Roque your meatloaf! Roguefort Meatloaf!

I can't take credit for this recipe. I have to blame it all on Madam Fromage, especially for making me Roque my meatloaf in a fur hat! Click HERE to see Madame Fromage roqueing her own fur hat with a link to the recipe. Or to go right to the turophile's mouth, this link is to learn How to Rock Rquefort.

Meatloaf in a Pinch

One day last week I had my schedule suddenly crunch on me and I had to come up with dinner in a jiffy. This picture shows the meatloaf cooking in a crock pot because that's where it started. Soon after putting it in the crock pot I realized that that wasn't fast enough, so I removed it, put it into two loaf pans, and cooked it at 350 degrees until done.

Ingredients
2 pounds ground beef
1 pound ground pork
1 can French Onion soup
one egg
1 cup stove top
2 un-greased loaf pans
ketchup, chili sauce, or A1 sauce for glaze (optional)

Process

1. Preheat oven to 350
2. Put all ingredients in a bowl and stir until well combined.
   
3. Divide mixture between to loaf pans and place in oven.
   
4. Cook for about 30 minutes until cooked through and pulling away from pan. In last 5 minutes you can brush the top with the glaze if you so wish.
   
5. Enjoy with a side of mashed potatoes and a tossed salad.
   

P.S. My favorite is the sandwiches the next day - meatloaf on bread with mayo and chili sauce and even some left over mashed potatoes if there are any!

Erin's Best Meatloaf Ever

Ingredients
1 large onion finely chopped
1/4 cup Light Italian dressing ( we like Newman's Own)
2 pounds lean ground beef
3/4 cup ketchup, divided into 1/4 cup and 1/2 cup (we use organic so that there is no HFCS in it)
1 package Stove Top stuffing mix for chicken
1 cup water
2 egg whites

Process

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
   
2. In skillet over medium heat, saute onions in Italian dressing, stirring frequently, until golden brown.
   
3. Remove from heat and cool slightly.
   
4. In large bowl, combine meat, 1/4 cup ketchup, stuffing, water, egg whites, and onions and stir to mix well.
   
5. Place mixture in a 13 x 9 inch baking dish, pushing into loaf pan to level.
   
6. Spread remaining 1/2 cup ketchup on top of loaf.
   
7. Bake 55 minutes to an hour or until cooked through to an internal temperature of 160 degrees Fahrenheit.
   

Crockpot Meatloaf

Friends that came over last night asked about this recipe. I had made it one night that they babysat for us. It's super simple and yummy!

Ingredients
2 pounds ground meat (beef, chicken, pork, or turkey)
1 envelope onion soup mix
1/2 cup chili sauce
1/4 cup water
3/4 cup Stove top (or bread crumbs)
1 large egg
1 cup shredded cheese
1 generous Tablespoon Worcestershire
salt and pepper to season

Process

• Lightly grease your crock pot.
• In a medium bowl, combine all ingredients by stirring well.
• Pack into crock pot - pushing to edges and flattening top - kind of molding the meat into your crock pot.
• Cover and cook on high one hour.
• Reduce heat to low and cook 3 more hours.
• Before serving pour off grease so you can reduce your fat intake.

Meatloaf

Meatloaf - that's what was for supper tonight! Well we also had left over salad and crispy yogurt chicken along with Ree's homemade (garlicky) ranch dressing. I love meatloaf - always have. My favorite meatloaf is the leftover meatloaf that I can make into a sandwich, both pieces of bread covered in mayonnaise and chili sauce. I never make meatloaf the same way twice. In fact this makes this recipe very hard to write out. There fore I have chosen to write it using the EITHER/OR method, coupled with a list of optional additions. Any questions, don't hesitate to ask.

Ingredients:
2 pounds ground meat - EITHER/OR beef, turkey, pork or chicken. feel free to mix and match.
2 cups EITHER/OR Stove top stuffing or bread crumbs (*I used Stove top tonight, but Erin told me it has HFCS (High Fructose Corn Syrup) in it so I will be eliminating that pantry ingredient too*)
1/4 cup A1 sauce
1/4 cup EITHER/OR Chili Sauce (my preferred) or Worcestershire (# cause I didn't have chili)
2 eggs slightly beaten
1 package low sodium packet onion soup mix


Optional ingredients (adding a couple of these highly recommended (# = I added it tonight)
chopped Cornichon pickles #
chopped green bell pepper #
1 cup shredded cheese #
shredded carrots
chopped mushrooms (I will never cook with mushrooms but I know some people like SP love them)

Process:

• Preheat oven 350 degrees.
  
• Combine all ingredients.
  
• Fold into two loaf pans or one 9 x 13" baking pan
• Bake for one hour.
  
• Remove, enjoy, refridgerate left overs.
• Serve with mashed potatoes and salad, with A1 on the side.
  
• Make sandwiches with cold (or hot) leftovers, lining bread with mayo and chili sauce.