Three Meat Loaf Recipes

3 MEAT MEATLOAF

Steps:

• Saute onion till softened. Then add the garlic and thyme.
• In a separate bowl, combine the meats until thoroughly mixed. Add breadcrumbs and onion mixture. Mix well.
• In a small bowl, combine the milk, egg, and ketchup. Add to the meat mixture. Mix well.
• Shape into a loaf and place in a meatloaf pan.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 90 minutes or until the internal temp is 180 degrees.

CHEESY, 3 MEATS, MEATLOAF

Steps:

• Combine the meats in the food processor until blended evenly.
• Stir the other ingredients in by hand.
• (If you don't have a food processor, then mash all the meat together with a large fork or by hand and then put in mixer. Mix all the other ingredients in by hand).
• In a shallow baking pan, shape the mixture into an 8-1/2x4-1/2x 2-1/2 inch loaf. Bake at 350°F for 1-1/4 hours.
• Let it stand for a few minutes before serving.

CLASSIC MEATLOAF

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Pulse bread in a food processor until finely ground. (You should have about 2 1/2 cups breadcrumbs.) Transfer to a medium bowl.
• Pulse garlic, onion, celery, carrot, and parsley in food processor until finely chopped. Add to breadcrumbs. Add meats, egg, 1/4 cup ketchup, the mustard, Worcestershire sauce, 1 tablespoon salt, and 1/2 teaspoon pepper; mix together using your hands. Transfer mixture to a 5-by-9-inch loaf pan.
• Stir together remaining 1/2 cup ketchup and the brown sugar until smooth; brush onto meat. Set pan on a rimmed baking sheet, and bake until an instant-read thermometer inserted into the center reaches 160 degrees, about 1 hour 20 minutes. Let cool slightly.

INDIVIDUAL MEAT LOAVES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line a sheet pan with parchment paper.
• Heat 1 tablespoon of olive oil in a medium (10-inch) saute pan. Add the onions, thyme, 2 teaspoons salt, and 1 teaspoon pepper and cook over medium-low heat, stirring occasionally, for 8 to 10 minutes, until tender but not browned. Off the heat add the Worcestershire sauce, chicken stock, and tomato paste. Cool slightly.
• In a large bowl combine the ground meats, the onion mixture, breadcrumbs, and eggs and mix lightly with a fork. (Don't mash the mixture or the meatloaf will be too dense.) Divide the mixture into six (10-ounce) portions and place them on the prepared sheet pan.
• Squeeze ketchup in a zigzag pattern on top of each meatloaf. Bake for 45 minutes to 1 hour, until the internal temperature is 155 to 160 degrees. Serve hot with a garnish of thyme.