The Perfect Meatloaf Recipes

THE BEST MEATLOAF I'VE EVER MADE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Melt the butter in a skillet over medium heat, and cook the onion and garlic 5 minutes, until onion is tender. Remove from heat, and season with salt and pepper.
• In a large bowl, mix the onion and garlic, beef, crumbled bread, crushed crackers, egg, sour cream, Worcestershire sauce, and 1/2 can tomato sauce. Gradually stir in the milk 1 teaspoon at a time until mixture is moist, but not soggy. Transfer the mixture to a 5x9 inch loaf pan.
• Bake uncovered in the preheated oven 40 minutes. Increase oven temperature to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C), and continue baking 15 minutes, to an internal temperature of 160 degrees F (70 degrees C).
• In a small bowl, mix the remaining tomato sauce and ketchup. Pour over the top of the meatloaf, and continue baking 10 minutes.

THE PERFECT MEATLOAF

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Pour milk over the bread slices. Allow it to soak in for several minutes.
• Place the ground beef, milk-soaked bread, salt, and black pepper in a large mixing bowl. Add in your beaten eggs.
• USE YOUR HANDS and git in there, mix it up well.
• Form into a log. Hint: don't "smoosh" it down to tight, that just compacts the meat and tends to make for a dense er heavy meatloaf. I honest and truly believe THIS step was the defining factor in the most juiciest meatloaf I have ever eaten.
• Lay bacon slices across the top, width wise, tucking the ends underneath the meatloaf.
• Spread a good amount of sauce onto your loaf, leaving a little for your second application later in cooking process.
• Bake for 45 minutes, then slather the rest of the sauce over the top.
• Bake for 15 more minutes or so, you can raise oven temperature to 400 after the second application,.

THE BEST MEATLOAF

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease an 8 1/2 x 4 1/2 inch loaf pan.
• Combine milk and soft bread crumbs in a small bowl and allow to soften, about 5 minutes.
• In a mixing bowl, combine the ground beef, salt, pepper, egg, 3 tablespoons steak sauce, chopped onion, and green bell pepper. Add bread crumb mixture, and mix with your hands until all ingredients are combined.
• Pat the the mixture into the prepared loaf pan. Brush the top with additional steak sauce.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 1 hour or until done. Allow to stand 5 minutes before slicing.

THE PERFECT MEATLOAF

Steps:

• pre-heat oven to 350.
• mix all ingredients.
• work mixture. the more you work it, the better the texture.
• form into a loaf and place in a 9" x 13" glass pan.
• cover with foil and bake for 1 hour.
• uncover and bake for additional 10 to 15 minutes or until center is no longer pink.

ALWAYS PERFECT MEATLOAF

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Mix all ingredients together in bowl. The consistency will seem extremely soupy, but don't worry, it will come out perfectly.
• Pour mixture into a greased 9"x5" loaf pan.
• Bake for 1 1/2 hours, draining fat every 30 minutes.
• Top with ketchup 20 minutes before baking time is up.
• Let cool in pan for 5 minutes.
• Remove from pan and slice.

PERFECT MEATLOAF

Steps:

• Mix ground beef, oatmeal,eggs,onion,salt, pepper and soup.
• Mold into loaf in a shallow baking dish.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 45 minutes
• Pour off excess fat.
• Pour catsup over loaf.
• Return to oven for 15 mins or until loaf is nicely glazed.