How do you make meatloaf? I have been in the mood to make this but do not have the slightest idea how...duh, LOL

thanks ;)

Ok dear. meatloaf is one of those very flexible recipes. You start with ground up meat, usually hamburger. It can be grnd pork, sausage, etc. You can wash your hands and throw it in a big bowl. You may throw in an egg or two, worcheshire sauce, or BBQ sauce, or other "extenders" like regular oatmeal. Mix it with your hands! Then put it in a bread loaf pan and put some catsup or BBQ sauce on top and put it in the oven at about 350F for about an hour. you could mix in chopped onions, also if you wanted to.

Ewww I try not to make meatloaf!!
My mom used to make surprise meatloaf.....surprised if it tastes like meatloaf!
She's a wonderful cook - but oy! her meatloaf! :shake:

it is funny, but I always loved it, with mashed potatoes, yum!
CET, can you tell me how much of what?

A good way to make meatloaf is to buy about a pound of pre mixed meat veal and pork at the grocery store usally it is where the ground meats are and they label it meatloaf mix. Then take about 1/3 cup hot water and 1 egg and mix together. Add one cup seasoned bread crumbs and salt and pepper. Mix all together easist to mix with your hands :) Then put in a bread loaf shaped pan and top with ketuchp or bbq sauce if you want put 3-4 strips of bacon on top. then cook at 350 degrees for about 1 to 1 1/2 hours! You do how how to make the mashed potatoes to go with it right? LOL

yeah, I am good at the mashed potatoes...LOL, thanks!

no problem!

The main thing about meat loaf is that it has enough moisture in it (like egg, a dash of milk, ketchup or tomato sauce) so that it is not dry after baking it. Being from Texas, I like to put a little green bell pepper, diced onion and worcestershire sauce (what's this here sauce :) ) in it. The breading could be either oatmeal, or Cherrios, or bread crumbs -- the heel of bread is good for this -- salt, pepper, and after it is baked then I drain the grease that has accumulated -- so that it is not so fatty -- of course the amount of grease depends on the grade of meat -- whether it is ground beef, ground chuck, ground sirloin -- I usually use ground chuck. And yes!! mashed potatoes are a perfect complement -- with a green veggie or salad as a side dish. Yummy -- we joke in my house about making meaf loat -- :)

hummm... i buy a pound or two of ground beef or ground sirloin...mix it with onion soup mix, an egg,seasoned bread crumbs and little water...and a splash of catsup, worestershire, pepper,


YUMMMMYYYYY

I get the pre-made meatloaf, Yes, I am a Microwave/ quick Oven cooker lol

I use the ground beef and a little ground pork. Some eggs, salt and pepper, diced onion, a splash of milk and oatmeal. Oatmeal is the secret to a really moist meatloaf...Top with ketchup and bake....Cold meatloaf sandwiches with ketchup on white bread are the bomb... You can also add a little ketchup to the mixture. For a surprise place three hard-boiled, peeled eggs end to end in the middle of the meatloaf. When you slice it you'll see an egg slice in each piece...

Ok dear. meatloaf is one of those very flexible recipes. You start with ground up meat, usually hamburger. It can be grnd pork, sausage, etc. You can wash your hands and throw it in a big bowl. You may throw in an egg or two, worcheshire sauce, or BBQ sauce, or other "extenders" like regular oatmeal. Mix it with your hands! Then put it in a bread loaf pan and put some catsup or BBQ sauce on top and put it in the oven at about 350F for about an hour. you could mix in chopped onions, also if you wanted to.

CET - wash your hands and throw WHAT in a bowl..:D :D :D :D ????

oatmeal or breadcrumbs?

a dash of milk inside?

LOL - oh yeah, mix a splash of milk in with the meat-oatmeal- whatever mixture to keep the mixture moist. I love the taste of the oatmeal. The bread crumbs get too dry for me. The oatmeal gives it good flavor too.

how much oatmeal?

CET - wash your hands and throw WHAT in a bowl..:D :D :D :D ????

Making note, do not eat Meatloaf at CET's house lol not with Washed Hands in it lol

The last meatloaf that I made.

I have combined several recipes to make the worlds best meatloaf, IMHO. But this isn't one of them, as I was short some ingredients. Had to go with what was available and affordable....

To the meat mixture in the bowl:

Add the cooled off sauteed veggies
Add one egg
Add a squirt or two of ketchup
Add bread crumbs
Season to taste, pepper, salt, cumin, whatever... open up your cupboard and experiment.

