Double Duty Dinners Meatloaf Meatballs Recipes

DOUBLE DUTY DINNERS: MEATLOAF & MEATBALLS

Steps:

• (Mini Meatloaves).
• Preheat oven to 400°F Pour 1/4 cup of the gravy into large bowl. Stir in broth or water. Add meat, stuffing mix and eggs (seasonings as well here); mix lightly. Refrigerate remaining gravy for use in Swedish Meatballs.
• Divide meat mixture in half. Shape half of the meat mixture into 2 oval loaves on baking sheet. Shape remaining mixture into about 16 balls. Place, in a single layer, onto another baking sheet. (I can get them to all fit in one full size baking sheet).
• Bake 20 minutes. Remove the meatballs from the oven. Bake meat loaves an additional 10 minutes or so until no longer pink in center. Slice and serve with your favorite veggies.
• Refrigerate the meatballs to serve next meal.
• (Swedish Meatballs).
• Mix gravy and sour cream in a large saucepan.
• Add meatballs and cook on low heat for 10 minutes or until heated through, stirring occasionally.
• Serve with hot buttered noodles and a green salad!

MEATLOAF MEATBALLS

Steps:

• Prehead oven to 375 degrees (F).
• Combine all ingredients in a large bowl (I prefer to use my stand up mixer).
• Form into a loaf and place in a greased loaf pan or glass baking dish.
• Bake for 1 hour.
• Enjoy your meatloaf.
• Cut the leftovers up into one inch cubes and place in a pot of your favorite tomato sauce.
• Refridgerate overnight.
• Cook your "meatloaf meatballs" on low heat for 1 1/2 - 2 hours and serve over pasta.

CHEF JOHN'S MEATBALL-INSPIRED MEATLOAF

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Grease a 9x13-inch baking dish.
• Heat olive oil and butter together in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Saute onion with a pinch of salt in hot oil and butter until onion is golden brown and soft, 5 to 10 minutes. Add garlic and saute until fragrant, about 30 seconds. Remove skillet from heat and cool onion mixture to room temperature.
• Place bread crumbs in a large bowl. Add milk and stir with a fork until combined. Let sit until all of the milk is absorbed into the breadcrumbs, 15 to 20 minutes.
• Combine ground chuck, cooled onion mixture, parsley, Parmesan cheese, eggs, 2 teaspoons salt, black pepper, and cayenne pepper in a bowl. Grab a handful of breadcrumbs and squeeze very gently to remove excess milk. Repeat with remaining breadcrumbs, transfer breadcrumbs to ground chuck mixture, and discard excess milk. Stir ground chuck mixture until evenly combined.
• Turn chuck mixture out into prepared baking dish, and shape meat into a 3x4x10-inch meatloaf. Pour tomato sauce over the loaf and into the bottom of the dish.
• Bake in the preheated oven until no longer pink in the center, about 1 hour 10 minutes. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read at least 160 degrees F (70 degrees C). Let meatloaf rest for at least 10 minutes before slicing.