Meatloaf For People Who Hate Meatloaf Recipes

BO'S FAVORITE MEATLOAF - FOR MEATLOAF HATERS

Steps:

• Combine all ingredients; mix THOROUGHLY.
• Shape FIRMLY into a shallow baking pan or casserole dish.
• Bake in 350 degree oven, uncovered for 1 1/2 hours.
• During last half hour of cooking, drain excess juice. Can use this later as a sauce if desired.
• Recommend that you use a thermometer to check the center of meatloaf frequently.

MEATLOAF FOR MEATLOAF HATERS

Steps:

• Dice and saute onion, green onion (including most of the green parts)and celery.
• When your saute is transparent, add the garlic. (I usually slice mine with a cheese grater).
• Continue until onions are lightly browned. Set aside.
• Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
• Finely chop parsley.
• Breifly soak bread in water.
• Add bread, egg, and all other ingredients to the meat in a large bowl; knead together.
• Add small amounts of the V8 until it is gone or the consistency feels right to you. It should be well bound, but with a good amount of moisture to it.
• Mold the meat into buttered loaf pan.
• Turn the mold over onto a flat baking sheet, letting it fall down onto the pan to get the meat back out if necessary.
• Cook for 1 hour 15 minutes.
• Why sour cream? Its added moisture (fat not grease)you will lose from all of the nasty grease/fat you will see hanging off the sides of the loaf when it is done. Why bread? Still used as a binder, but without all of the moisture loss of breadcrumbs or cracker crumbs. Why V8? 8 wonderful veggies in a tomato liquid, I have found it is perfect for this meatloaf.

THE "I DON'T LIKE MEATLOAF" MEATLOAF

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Combine all ingredients in a large bowl- mix together well (using hands, as gross as it may be).
• Mold mixture into a"loaf", place into 8x11 baking dish (I try to make sure the meatloaf doesn't touch the sides, it makes for easier cleanup).
• Spread more ketchup on the top of the meatloaf.
• Bake at 350 for 50 minutes to an hour.
• My favorite sides to go with this are mashed potatoes and green beans.
• You can be creative with this recipe- use spicy sausage if you like spicy; sage if you like that taste, etc You can also add chopped onions, green peppers, or salsa- I don't, but only because my kids won't eat it.
• (Bonus: if your kids are veggie haters like mine- they never even notice the mushrooms).

MEATLOAF-HATERS MEATLOAF

Steps:

• Put all ingredients into a large bowl or into the bowl of your mixer and mix together.
• Shape into a loaf and bake at 375 degrees F.
• for 35-40 minutes.