Any good recipes for meat loaf?!
Any good recipes for meat loaf?
Meat loaf is one of those foods everyone makes different. I would like to hear some twists to an old favorite.
Answers:
BEST MEATLOAF
BASIC MIX:
1 1/2 pounds ground beef
1 c. fresh Italian style bread crumbs
1/4 cup fresh parsley, chopped
3-4 cloves garlic, finely minced
1 large onion, finely chopped
1 large green bell pepper, chopped
1 egg
1 1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
1/2 teaspoon onion powder
1/4 teaspoon pepper
1 8 oz can tomato sauce
1 cup ketchup
1/2 cup water or beef stock (can use bouillon)
3 tbsp. Balsamic vinegar
3 tbsp. brown sugar
2 tbsp. Dijon mustard
2 tsp. Worcestershire sauce
1/4 c. Parmesan, grated (optional)
In a small bowl, combine tomato sauce, ketchup, Balsamic vinegar, brown sugar, Dijon mustard, Worcestershire sauce, and water/beef stock.
In a large bowl, combine beef, bread crumbs, onions, green bell pepper, parsley, chopped garlic, egg, seasonings, 3/4 cup of tomato mixture, and optionally, Parmesan cheese.
Form into loaf. Place into shallow 7 by 10 in. pan or bread loaf tin, lightly oiled. Pour remaining liquid over meat loaf to coat. Bake in a 350 degrees Fahrenheit oven for one hour and 15 minutes, basting occasionally with ketchup or your favorite barbecue sauce.
Optional Variations:
Choose one:
1. Eliminate salt, bouillon, and substitute 3 tablespoon onion soup mix. Sprinkle top with tomato soup and crushed crackers instead.
2. Use old-fashioned rolled oats instead of bread crumbs.
3. If you have leftover bread, especially Italian or French bread, substitute milk for the water listed in recipe, and soak about 2 cups bread in the milk prior to mixing into the meat mixture. Squeeze out the excess slightly before adding. Substitute this bread for the bread crumbs. After mixing everything together, you can also form this meat mixture into meatballs and fry in 1/2 inch olive oil in a heavy bottom skillet (such as cast iron). If making Italian meatballs, leave out the brown sugar and Dijon mustard, but be sure to use the Parmesan cheese. Season the oil in the pan with 2-3 whole cloves garlic (don't chop it up or it will burn instead of just roasting).
4. If you're in a hurry, you may use as a substitute 2 cups of barbecue sauce and eliminate the following ingredients:
1 c. ketchup
1 8 oz can tomato sauce
3 tbsp. balsamic vinegar
3 tbsp. of brown sugar
2 tbsp. Dijon mustard
2 tsp. Worcestershire sauce
5. Eliminate the sauté crumbs. Sauté this mixture with onion and garlic for 5 minutes and layer a casserole with no-cook lasagna noodles. Place meat mixture to cover noodles. Add a sprinkling of Parmesan cheese and:
1/3 pound ricotta mixed with one egg
1/4 c. freshly chopped Italian parsley or 1 c. fresh spinach
1/2 pound grated mozzarella cheese
Cover with another layer of noodles, and top with 1 large can of tomato sauce mixed with 1/2 teaspoon each basil and oregano. Place in 325 degree oven 60 minutes or until bubbly, basting occasionally with sauce to prevent lasagna from drying out.
6. Form meat mixture into large doughnut shapes, approximately 6-7 inches across. When forming the doughnut, don't allow the center to actually become a doughnut hole; just thin it out, leaving a well in the center. Optionally, brush with ketchup. Crush 8-10 Saltine or Ritz crackers into crumbs and sprinkle over the doughnut shaped burger, concentrating the excess crumbs into the center. Sprinkle with onion and garlic powder and a liberal dose of soy sauce, allowing a 1/2 spoon or so to form in the well. This can optionally be topped with cheese and canned mushrooms if desired. Place in microwave and cook on high for 3 minutes or so, according to size, until the juices run clear and meat doughnut is done. Served with meat drippings as topping, there is no need for a bun. This is a fast and easy low-carb lunch!
