Midwest Meatloaf Recipes

EASY MEATLOAF

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• In a large bowl, combine the beef, egg, onion, milk and bread OR cracker crumbs. Season with salt and pepper to taste and place in a lightly greased 9x5-inch loaf pan, or form into a loaf and place in a lightly greased 9x13-inch baking dish.
• In a separate small bowl, combine the brown sugar, mustard and ketchup. Mix well and pour over the meatloaf.
• Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 1 hour.

OKLAHOMA MEATLOAF

Steps:

• combine all ingredients.
• mix well.
• preheat oven to 350.
• shape into a 2in high loaf.
• bake 50 mins
• remove from oven add glaze to top and sides.
• return to oven and back 10 more minutes.
• let stand for 5 mins and serve.

MIDWEST MEATLOAF

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Combine all ingredients in a large bowl and mix well. Gently mound the meat mixture into a metal 9x5 loaf pan. Top loaf with 4 strips of bacon. Bake for 1 hour and 10 to 20 minutes. Remove from oven and let sit for 15 minutes before slicing.

OLD-FASHIONED MEATLOAF - A.K.A BASIC MEATLOAF

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 °F.
• Mix ground beef, salt, pepper, onion, bell pepper, egg, tomatoes and oats together well and place in a baking dish. Shape into a loaf.
• Topping:
• Mix ketchup, brown sugar and mustard and spread on loaf. Bake for 1 hour.

ITALIAN "CARNE PANE" (MEATLOAF)

Steps:

• In a large non-reactive skillet, warm olive oil over medium heat. Add onions, sweet pepper, green peppers, garlic, basil, oregano, thyme, and Italian seasoning; cover and cook 10 minutes, stirring once or twice. Remove from heat and set aside to cool. Preheat oven to 350°. Meanwhile in large bowl, combine Italian sausage, ground beef, salt, pepper, spaghetti sauce, eggs, bread crumbs, Parmesan cheese, and tomatoes, and mix thoroughly. Combine onion-seasoning mixture and mix. Place in meatloaf pan and top with mozzarella cheese. Bake meatloaf for about 1 1/2 hours at 350°, or until an instant-reading thermometer inserted into center of loaf registers 160°. Let meatloaf rest on a rack for 10 minutes before slicing. Note: May wish to drain fat by removing meatloaf from baking dish.

GERMAN MEATLOAF

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. In a large bowl, combine all ingredients except meat and mix well. Add ground beef and mix thoroughly. Pat into a thick, flat loaf approximately 10 inches long and 8 inches wide and place on a rack in a greased or foil-lined 9x13-inch pan. Bake 1 1/4 hours, or until nicely browned. Let stand 10 minutes before slicing.