Carol Fays Famous Meatloaf Recipes

CAROL FAY'S FAMOUS MEATLOAF

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°.
• Saute onion and garlic in hot oil in a small skillet over medium heat 5 minutes or until tender.
• Whisk together egg and the next 4 ingredients in a big bowl.
• Add ground beef, tomatoes, and oats; combine using hands.
• Shape mixture into a 9 x 5 inch loaf; place on a lightly greased rack in a foil-lined broiler pan.
• Bake for 1 hour and 5 minutes or until no longer pink in center.
• Place barbecue sauce in a small bowl; cover and microwave in HIGH 30 seconds or until warm.
• Spread barbecue sauce evenly on top of meatloaf; let stand 10 minutes before serving.

FAMOUS MEATLOAF

Steps:

• Mix crumbled bread with milk and let sit till all moisture is absorbed.
• Beat egg and add to bread mixture.
• Mix in minced onion.
• Add ketchup and meat gradually to blend all together. Season with salt and pepper.
• Do not overmix and it will become too dense.
• Lightly mixing keeps it moist and juicey.
• Form into a meatloaf shape and place in 9x13 baking pan. Pour water around meatloaf and bake at 350 degrees for 45 minutes
• The water will cook away and you will have nicely browned and moist meatloaf.

GRANDMA'S FAMOUS BACON MEATLOAF

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Combine all but last three ingredients. Put into loaf pan.
• Spread top with thin layer of kethup, sprinkle with oregano and cover with strips of bacon.
• Cook approximately 1 hours.

MOM'S FAMOUS MEATLOAF

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375 degrees.
• In bowl, mix all ingredients except for 1/4 cup of the BBQ sauce. I use Sweet Baby Ray's.
• Line glass cake pan with tin foil.
• Put meat mixture into pan and shape into a loaf.
• Cover loaf with rest of BBQ sauce.
• Bake for 1.5 hours or until there's an internal temperature of 160 degrees.
• I usually make this and freeze it for members of my church who are sick and need help with cooking, so if it is frozen, it will need to be put in the oven (about the same temp.) for around 30-40 minute.

NANNY'S FAMOUS MEATLOAF

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
• 2. Mix all ingredients by hand in a large bowl until the egg is no longer visible.
• 3. Transfer meat mixture into baking dish and shape into loaf. Additional ketchup can be spread on top if desired.
• 4. Bake for 45 minutes to one hour or until juices run clear when pressed.