with all of the health benefits, it'll actually add about ten years to your life.

That's just an estimate I pulled out of my butt, so don't quote me on the health benefits, but you can quote me on the tasty part.

For the gravy -- all you need is ketchup. Organic, of course.

You want that extra ten years, don't you?!

 

[apanton1952]

And there was me expecting to read about the other meatloaf: the Bat Out of Hell kind! (Makes a mental note to chek out the name of the subforum before reading!)

Oh Lordy, me too!

 

[MylesBAstor]

I make a mean meat loaf, myself.

It is similar to yours, but I don't add an egg or bread crumbs.

If you are concerned about health -- use beef from grass fed cattle. Don't mean to go all political on you in a meatloaf thread, but cattle are meant to eat grass not corn and grass fed beef is better for you.

Instead of bread crumbs, I actually use about 1/4 C of ground Flax seed. Gives a better flavor in this recipe and -- again -- has health benefits.

I use about 9 large cloves of garlic --- makes it tasty and -- again -- garlic is good for you.

The only green seasoning I use is basil. About a tablespoon.

I also add about two heaping tablespoons of dijon mustard.

Add a dash of cayenne and black pepper.

This makes a meatloaf that is tasty as hell and with all of the health benefits, it'll actually add about ten years to your life.

That's just an estimate I pulled out of my butt, so don't quote me on the health benefits, but you can quote me on the tasty part.

For the gravy -- all you need is ketchup. Organic, of course.

You want that extra ten years, don't you?!

Sounds interesting. I imagine if someone wants a little healthier version, they could use leaner turkey, etc?

Not to mention, grass fed beef just tastes better in addition to having healthier fats

Not a small point about organic ketchup. Regular ketchup is filled with HFCS-one of the worst things invented by man!

 

[NorthStar]

I thought this was a thread about Meat Loaf, the band lol!

Someone here took me for a ride!

 

[Phelonious Ponk]

My meatloaf is much like John's. Add a can of drained, finely diced tomatoes. Substitute oatmeal for the bread crumbs. Put ketchup on top, no gravy.

Tim

 

[Johnny Vinyl]

My meatloaf is much like John's. Add a can of drained, finely diced tomatoes. Substitute oatmeal for the bread crumbs. Put ketchup on top, no gravy.

Tim

Made it the other day and added about a half can of diced tomatoes to it. Thanks Tim!

 

[RogerD]

Yes,I love meatloaf,don't make it enough.

I use breadcrumbs,egg and my favorite BBQ sause with some beef broth to give it a consistancy of ground veal.

Add in mushrooms,diced onion,garlic,italian seasoning and others. Topped with a brown gravy made with french onion soup and I'm in heaven

 

[Johnny Vinyl]

Tried a different recipe and I think I like it better. It was extremely moist.

Meatloaf Recipe #2
2 lbs Lean Ground Beef
1 medium Onion (finely diced)
2 cloves Garlic (finely chopped)
1 cup Milk
1 cup Breadcrumbs
1/2 tsp Salt
1/2 tsp Pepper

Topping (base)
2 TBS Brown Sugar (I added another as I prefer it a little sweeter)
2 TBS Yellow Mustard
1/3 cup Ketchup

 

[Odyno]

I use a mix of ground beef,veal and extra lean pork.
I use parmesan cheese instead of Breadcrumbs.
The rest goes with the inspiration of the day and what ever I have on hand.

 

[Johnny Vinyl]

I use a mix of ground beef,veal and extra lean pork.
I use parmesan cheese instead of Breadcrumbs.
The rest goes with the inspiration of the day and what ever I have on hand.

For me that wouldn't work as I'm not a fan of Parmesan cheese in cooking and will only use it if it's absolutely called for. I only really like it shaved fresh. And yes, I've used mixtures (beef, veal, pork) before as well. I liked this recipe as it is very basic and I was quite surprised at the moistness level of the finished product.

 

[Odyno]

Fresh parmesan work well!

 

[Ronm1]

Take a mix of stewed/diced tomatoes, blend roughly. Warm then add around 1/2, 3/4 cooked loaf. Finish cooking, drippings and tomatoes merge. Easy tasty gravy. Always make two loaves as leftover sandwiches are a fav. Horseradishustard, sharp cheddar, dark wheat, rye or pump. Yum!!!!

 

[carolkoh]

Since I learned to make meat loaf from a room mate's mother, I've continued making it that way.
1lb ground beef
1lb ground turkey
1 sachet Knorr vegetable soup
1 cup bread crumbs
1 egg
Big squirt of tomato ketchup on top

 

[garylkoh]

I thought you were talking about:

 

[Johnny Vinyl]

^^^ Haha! One thing for sure...he don't need no more.

 

[Ronm1]

^^^ Haha! One thing for sure...he don't need no more.

Meatloaf, the food group, is a diatetic marvel. That's what I keep saying to myself, anyway.