Happy Hubby Meatloaf Recipes

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.

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.

HUBBY'S MEATLOAF

Steps:

• Mix all well.
• Place in 9X13 pan.
• We prefer flat and square but can also do it as a large loaf.
• Spread catsup on top of meatloaf.
• Bake at 375 degrees for approx 1 1/2 hours.
• (until desired doneness).

HUSBAND PLEASING MEATLOAF

Steps:

• Heat a 10 inch skillet with the olive oil and saute the onions and bell peppers until softened.
• Allow the mixture to cool while you assemble the rest of the ingredients.
• In a large bowl add the meat, tomato sauce, seasonings, eggs and crackers.
• Mix the ingredients together using a large fork so you don't over compact the meat.
• Next mix in the cooled vegetables.
• Form the meat into a loaf shape on a shallow rimmed backing sheet.
• Top with the ketchup.
• Bake in a 350 degree oven 1 hour.

CHUBBY HUBBY MEATLOAF

Steps:

• To prepare sauce, saute onion in vegetable oil. Once it's softened, add garlic. Add the rest of the ingredients for the sauce except for salt and pepper and cook, uncovered, on medium-low heat for 15 to 20 minutes, or until your flavors come together. Season with salt and pepper.
• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
• Soften vegeatable in small amount of oil. Set aside.
• In a large bowl, mix up the rest of the ingredients and stir in 1/4 cup of the sauce mixture. Add your cooked vegetables and lightly mix everything up with your hands.
• Gently form into an oval loaf in a shallow baking dish. Spread the top with the rest of the sauce. Bake for about 1 hour.