Surprisingly decent instant meatloaf

[Broheim]

Never really liked meatloaf. Someone made me one with cheese that was pretty good, but I could go the rest of my life without any.

I quite like greek meatloaf with some rice mixed in.

 

[Kaido]

I probably have more stuff from Sweden in my freezer than IKEA has in their stores :^D

First thing that came to mind.

 

[JM Aggie08]

Needs mo bacon and onions!

 

[sourceninja]

I've always used this recipe. http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/alton-brown/good-eats-meat-loaf-recipe/index.html

 

[SagaLore]

That's not instant, that is literally making meatloaf from scratch.

 

[BUTCH1]

That's not instant, that is literally making meatloaf from scratch.

Wow, it must take all of 5 minutes to prep that for the oven, it your that lazy just buy a hungry man frozen dinner. And anyone who doesn't like meatloaf, your weird..

 

[PowerYoga]

I've always used this recipe. http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/alton-brown/good-eats-meat-loaf-recipe/index.html

alton brown's recipes are always good, didn't know he had one for meatloaf.

I know what I'll be making this weekend.

 

[SunnyD]

Needs mo bacon and onions!

You haven't lived until you've had bacon-wrapped meatloaf. :wub:

 

[Apathetic]

Heh- that's southern comfort food. There's some diners down there that still sell cold meatloaf sandwiches.

Everything is pre-measured due to the stuffing mix, so it takes the guesswork out of it.

Actually, it's a northern thing (or at least a Pennsylvania thing) too.

Dave

 

[WelshBloke]

I don't like meatballs either :^D

As you said, it's the same thing.

Try this one.

Soak 50g bread in milk then squeeze it out and put it in a bowl. Add 500g minced beef, 2 crushed cloves of garlic, bit of chopped parsley, grated zest of a lemon, 25g of grated fresh parmesan, 2 eggs and some salt and freshly ground black pepper.

Smush that all up with your hands till it's all mixed then make meatball sized meatballs, roll them in flour and fry till brown.

Bung them into a tomato sauce that you made earlier to finish cooking and eat them with your favourite pasta.

 

[surfsatwerk]

Try this one.

Soak 50g bread in milk then squeeze it out and put it in a bowl. Add 500g minced beef, 2 crushed cloves of garlic, bit of chopped parsley, grated zest of a lemon, 25g of grated fresh parmesan, 2 eggs and some salt and freshly ground black pepper.

Smush that all up with your hands till it's all mixed then make meatball sized meatballs, roll them in flour and fry till brown.

Bung them into a tomato sauce that you made earlier to finish cooking and eat them with your favourite pasta.

Not in my America you won't

 

[WelshBloke]

Not in my America you won't

Feel free to add 250g of lard and some high fructose corn syrup if it makes you comfortable.

 

[SagaLore]

Wow, it must take all of 5 minutes to prep that for the oven, it your that lazy just buy a hungry man frozen dinner. And anyone who doesn't like meatloaf, your weird..

I love meatloaf. I am simply pointing out the error in his thread title.

 

[lxskllr]

Try this one.

Soak 50g bread in milk then squeeze it out and put it in a bowl. Add 500g minced beef, 2 crushed cloves of garlic, bit of chopped parsley, grated zest of a lemon, 25g of grated fresh parmesan, 2 eggs and some salt and freshly ground black pepper.

Smush that all up with your hands till it's all mixed then make meatball sized meatballs, roll them in flour and fry till brown.

Bung them into a tomato sauce that you made earlier to finish cooking and eat them with your favourite pasta.

I don't make much meat around the house. If I eat any, it's when I'm out, or at my mother's house. I generally prefer vegetarian food, especially when it's easy like pasta. Adding meat to the pasta would only make it greasier, raise the cost, and lower the enjoyment. I prefer to limit meat to things like bacon cheeseburgers which have no valid substitute.

On the subject of meat, I left my Spam on the counter yesterday. Think it's still good? It's barely meat anyway, and the salt and nitrites probably keep it a long time. Not sure I want to spend the night puking if it's bad, but I don't want to needlessly throw out delicious Spam either. Maybe I'll fry the hell out of it, and hope for the best.