Get your hands in there are really mix it well!!

Realize that you added too much liquidy things, and ran out of bread crumbs, so steal some meat reserved for the burger.

Now it is too dry, so open up the fridge and grab whatever hits your fancy... I added a touch of yellow mustard.

To test if the meatloaf is the right consitency.... there isn't one. Whatever you like! Some like it dry for sandwiches, some like to moist enough to fall apart at the touch of a fork.

Shape the meatloaf into square or rectangle or whatever baking pan you have. Stick in a 350 degree oven for about 30 to 45 minutes (depending on how tall the loaf is).

I put some shredded cheese in mine. It makes it really yummy....I love meatloaf, and I try different things with it.....one time though...omg, the shaker came off the garlic and what a NASTY...that was....so watch the shaker top...lol

Ok - so I will admit I made meatloaf once because my kids wanted it - so I thought I would share this one for those of you with kids - I put the meat into the big muffin tins and made it that way, cut down on cooking time and the kids loved it!

PS - I still HATE meat loaf!! Thanks MOM!

maybe a half cup of oatmeal? or 3/4 cup? The thing is, when you are baking and using baking powder or baking soda, you have to be EXACT in those measurements but here you can experiement and have fun!
Say, I can't wait to hear what Martha comes up with for CON cooking with commissary items and a microwave. now a microwave is a luxury that people in Il prisons don't have, that I know of.

ok, thanks everyone...

I will try it ...

I dont think I have ever made meatloaf the same way twice. Sometimes I use ketchup or tomatoe sause and other times I have used BBQ sauce. Most of the times I use crackers opposed to oatmeal or bread crumbs. One time I didnt have crackers on hand so I used mashed up BBQ chips. I think that was probably one of the best meatloafs I've ever made. I know people who use canned sloppy joe mix in their meatloaf because of the flavor.

Meatloaf is one of those things that you cant really do wrong. As long as you have wet and dry ingreadients(sp) you can expeirment. Keep in mind that eggs are always a must.

1 pound of ground up meat, usually hamburger.
1 egg or two,
worcheshire sauce, or BBQ sauce, or ketchup
3/4 cup oatmeal or 1 cup breadcrumbs.(The breading could be either oatmeal, or Cherrios, or bread crumbs)
1/3 cup hot water
salt and pepper.
onions
The main thing about meat loaf is that it has enough moisture in it (like egg, a dash of milk, ketchup or tomato sauce) so that it is not dry after baking it.

Mix all together easist to mix with your hands
Then put in a bread loaf shaped pan and top with ketuchp or bbq sauce if you want put 3-4 strips of bacon on top.
then cook at 350 degrees for about 1 to 1 1/2 hours!

my parents love my meatloaf!
ground beef, worsteshere sauce, ketchup, mustard, fresh garlic, salt, pepper, garlic powder! just mix it all together and cook it :) i also cut up potatos and carrots and put it in the pan to cook also! whenever i put egg in it, it gets hard for some reason :confused:

It's really good with bacon on top too!!!

Just mix some Worcestershire and chili sauce in a bowl,
Then Arrange bacon slices on top of the loaf
Use the mix as a glaze either over or under the bacon, whichever you prefer.

It is SOOOOO tasty when it comes out of the oven!

Here is one of my favorite restaurant's recipe. They post it on their site.

Barbecue Sauce
3 cups ketchup
2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
1 1/2 tablespoons molasses
3/4 cup brown sugar
2 teaspoons salt
1 pinch cayenne powder
2 teaspoons cider vinegar
3/4 cup water
1/4 cup honey
2 tablespoons fresh orange juice
1/2 teaspoon black pepper

Combine all ingredients and simmer for 30 minutes. Allow to cool and refrigerate until needed.


