No Fuss Meat Loaf Recipes

MEATLOAF

Steps:

• Combine half of tomato sauce and remaining ingredients. Mix thoroughly. Form into loaf and place on rack which has been placed on foil lined casserole.
• Bake at 375 for half an hour. Top with remaining tomato sauce. Continue cooking for another half hour. Let stand for ten minutes before slicing.

NO-FUSS MEAT LOAF

Steps:

• In a large bowl, beat eggs and water. Stir in stuffing mix and contents of seasoning packet. Crumble beef over mixture and mix well. , Press into an ungreased 9x5-in. loaf pan. Top with ketchup. Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 1-1/4 to 1-1/2 hours or until no pink remains and a thermometer reads 160°.

PERFECT SOFT AND MOIST MEAT LOAF

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees .Place bread cubes in large bowl. Beat egg and milk together in small bowl, then pour over bread cubes. Let stand until bread absorbs milk, about 15 minutes. Mash and stir mixture until bread is in very small chunks. Add mustard, salt, pepper, basil, thyme, nutmeg, onion, celery, parsley, and bacon. Mix well. Add ground beef, and mix well. Refrigerate overnight. Turn half the mixture into 8 inch by, 5 inch loaf pan. Place eggs end to end down middle of loaf. Place remainder of meat mixture on top of eggs in pan. Bake in oven for 55 minutes, let stand 5 minutes before slicing;

UNBELIEVABLE BOILED MEATLOAF

Steps:

• Mix well-egg, salt, pepper, cracker crumbs together.
• Add ground Beef and onion.
• Add 4 tbsp water (depending on consistency of meatloaf).
• Form into a round flat on bottom loaf.
• Bring 2 qt of water to a boil in a 4 qt pot.
• Make a "zig zag snake" out of 2 ft aluminum foil-crinkled and formed into a zig zag snake about 1/2 tall Place foil "zig zag snake" on bottom of pot. Put meatloaf on top of foil snake. (this prevents it from burning on the bottom of the pan).
• Add meatloaf to boiling water, cover, bring back to full boil. approx 15 minutes.
• While meatloaf is cooking, peel and quarter potatoes.
• Add potatoes around the sides of the meatloaf.
• Medium boil for approx 20 minutes.
• Drain off 1/2 water, discard.
• Add tomato sauce, continue boiling until cooked down into gravy-like consistency, approx 45 min to hour.
• Sauce will thicken from the potato starch in water, making a light tomato gravy.
• Remove meatloaf from pot, place on large plate. Slice meatloaf.
• Remove potatoes and place around meatloaf.
• Serve the tomato gravy on side. We love this with steamed Brussels Sprouts and carrots.

NO-FUSS MEAT LOAF

Steps:

• In a large bowl, beat eggs and water. Add stuffing mix and contents of seasoning packet; mix well. Add beef; mix well. Press into an ungreased 9-in. x 5-in. x 3-in. loaf pan. Top with ketchup. Bake, uncovered, at 350 degrees F for 1-1/4 to 1-1/2 hours or until no pink remains and a meat thermometer reads 160 degrees F.

NO-FUSS MEAT LOAF

Steps:

• In a large bowl, beat eggs and water. Add stuffing mix and contents of seasoning packet; mix well. Add beef; mix well. Press into an ungreased 9-in. x 5-in. x 3-in. loaf pan. Top with ketchup. Bake, uncovered, at 350 degrees F for 1-1/4 to 1-1/2 hours or until no pink remains and a meat thermometer reads 160 degrees F.

HEALTHY SLOW-COOKED MEAT LOAF

Steps:

• Cut four 20x3-in. strips of heavy-duty foil; crisscross so they resemble spokes of a wheel. Place strips on the bottom and up the sides of a 3-qt. slow cooker. Coat strips with cooking spray. , In a large bowl, combine the bread crumbs, 1 cup spaghetti sauce, egg, onion, and seasonings. Crumble beef over mixture and mix well. Shape into a loaf; place in the center of the strips. , Spoon remaining spaghetti sauce over meat loaf. Cover and cook on low for 3-4 hours or until a thermometer reads 160°. Using foil strips as handles, remove meat loaf to a platter.