Kids Love This Meatloaf Recipes

KIDS FAVORITE MEATLOAF

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Bored of 'plain old meatloaf'? We tried a recipe with a twist. All you need is some smaller pans in the shapes of characters, or whatever. The kids love the shapes and rave about the taste!!! Mine like to use Winnie the Pooh. Be creative and have fun.

Provided by Mike B.

Categories Main Dish Recipes Meatloaf Recipes Beef Meatloaf Recipes

Time 1h40m

Yield 8

Number Of Ingredients 12

Ingredients

½ cup ketchup
2 tablespoons brown sugar
1 teaspoon prepared mustard
1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
1 teaspoon salt
1 ½ teaspoons onion powder
¼ teaspoon garlic powder
1 egg
1 tablespoon milk
¼ teaspoon ground black pepper
1 ½ cups crispy wheat cereal squares
1 ½ pounds ground beef

Steps:

In a large bowl, combine the ketchup, brown sugar and mustard and mix well. Remove 4 tablespoons of this mixture and reserve for later for the top of the loaves. To the mixture in the bowl, add the Worcestershire sauce, salt, onion, garlic, egg, milk and ground black pepper and mix together well.
Stir in the wheat cereal squares and let stand for 5 minutes. Then break up the cereal squares and add the ground beef, mixing well. Shape the mixture into the mini loaf pans you've decided to use.
Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 65 minutes. Brush on reserved ketchup mixture and bake for 15 more minutes.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 334 calories, Carbohydrate 15.4 g, Cholesterol 95.8 mg, Fat 23.6 g, Fiber 1.6 g, Protein 16.3 g, SaturatedFat 9.4 g, Sodium 612 mg, Sugar 8.9 g

KID FRIENDLY MEATLOAF

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As a kid, I loved my Grandma's meatloaf but quickly learned that not all meatloaf is created the same - others were dry, musty smelling, or had large pieces of things I didn't like (onions or peppers for instance). I started with my Grandma's recipe and tweaked it with my kids giving reviews. I learned that musty smell was from too much sage so be careful with that. The real secrets here though are the shape and size - cake shaped rather than loaf shaped allows the center to cook without overcooking or drying the outer area; and, mincing the onions so they are not so visible after cooking (a good trick for all recipes when dealing with kids). Feel free to add your own spicing touches - so long as you keep the shape and the ketchup glaze this recipe is guaranteed to stay moist and never need a sauce!

Provided by Jackie Babs

Categories Meat

Time 1h30m

Yield 8 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 12

Ingredients

1 1/2 lbs ground beef
1 1/2 cups crushed saltines
1 cup milk
1 large egg
1/2 cup fresh minced onion
1 tablespoon A.1. Original Sauce
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon dry mustard
1/4 teaspoon ground pepper
1/4 teaspoon ground sage (NO MORE THAN THAT)
1/8 teaspoon garlic powder
1 cup ketchup

Steps:

Preheat oven to 350 Set aside 2/3 cup of the ketchup Place remaining ingredients in large mixing bowl, adding the milk last, and mix/knead with hands until mixture appears uniform.
Do NOT use a loafpan or shape into bread loaf.
Place meatloaf in an ungreased 9 x 9in.
square cake pan and shape into 8 x 8in.
square (you should have 1in. between meat and pan on all sides).
Spread remaining 2/3 cup ketchup over top of meatloaf.
Bake UNCOVERED for 65-75 mins.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 300.7, Fat 15.8, SaturatedFat 6.2, Cholesterol 85.3, Sodium 851.8, Carbohydrate 19.8, Fiber 0.7, Sugar 7.6, Protein 19.5