Meatloaf
2 pounds ground beef
8 ounces ground veal
1 1/4 pounds ground pork
1 diced medium white onion
4 cups sliced shiitake mushroom
2 tablespoons olive oil
2 eggs
1 1/2 cups bread crumbs
1 tablespoon chopped parsley
1 teaspoon chopped thyme
1 teaspoon chopped sage
1 1/2 tablespoons garlic puree
1 1/2 tablespoons heavy cream
1/2 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
1 1/2 tablespoons salt and pepper
1/4 cup barbecue sauce

Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Saute mushrooms in olive oil and set aside. Saute onions until caramelized and set aside. In large mixer, add beef, veal, pork, eggs, bread crumbs, herbs, garlic, and cream. Mix well. Add mushrooms and onions, Worcestershire, salt, and pepper. Put mixture into 6x9x4-inch loaf pan, pushing down firmly to pack meat into place. Cover with foil. Place loaf pan into a cooking pan at least 6-inches deep with 3 inches of water in the bottom. Cook in oven for 90 minutes. Remove foil and cover top of meatloaf with barbecue sauce. Cook for another 30 minutes.

so do you bake it at 350 for 45 mts or 1.5 hours? I am trying this today!

Cook in oven for 90 minutes. Remove foil and cover top of meatloaf with barbecue sauce. Cook for another 30 minutes.Looks like cook for 90 minutes, then do some stuff to it, and then cook another 30 minutes.

All cooking times should be adjusted to the tempermant of your oven. The one here cooks hotter and faster than my last oven.

Since this is your first time cooking the meatloaf, what I would suggest, is that after the first 60 minutes, check the loaf. If it is already totally brown, and pulling away from the edges, and SMELLS done, the add the topping and cook another 15 minutes, then check again to see if it needs additional cooking.

The main thing.... dont' be opening and closing the door every ten minutes!! That cools the oven down and then the oven has to work to reheat, which causes uneven cooking.

If your oven cooks right on tempature, and you trust it, then do as the recipe calls for.

Let us know how it goes!! I am dying to try the recipe, but the people around me don't seem to want to have meatloaf. I love meatloaf!!

JJT

thanks! as always JJT!

I have been cooking it for like 75 mts and it is still soft...yikes, hope that is ok, I know it should not be soft???

should I take the foil off now?

oops... just now seeing your question...

How did it turn out???

JJT

not good...my sister n law told me I put too much bread crumbs...LOL

I put a 1.5 cups bc, 2 eggs, bit of milk, 1/2 cup water, salt, onions, ketchup, soy sauce...it tasted good but oh man...by the time I tasted it twenty times that was it for me.

It was soft and pasty :( and I make great mashed potatoes but tonight those were a bust too! LOL you live and you learn. thank god this was only for me. :eek:

My husband loves this and I just don't have any good recipes...anyone have any good ones that they can share so I can make this when my husband comes home?

My Grandma use to make the best Meatloaf in the world! Here's her recipe:

1 lb ground beef
1/2 lb ground pork
1/2 lb ground veal or ground turkey
1/2 cup diced celery
1/2 cup chopped onion
1 1/2 tsp salt
1 tsp dry mustard
2 beaten eggs
1-2 Tbls catsup
1 Tbls Worchestershire Sauce
1/2 cup bread cubes
1/2 cup warm milk

Mix meat together. Mix remainiing ingredients briefly in blender. Add to meat and mix well. Form into 1 large or 2 small loafs. Place oon greased shallow baking pan. Pour 1/2 cup boiling water into pan.

Bake at 325 for 1 1/2 hours for large and 1 hour for small.

For the most part my meatloaf is pretty standard, but instead of ketchup I always use BBQ sause. It gives it a better flavor then ketchup.

The only thing I do differently is put bacon strips over the top...

I did a search of the Cooking forum and came up with these threads:

http://www.prisontalk.com/forums/showthread.php?t=86876&highlight=meatloaf

http://www.prisontalk.com/forums/showthread.php?t=79381&highlight=meatloaf

Hope you find a recipe you wanna try!!

JJT

Thanks a lot! I will try these!:thumbsup:

ground sirloin, 1 egg, stuffing mix, ketchup, worshire sauce, A-1, pepper, salt, garlic powder, chopped onion... i just mix it all together and bake!!! YUMMMERS.

The only thing I do differently is put bacon strips over the top...

me too
as well as using any flavor chip dip or even ranch "dip" for the binder instead of eggs , butter,milk,etc. ......but be sure it's dip not dressing

here in NY we have the "Heluva Good" brand and all sorts of flavors
bar-b-que
green chile
triple onion
salsa

mmmmmmmmmmmmmm

marcs mom...when u say dip is that like chip dip???

marcs mom...when u say dip is that like chip dip???yes "lil" any chip dip ( the thickness of a dip works better than a dressing )

I tried ranch dressing once but the loaf wasn't firm when it got done so I figured if I ever do it again I'd try more breadcrumbs with dressings

if you try it let me know I usually make a "pocket" in the center of mine and fill it with cheese too ...any kind ....chopped or shredded

my son loves it when I use salsa dip and I season the breadcrumbs with taco seasoning , fill the center of my loaf with taco shredded cheese ,and top it with chunky salsa

mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm ........me too

CET - wash your hands and throw WHAT in a bowl..:D :D :D :D ???? I COULD,NT FIGURE IT OUT EITHER:D

LOL saw this one pop back up and had to say that I tried making it for Matt and it turned out nasty! LOL I dont know what I did wrong,whatever it was it wasn't good!

