Give me your best Meatloaf Recipe!!

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I make this one: Turkey Meatloaf. It's the best one I've tried. I cut the recipe in half and add dried basil and oregano along with the dried thyme.

I like mine with ground turkey. I usually put in crumbled saltine crackers instead of bread crumbs. eggs, shredded cheese(what every flavor you want I usually use colby jack or cheddar), I always dice onion and saute them before adding them tot he meat (better texture for the family that hates onions), Seasoning is usually garlic salt, pepper, and onion powder. I use Heinz 57 sauce and Heinz ketchup mixed to half and half. I put some in the meat and then I safe some for the top but I let the meat loaf cook for 3/4 of the time and then put the sauce mix on top.  My husband only likes ground beef so I usually do meatloaf muffins in our jumbo muffin pans. I mix up the meat loaf in large portions usually 2 pounds of each meat and then I proportion them into muffin size and freeze them raw. then I can take them out when we want meat loaf and make a couple meat loaf muffins each. We really like left over meat loaf.  

Last time I made meatloaf I formed it into two equal-sized loaves. It cooked a little faster and then I had four end pieces. 

I have one similar to this that I use sometimes, but it is an unholy mess to scrub out all those openings. But you're definitely right about all those wonderful end-pieces. 

I am not a huge fan of meatloaf but recently decided to try the Pioneer Woman's meatloaf recipe. It actually was pretty good. I don't know how to link stuff but you can just google it.

We use this one and we love it.

1 ½ lbs. ground beef
½ c. bread crumbs (Italian style)
1 onion, finely chopped (I sometimes use onion flakes, works just as well)
1 egg, beaten
1 ½ t. salt
¼ t. pepper
2 - 8 oz. cans tomato sauce
½ c. water
3 T. vinegar
3 T. brown sugar
2 T. mustard
2 t. Worchestire sauce

Mix together beef, bread crumbs, onion, egg, salt, pepper and ½ can tomato sauce. Form a loaf and place in loaf pan.
Combine rest of tomato sauce with remaining ingredients and pour over loaf. If there is sauce left, pour into small bowl and bake along with the meat loaf. Bake in 350° oven for 1 hour, 15 minutes.


Ann

I also make a turkey meatloaf.

GLAZED TURKEY MEATLOAF
1 lb. ground turkey
1/4 c. bread crumbs
1 sm. onion, chopped
1/2 tsp. poultry seasoning
2 tbsp. ketchup
1/3 c. milk
1 egg beaten
Salt and pepper to taste

Combine all meat loaf ingredients in a bowl. Mix well and pat into small loaf pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 40 minutes.

GLAZE:
2 tbsp. brown sugar
1 tsp. dry mustard
1/4 c. ketchup
1/4 tsp. nutmeg

Mix glaze ingredients and spoon over meatloaf. Bake 20 minutes longer

The best I have ever had was at Cap City Diner in Columbus OH. They are famous for their meatloaf. They actually gave me the recipe when we ate there once. Years later I found it on the internet. I never even made meatloaf before I acquired this recipe. Now I make it often.


www.food.com/recipe/cap-city-diner-meatloaf-151960

I use Sweet Baby Rays Barbecue Sauce and I use poultry seasoning in place of the sage and thyme.