Comfort Food Meatloaf
Comfort Food Meatloaf
Meatloaf is one of my favorite dishes, if I prepare it or if my mother prepares it. I’ve learned not to order it in restaurants or get it off of buffets, because a lot of people do something to it that I just don’t do – but I’m not sure what that is. I’ve always used green peppers when I make it, but I didn’t have any the day I made it for these pictures, so I used yellow peppers. I LOVED the difference. I will from now on use yellow peppers to make my meatloaf.
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2 pounds ground beef (lean)
¼ cup chopped onion
¼ cup chopped yellow pepper (can substitute green)
1 egg
¼ cup tomato ketchup or tomato sauce
1 tsp Kosher or sea salt
½ tsp fresh ground black pepper
½ tsp dry basil
breadcrumbs as needed (I used Italian flavored in the pictures)
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bowl
measuring cups/spoons
loaf pan
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Preheat oven to 400° degrees F
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[Note: for these pictures, I halved the recipe.]
Place the meat in the bowl.
Add the ingredients up to the bread crumbs.
Mix well. I use my hands. I cannot get meatloaf mixed well with a spoon. Just stick your hand down in there and go at it.
When it’s well mixed, it’s going to be wet.
Add the bread crumbs, just a few tablespoons at a time until you have a firmer, dryer consistency without it being a hard ball. You just want to touch it without it being sticky.
Place in loaf pan. Cover with aluminum foil.
Bake for 45 minutes. Remove foil and bake for another 15 minutes or so.
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1 loaf should feed 6
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| Low in sugar High in niacin High in phosphorus Very high in selenium High in vitamin B6 Very high in vitamin B12 High in vitamin C Very high in zinc |
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You can put some ketchup or tomato sauce on the top of the loaf before you bake it. I don’t like it that way as much as without, so I left it out of the recipe.
I would love to hear any feedback about this recipe. Did you make it? Did you enjoy it? Did you make any adjustments to it?
Hallee
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This pretty much matches my own recipe except if I use the peppers, I have to make them in a super fine dice. Most of the kids hate them and complain bitterly about them. Booo, Hisssss I’m hoping their taste buds change eventually.
A few times I have used stale bread soaked in hot water or milk instead of bread crumbs. It makes a softer textured meatloaf. I also use a bit of Worcestershire sauce and always put the ketchup on the top.
I give you kudos for measuring. I eyeball everything so it makes sharing my everyday recipes harder than most. As always, thanks for sharing!
Hallee! I was so happy to see a wedding ring in the meatloaf! My husband and I never take ours off (it’s been 5 years and 3 kids!) and people always say…”you’re nuts…what about when you get your hands dirty?” And to that I say… “I wash them.”
Reminds me of Fireproof. When the guy’s hand gets hurt and the doctor tells him he’ll need to take his wedding ring off while the hand heals. Kirk Cameron says, “My hand will have to heal around this ring. It’s staying on.” :-)
My grandmother always used oatmeal in her meatloaf to make it “extra healthy”. I never considered using anything else, but I’ll definately give the breadcrumbs and peppers a try. I’ve never been disappointed by one of your recipes before. :)