Okay, first off there are MILLONS of ways to do Meat Loaf...
Here's how I do mine-

Love Family Meat Loaf

1 lb ground beef
1 lg onion chopped finely
1 ( 4 oz) can of mild, chopped green chili
1 Egg
raw ,dry Oatmeal to bind (I've never measured this, I can tell by feel when it's right.)
1 capful of worcestershire
Catsup
Mustard
bbq sauce
Seasonings. ( I use Mc Cormick Grill Mates, Fiesta Fajita Seasoning, Goya Adobo, and Emeril's Essence.- Any combination of those are JUST fine...)

Pre heat oven to 350. In a bowl break up the raw ground beef with your hands, add in all the ingredients except for the oatmeal. Slowly add in the oatmeal until it's coming together and sticking, yet still moist.
For traditional Meat Loaf- Pat out into a 9 by 5 inch loaf pan, top with either a little more bbq sauce or strips of raw bacon ( 2 to 4 should do it.)
Bake for 1 hr.

For Mini Personal Meat Loaves, cover a cookie sheet in foil, treat with cooking spray. Form oval miniature loaves..top with a little bbq sauce or wrap each one in a strip of bacon. Bake for 30 minutes.

Nita

Nita...that sounds so good!!

I put mozzerella cheese, and spinach in the middle of mine...yummay!!

Vonne-- That sounds so good. I will make sure I make it for dinner real soon. I have never stuffed meatloaf with anything.:idea: Can't wait to try it! Let's see what other great things I can think of to stuff inside of there!:D



Nita...that sounds so good!!

I put mozzerella cheese, and spinach in the middle of mine...yummay!!

Thanks! Meatloaf was one of the first things I learned when I started cooking at age 12! It IS good...(It's all simple basic things almost everyone has on hand..nothing specialty or gourmet about it...)

Nita

Haven't tried meatloaf with mozzerella cheese OR spinach inside - but sounds great! I prefer to make small meat loaves rather than 1 large one helps them cook faster- I've found a wonderful canned product, too, HUNT'S canned sauce marked "Meatloaf". (It's sometimes hard to find because it's with all the tomato sauces and NOT near the canned tomatoes usually.) I put in chopped bell peppers, LOTS of onions for the adults and NO onions for my grandkids (this is easy when you make the smaller loaves), 1 can diced tomatoes, 1-2 handfuls of frozen fresh corn (yep - corn!), 1 egg, 1/2 cup or so raw oatmeal, 3-4 saltine crackers crumbled up and 1 raw egg.
For seasoning, I add 2 T fresh minced garlic (from a jar- too much work to mince myself), 1 T garlic salt, 1 T salt and 1/2 T salad-grind black pepper.
After baking 20 minutes or so, I top each loaf with topping made from:
1 small, small can tomato sauce,
2-3 T brown sugar
1 T worchester sauce and
2-3 T ketsup

My favorite side dish with meatloaf is either baked potatoes OR small red potatoes.
Since your oven will be HOT anyways, I don't bake potatoes in the microwave when I'm making meatloaf, but in the oven:
1) wash and dry potatoes
2) coat each with thin coat of butter or shortening
3) salt each with mixture of garlic salt and pepper
4) poke each with lots of holes - to help them cook faster
5) wrap each in foil and bake til fork goes thru easily.
For small red potatoes to bake while the meat loaves are baking:
1) wash and dry the baked potatoes
2) drop in a Reynolds oven bag and add:
1/3 cup oil
1/2 T salt, 1/2 T pepper 1/2 T garlic salt
PLUS (if available) some FRESH rosemary and thyme (these are usually in the
produce section beside the vegetarian products)

Hi all,
Another twist to Meatloaf ~ prepare the meatloaf the way you normally would, place in pan.
Peel and boil potatoes, mash, spread on top of meat loaf, add slices of american cheese cut on the diagional and bake.
When serving, use cream of mushroom soup using 1/4 to 1/3 cup of water, heat and serve over meatloaf.

