Recipes

[Luvsmyfam]

even tho there r tons of meatloaf recipies,I still can't make 1 without it being dry,and no flavor.any suggestions would be appreciated

[Tinkrbl44]

@Luvsmyfam 

I'm fairly sure a good recipe is still on the round box of Quaker Oats cereal.     

I used to make meatloaf with ground turkey, which has a lower fat content, so dryness is always a concern.   

I'm not sure exactly what makes a meatloaf "moist" other than fat, so it'll be interesting to see what others suggest.

[Ainhisg]

This!  Best ever!  

http://www.easyaspiecanbe.com/2014/10/the-best-meatloafever.html 

[Toots711]

@Luvsmyfam 

So glad you have posted this question as I too have been disappointed with my results. 

@Ainhisg 

Thank you for sharing your recipe. I look forward to trying it soon. 

[Sooner]

If your meatloaf is not good, use better beef.  You may need more fat content or less, or simply better beef from a butcher shop or another store.

I make meatloaf with only ground beef salt and pepper, and maybe garlic and some good thick salsa for flavor and moisture.  No eggs, no filler.  Sometimes I'll add finely diced onion or pepper, but you don't need a bunch of stuff with good beef!  

[m0rgan]

I love Richard Simmons "A spiral loaf, nicknamed meatloaf.  We don't eat beef so I use a combanation of ground pork and ground chicken breast.  In the center it has roasted red peppers, frozen spinach (thawed) and mozzarella cheese and rolled up in a spiral.  I make enough to freeze one.  

1 lb. ground beef

1 1/2 cups fresh bread crumbs

2 large egg whites

1/3 cup each chopped onion, celery and fresh parsley

1/2 tsp. salt

1/4 tsp. pepper

1 can (5.5 oz.) V-8

1 TBSP worcestershire

1 TBSP dijon mustard

1 pkg. frozen chopped spinach thawed and squeezed dry

1 tsp. salt free seasoning

4 oz. very thin sliced mozzarella

4 red bell peppers roasted, cored, seeded and peeled (I use a jar)

1 tsp. salt free garlic-herb seasoning

Preheat oven to 350

In large bowl combine beef, bread crumbs, egg whites, onion, celery , parsley, salt, pepper, vegetable juice, worcestershire,and mustard.

On a sheet of foil or wax paper shape meat into 14 x 10 inch rectangle.  Cover with thawed spinach. Sprinkle with herb seasoning.  Layer mozzarella slices over top. Cover with roasted red peppers.  Sprinkle with garlic seasoning.

Starting at short side roll up meatloaf to enclose filling using foil or paper as a guide.  Place loaf seem side down in rectangular nonstick baking pan.  Tent loosely with aluminum foil.

Bake meatload 35 minutes.  Remove foil bake uncovered 20 minutes.  Let stand 5 to 10 minutes before slicing.  (I make this recipe and cut in half, freezing half unbaked)  There are just two of us.

[Zhills]

Add some Better than Bouillon to your ground beef!

[Tinkrbl44]

 Interesting that so many use only beef, no other meat.

[RedTop]

I made meatloaf this week and used a bottle of chili sauce; most of it went in the meat mixture, the rest had a bit of brown sugar added and was spread on top the last 30 minutes of baking time.   

[walker]

The sauce really makes this good!

Meat Loaf

1 1/2 lbs. lean ground beef

2/3 cup breadcrumbs

1/3 cup chopped onion

1 teaspoon salt

1/8 teaspoon pepper

2 eggs, lightly beaten

1 cup milk

Sauce

3/4 cup brown sugar

3/4 cup ketchup

1 1/2 teaspoons dry mustard

3/4 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce

Combine ground beef, bread crumbs, chopped onion, salt, pepper, eggs and milk in large bowl.  Mix well.  Put mixture into a 9x13" baking dish shaping it to a rectangular shape about 12x7"....does not have to be exact.  Bake at 350 for 1 hour and 15 minutes.  Remove from oven (do not turn oven off).  Pour sauce over top of loaf.  Return to oven and bake an additional 15 minutes.  Transfer to platter and slice.