7. Place 3-4 strips of bacon lengthwise along the top of the meatloaf. Garnish with rings of green or red bell pepper and bake as usual. 8. Use your imagination, get creative, and enjoy!
Source(s):
http://www.cooks.com/rec/view/0,1627,133...
dont eat meat its cruel!
I've made this and it's killer;
Sicilian Stick to Your Ribs Meal: Meatloaf Brasciole (Roll Ups), Pasta, Broccolini and Ricotta Recipe courtesy Rachael Ray
Show: 30 Minute Meals
Episode: Mid-Week Sunday Dinner
1 1/2 pounds ground beef, pork and veal mix from the butcher's counter (meatloaf mix)
Salt and pepper
1/2 cup Italian bread crumbs
1 egg
2 cloves garlic, minced
1/4 small white onion, grated
2 tablespoons golden or dark raisins, chopped
3 tablespoons pine nuts, chopped
3 tablespoons grated cheese, Parmigiano or Romano
2 tablespoons chopped flat-leaf parsley
1 cup arugula leaves or baby spinach
6 slices prosciutto di Parma
6 slices deli sliced provolone
Extra-virgin olive oil, for drizzling
1/2 pound cavatappi (corkscrew shaped hollow pasta) or rigatoni
1 pound broccolini, trimmed into florets
2 tablespoons butter
1 cup ricotta cheese
2 teaspoons lemon zest
2 tablespoons chopped fresh thyme leaves
12 grape or small vine tomatoes, halved
Preheat oven to 450 degrees F.
Put water on to boil for your pasta.
Mix meat and next 10 ingredients as if you were making meatloaf. Flatten meat out on a waxed paper lined cookie sheet into a thin layer: 1/2-inch thick, 12 inches long by 6 to 8 inches wide. Cover meat with arugula or spinach, prosciutto and cheese then roll the meat, using the waxed paper to help roll up into a large log, , working across the 6 to 8-inch side, resulting in a 12-inch long log. Drizzle the log with extra-virgin olive oil to coat lightly.
Roast meatroll 20 minutes. Cut into 1-inch slices, 3 pieces per portion, and serve. Make pasta while meat is in the oven.
Salt water and cook off pasta, about 7 to 8 minutes to al dente, with a bite to it. Drain and return pasta to hot pot.
While pasta cooks, place broccolini in 1-inch of water in a sauce pot and bring up to a boil. Add salt to the water and add the trimmed broccolini. Cover and cook 5 minutes, drain and reserve.
To hot, cooked pasta add a drizzle of extra-virgin olive oil, butter, ricotta, lemon zest, thyme, broccolini and season with salt and pepper. Toss pasta to coat it in the cheese and butter. Season it with salt, to your taste. Portion pasta onto dinner plates alongside meat roll slices and top pasta with tomatoes and freshly ground pepper.
Here is a fast and easy recipe
Equal parts ground beef, ground turkey , and ground buffalo/bison (this gives a lot of flavor but is still healthy, if you can't get bison/buffalo use half turkey and half beef)
Add
1/2 of an onion finely chopped
1-2 eggs depending on size
1 1/2 cup bread crumbs
1/2 can French's Onion Rings
1/4-1/2 of a bell pepper (depending on your taste)
Two small splashes Worcesteshire
1 cup Ketchup
4 tablespoons Heinz 57 sauce
Garlic salt
Freshlly ground black pepper
mix together by hand, divide in two and place each into a loaf pan.
Cook 325 until pressure on top of loaf yields clear liquid. At that point put a light coating of either ketchup or romato sauce on top of loaf and return to oven for 5 minutes, or just until top begins to caramelize
My favorite way to make meatloaf is to look in the refrigerator and throw in whatever I am in the mood for. Might be steak sauce, salad dressing, barbeque sauce and whatever veggies I am in the mood for....I have tried them all even olives. And believe it or not it always turns out good. My family loves it and there is no way to tire of it because it NEVER EVER tastes the same twice.