This is really good!

I made your meatloaf for dinner tonight and it was great!!! I used a different cheese though. I used this italian cheese blend that I found that had mozzarella, provolone, asiago, fontino, parmesan and romano cheese in it. It was so good!


Nita...that sounds so good!!

I put mozzerella cheese, and spinach in the middle of mine...yummay!!

A friend of mine used to make the best meatloaf with a cream of mushroom soup like gravy over top of it. I wish I remembered how - because it wasn't like any kind of meatloaf it was soooo good :)

I also use the meatloaf fixins by hunts tomato sauce. I make one very large meatloaf because everyone loves it. I use 4 pds ground beef, 2 cans meatloaf fixins, 1 sleeve saltines-crushed, 2 eggs, one large onion chopped finely, 3 tablespoons wortershire sauce, 1 table spoon each of garlic powder onion powder and seasoning salt. Mix well with your hands. I put it in a large cake pan. Cover in a thick coating of catsup. Bake on 375-400 degree oven for about 2 hours or untill catsup starts to brown. Pour off excess grease and serve with mashed potatoes and a veggy. I always say that I am going to freeze some for another quick meal but there is never any left.

Here is a link to Krafts mini meatloaves.
http://www.kraftfoods.com/main.aspx?s=recipe&m=recipe/knet_recipe_display&recipe_id=75574&e=email

I usualy line the loaf pan with slices of bread to soak up any oil or fat that may bake out of the meat loaf, this also keeps it from burning if you have it in too long.

I also add sunflower seeds and olives to my meatloaf...both really are tasty additions.

I need help:

I have a 1 1/4 lbs of meat just for me
I have a recipe from Lipton
Beefy Onion Mix
but it calls for 2 lbs of meat
how do I fix the measurements?

for 2lbs of meat

1 envelope of mix
2 eggs
3/4 breadcrumbs
3/4 water
1/3 ketchup

how can I fix it to go with 1 1/4 of meat?

please help, I want to cook this for dinner, thanks!!

75% of envelope of mix ?
2 eggs ?
1/2 breadcrumbs
1/2 water
1/3 ketchup ?

I love that bread idea. I would have never thought of that! I use a baking pan that I have that has a tray that allows the food to be raised higher than the bottom of the pan. It's slotted so all of the fat and oil just drains and collect down below. It is great for meatloaf and for roasting chickens.


I usualy line the loaf pan with slices of bread to soak up any oil or fat that may bake out of the meat loaf, this also keeps it from burning if you have it in too long.

I also add sunflower seeds and olives to my meatloaf...both really are tasty additions.

EXACTLY!!!

75% of envelope of mix ?
2 eggs ?
1/2 breadcrumbs
1/2 water
1/3 ketchup ?

Just throw it all together!!! LOL

I made a meat loaf the other day that was so simple and quick, and it turned out to be one of the best I ever made!! And I love making and eating meat loaf!!

I took however much hamburger I had, put it in a bowl. Let it warm up for about 30 minutes. Cracked an egg into it. Crumbled up some ritz crackers with my hands and dropped those in. Plopped some ketchup and worchestershire sauce on it, salt and pepper and mixed it all up.

It was delish!!!

Of course, it was also very fatty meat, and that had a lot to do with it. Lean hamburger just doesn't work that well.

JJT

Here are the numbers Jen:

I love flavor so I would still use the whole packet, but if you want to be conserative, I would use 3/4 packet.

1 1/4 egg
1/2 c. breadcrumbs
1/2 c. water
1/4 c. ketchup

75% of envelope of mix ?
2 eggs ?
1/2 breadcrumbs
1/2 water
1/3 ketchup ?

1 1/4 egg
???

LOL...that is funny!

LMAO!!!

I would love to see you split a raw egg!!!!

One would work just fine. Add a bit more ketchup to make up the difference.

thanks both of you! :)

I tried this once before, and it came out a DISASTER!!!
I am using these loaf pans, I guess I should use one.
:)

Jen -- How did the meatloaf turn out?


thanks both of you! :)

I tried this once before, and it came out a DISASTER!!!
I am using these loaf pans, I guess I should use one.
:)

1 1/4 egg?????????? yep - that IS funny!

my meatloaf was awesome, and I used 1 egg ;)