Recipes

[QVCkitty1]

This will seem pretty basic, but try as I might my meatloaf turns out a bit crumbly. How do you all get those nice firm slices ?  My meatloaf tastes good, but it could look better. I use 1 1/2 lb. of meat and usually bread crumbs and an egg for binder. I know one of you great cooks can help me. TIA 

[JeanLouiseFinch]

You may need less bread crumbs or a second egg.  You might try adding a splash of milk or a little tomato sauce to your raw meat mixture.  

[fthunt]

I also used to make a good one consistently - but the meatloaf spirit somehow left me.

I bookmarked a posting on here from

Chi-Town poster  (she seems to know foods)  and

her post was from

QVC Tina Verrelli's cookbook.....one egg is part of it..

See if you can find Tina's recipe online - I could re-type it but lettering is very small

I haven't made it yet...............but will when I have fresh hamburg (not thawed)

[Love my grandkids]

@QVCkitty1 I always used 2 eggs. The amount of bread crumbs depended on the size of the meat load. Mine were always 3/4 ground meat and 1/4 ground sausage. Sounds like too many bread crumbs and need another egg or a splash of milk, as someone else said. 

Some years ago  I started adding an envelope of taco seasoning and my late DH loved it as did my son.

[Annabellethecat66]

I put onions and green peppers in mine too.

I also sprinkle Spatini in it for flavor.  I like tomato sauce instead of brown gravy.

In fact, it's very much like the meatloaf at Cracker Barrel.

[Annabellethecat66]

I also put at least 2 eggs in it.

[ECBG]

This recipe is on it's fourth generation and still a favorite!!!

Mushroom Meatloaf or Burger Bundles

350 degrees

2 lbs ground round (or I lb ground round and one lb ground pork, not sausage, ground.).

2 pieces of well toasted bread, crumbled

2 stalks celery, chopped

1 med onion, chopped

1 egg

Milk to moisten

2 cans Campbell’s mushroom soup with 1 ½ can water, mixed

Mix all EXCEPT SOUP AND WATER.

Form into a loaf in a 9 x 13 casserole.

Bake for 45 min to 1 hr, and spoon off all fat. 

Add mushroom soup and water.

Bake for an additional 1 –1 ½ hr, basting frequently until gravy thickens.

For Bundles, Patty out the size of hamburgers.

                      Lightly brown in frying pan, spoon off grease.

                      Add soup and water.

                      Lightly simmer and baste until gravy thickens.

[Hoovermom]

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@Annabellethecat66 wrote:

I put onions and green peppers in mine too.

I also sprinkle Spatini in it for flavor.  I like tomato sauce instead of brown gravy.

In fact, it's very much like the meatloaf at Cracker Barrel.

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@Annabellethecat66 :  I just ordered Spatini from Amazon....hope I like it.  Thanks for the suggestion.

[Coquille]

@QVCkitty1  I sometimes used bread soaked in milk instead of bread crumbs and put the mixture in with everything else. It doesn't come out crumbly at all. I haven't made a meatloaf for many years but sounds good. I'll make one this or next week. Thanks for the reminder.

[Elbelle]

See if you can find Martha Stewart's mother's meatloaf recipe on the internet.  We loved it!