Thursdays are for cooking
Meatloaf Stuffed with Stuffing
My mother used to make this about once a month. It was the 1950s and stretching a tight budget was what everyone did. But it’s filling, and hearty and all you need with it is a side of vegetables, some cut-up veggies on the relish tray, and a good dessert.
First, you need a good meatloaf recipe. Most of the recipes call for the cheap beef, not good, lean beef, which has more flavor. I know you can make meatloaf stuffed with cheese, but this is more of a down-home recipe.
Anyway, you will need:
Ingredients
1 ½ lbs. 90% lean ground beef
1 cup dried bread crumbs
½ cup diced yellow onion
½ cup milk
1 large egg beaten
2 tbsp. ketchup
1 tbsp. Worcestershire sauce
1 tsp. dried parsley leaves
¾ tsp. salt
½ tsp. garlic powder
¼ tsp.ground black pepper
For the stuffing, use the boxed dressings. They’re faster and less labor intensive.
Mix all the meatloaf ingredients thoroughly, then put a layer about one inch thick (about half the meatloaf mix) in your foil-lined roasting pan. Put the mixed stuffing on the layer of meatloaf, shape it into the loaf form, and then cover the top and sides with the rest of the meatloaf mix.
If you want to include a glaze for this, do so, but renew it a couple of times while the meatloaf is cooking.
Bake in a pre-heated 350 F oven for 1 hour & 15 minutes. I’d let it sit for a little bit, with a foil cover to keep the moisture in the meat, after you take it out of the oven. It also makes a good sandwich.
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You been looking in my oven again, PH? Took an unbaked meat loaf out of the freezer this morning and baked it for lunch today. No catsup on this one – draped it with a piece of bacon instead.
Only taters around were the frozen chunky hashbrown variety, so fried them up with some onion. Got the week’s worth of fatty substances in one sitting today.
Oh, and just “baked” one of those microwave brownie in a mug things. Delish. (It’s Ghiradelli brand mix, so how bad could it possibly be?)
Oh, I completely forgot about putting bacon strips on the meatloaf!!!!
How could I have forgotten that! I am doomed!
Your feast looks like a winner to me, OWB.
Try A-1 Steak Sauce instead of the traditional Wooster Sauce.
Great home style recipe, Ex. Now I’m hungry…
I’m going to try cooking this in the bigger slow cooker that I got last fall. If it works, I’ll post it.
I always eagerly waited for the stuffed meatloaf my mother made, and she did it that way to stretch the family dollar.
Stuffed meatloaf can be very tasty.
Try it with ham and mozzarella, and a bit of tomato-paste based sauce.
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Thread jack:
What, no nothingburger recipie for our farloonleft barking moonbat readers?
Plate, clean, empty.
Serve with a side of crow, well done.
Bon appetit!
Thanks for the meatloaf recipe Ex-PH2, will most definitely have to try it another day.
Tonight, a simple slices of bread, ham slices, mustard & sliced onion sandwiches washed down with fresh ground bean brewed coffee.
Kitchen remodel is a work in progress yet with all cabinets pulled out, walls painted and floor removal next.
After that, new plank flooring & cabinets to be followed by putting up ceiling planks & trim molding. Yay!!!
Trying to get the majority done before it’s grass mowing, garden planting and outside working time.
(Thank God I’m retired!!) (grin)
I need new kitchen cabinets, too, but the front steps have to be replaced first.
Luckily Ex-PH2 , this isn’t my first rodeo remodeling, so I’m able to save on the labor costs which allows me to put in some niceties in the kitchen. Nothing fancy, but just trying to make it more relaxing & user friendly.
Do you know any neighborhood handymen that you could barter with for replacing the steps?
Cabinets can be very expensive depending on what you are looking for. But, if the present ones are in good shape, they can be washed down good, lightly sanded, and then painted (or repainted). It takes time & materials and all, but it can be done very reasonably by doing it by oneself. There is also the option of just refacing them, which is more reasonable in cost versus purchasing new cabinets.
Good luck to you, Ex.
Since nobody likes to cook around here but everyone likes to eat well, we have always tended to make a bunch of something, then freeze or otherwise preserve stuff. Meatloaf is one of those delicacies. We usually make at least 5 or 6 of them. There is no recipe, just add things until it looks right.
We also decided some years ago that adding oatmeal as the extender makes meatloaf “health food.” Plus, adding plenty of onions, peppers, and maybe even some tiny bits of carrot makes it “veggie.”
Used to free form meatloaf until a couple of years ago. Aldi’s had a special pan for it that looked interesting. It’s a regular loaf pan with an insert with holes in the bottom which allows the grease to drain. Great pan. So now, each loaf is formed into an actual loaf prior to freezing so that it can be dropped into that pan for cooking.
“…just add things til it looks right.” Yep that was the way Mama and Grandmothers both cooked. We have all played hell trying to duplicate many of the dishes that all three of them used to make for us. Oldest Sister had some of them down pat, but sadly we lost her 4 years ago. Mama did make the meatloaf very similar to this but she would use cornbread dressing and ONLY Hunts Ketchup. She despised Skerry Kerry long before it became the in thing to do. She/they also topped it with bacon.
Thanks for the post Ex-PH2. Will be putting this together very soon. Still got a good supply of that 96% lean grounded beef beast, and as we all know…I keep plenty of bacon on hand.
Smartass….Funny as hell tho!