This is an amazing meatloaf recipe. I now find myself tripling it so I have enough. My daughter once drove 90 miles each way to have dinner one night and she doesn't like meatloaf!
Cajun Meat Loaf
Serving Size : 6
-----SEASONING MIX-----
2 Whole bay leaves
1 teaspoon Salt
1 teaspoon Ground cayenne pepper
1 teaspoon Black pepper
1/2 teaspoon White pepper
1/2 teaspoon Ground cumin
1/2 teaspoon Ground nutmeg
-----MAIN INGREDIENTS-----
4 tablespoons Unsalted butter
3/4 cup Finely chopped onions
1/2 cup Green bell peppers -- chopped
1/2 cup Celery - chopped
1/4 cup Green onions -- finely chopped
2 teaspoons Minced garlic
1 tablespoon Tabasco sauce
1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
1/2 cup Evaporated milk
1/2 cup Catsup
1 1/2 pounds Ground beef
1/2 pound Ground pork
2 Eggs -- lightly beaten
1 cup Very fine bread crumbs
Combine the seasoning mix ingredients in a small bowl and set aside.
Melt the butter in a 1-quart saucepan over medium heat. Add the onions, celery, bell peppers, green onions, garlic, tabasco, Worcestershire and seasoning mix. Saute until mixture starts sticking excessively, about 6 minutes, stirring occasionally and scraping the pan bottom well. Stir in the milk and catsup. Continue cooking for about 2 minutes, stirring occasionally. Remove from heat and allow mixture to cool to room temperature.
Place the ground beef and pork in an ungreased 13x9-inch baking pan. Add the eggs, the cooked vegetable mixture and the bread crumbs, remove the bay leaves. Mix by hand until thoroughly combined. In the center of the pan, shape the mixture into a loaf that is about 1-1/2 inches high, 6 inches wide and 12 inches long. Bake uncovered at 350F for 25 minutes, then raise heat to 400F and continue cooking until done, about 35 minutes longer.
Serve immediately as is or with Very Hot Cajun Sauce for Beef. This is best using both ground pork and ground beef, as the pork gives more flavor diversity. However, you can make it with ground beef only. From Paul Prudhomme's "Louisiana Kitchen"
The best one we've ever made, and we now make it twice a month or so...is from "Kraft" canda recipes
yum! It uses quick pre made ingredients that you just toss together when your in a hurry, BUT TASTES awesome!
Prep: 10 min
Ready In: 40 min
Serves: 4
Ingredients
3/4 cup water, divided
1/4 can (10 fl oz/284 mL) condensed cream of mushroom soup
1 lb. ground beef
1/2 pkg. (120g) STOVE TOP Stuffing Mix for Chicken
1 eggs, lightly beaten
Directions
1 PREHEAT oven to 400°F. Combine 3/4 cup of water and 4 Tbsp. of the soup in large bowl. Add meat, dry stuffing mix and eggs; mix lightly
2 BAKE 40 minutes.
my mom makes a good one but i dont know the recipe
here how I make it enjoy
Confetti Meat Loaf
Ingredients
1 lb. ground beef or ground turkey
1/4 cup Corn, Black Bean Salsa
1 tsp. Garlic Garlic?
1 Tbsp. Onion Onion?
1/2 tsp. Seasoned Salt
1 egg
2 Tbsp. ketchup
1/2 cup unseasoned breadcrumbs
2 Tbsp. Merlot Sauce
Directions
Combine first 8 ingredients. Place mixture in loaf pan. Bake at 350° for 40 minutes. Remove from oven; spread Merlot Sauce over top of meat loaf. Return to oven and cook for additional 10 minutes. Makes 4-5 servings.
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