 

[WelshBloke]

I don't make much meat around the house. If I eat any, it's when I'm out, or at my mother's house. I generally prefer vegetarian food, especially when it's easy like pasta. Adding meat to the pasta would only make it greasier, raise the cost, and lower the enjoyment. I prefer to limit meat to things like bacon cheeseburgers which have no valid substitute.

Theres no valid substitute to those meatballs either.

On the subject of meat, I left my Spam on the counter yesterday. Think it's still good? It's barely meat anyway, and the salt and nitrites probably keep it a long time. Not sure I want to spend the night puking if it's bad, but I don't want to needlessly throw out delicious Spam either. Maybe I'll fry the hell out of it, and hope for the best.

Depends on how hot your house is and how long you left it out I guess.

Spam fritters are the only way to eat spam anyway but if its gone off youre still going to be puking your ring up all night anyway. D:

 

[lxskllr]

Depends on how hot your house is and how long you left it out I guess.

Spam fritters are the only way to eat spam anyway but if its gone off youre still going to be puking your ring up all night anyway. D:

Might be a good time to start my 'crow diet' for emergency preparedness. Start eating bad food a little at a time, and I can work my way up to raw roadkill. When the zombies come, I won't have to worry about food stores. I can eat anything I find :^D

Edit:
I'm gonna go for it. Yahoo Answers says it should be ok, and that's expert enough for me :^D

I'll do fried Spam and cheese, on toasted sourdough bread; maybe a bit of mustard.

 

[W.C. Nimoy]

Everyone nitpicking is missing the point here. Yes it's an "instant" recipe that takes over an hour, and yes OP admonished us for eating processed foods then included an ingredient containing partially hydrogenated oils, high fructose corn syrup, msg, preservatives etc. But the coolest thing about this recipe to me IS actually the use of the stuffing mix.

I've never had "stove top" premix before, only stuffing from scratch. Despite the low quality I bet it does add some crazy flavor & texture to a meatloaf though. And more than anything, you don't have to break out the food processor or whatever you use to make breadcrumbs. For some reason that's the most annoying part of making meatloaf to me, & the "instant" aspect of the recipe. You can still add all the fresh ingredients, vegetables you like, fresh meats etc. so still overall better quality & tasting than fast food or something. Is what he means.

Good job OP. Good effort.

 

[W.C. Nimoy]

Not in my America you won't

I won't even EAT a meatloaf whose ingredients were measured in metric units.

 

[Krazy4Real]

I don't get all the hate for meatloaf. It's good damnit!

 

[BUTCH1]

I love meatloaf. I am simply pointing out the error in his thread title.

Oh, OK, I think he was referring to the prep time, if it's meatloaf there will obviously involve some cooking time. I'm also a fan of meatloaf sandwiches, some mayo, lettuce and a slice of cheese makes for a decent sammich!..

 

[sixone]

I would do anything for love...but I won't do that.

 

[Fritzo]

Oh, OK, I think he was referring to the prep time, if it's meatloaf there will obviously involve some cooking time. I'm also a fan of meatloaf sandwiches, some mayo, lettuce and a slice of cheese makes for a decent sammich!..

Exactly. There's no measuring- just dump everything in a bowl, mix, and heat.

 

[SagaLore]

I would do anything for love...but I won't do that.

I hear most ladies don't like stuffing meat to be done in an instant. :hmm:

 

[DrPizza]

That's not instant, that is literally making meatloaf from scratch.

I'm not sure if it was his point or not, but *a* point that can be made from the OP is that so many recipes are so simple to make, why the hell would anyone want "instant" crap.

But, I agree with those who find fault with using stove top instead of cracker crumbs, bread crumbs, or bread.

Oh, and OP, if you want extra zing, try topping the meatloaf with a layer of ketchup instead of tomato sauce - once it's baked on, it takes on a completely different taste.

 

[Rudee]

FYI... Instant Stuffing mix falls under the category of processed crap.