Tuscan Meatloaf With Mushroom Sauce Recipes

CREAMY MUSHROOM MEATLOAF

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).
• Melt butter in an oven-safe skillet over medium-high heat. Stir in mushrooms and a pinch of salt; cook and stir until mushrooms begin to brown, about 5 minutes.
• Stir in fresh rosemary. Add flour and stir to coat the mushrooms; cook and stir for about 3 minutes.
• Whisk in beef broth, 1/2 cup at a time, whisking constantly to prevent lumps.
• Turn heat to high and bring the sauce to a simmer. Simmer a few minutes until sauce starts to thicken. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
• Remove from heat and stir in heavy cream.
• Slide prepared meatloaf into the sauce. Spoon sauce over the top of the meatloaf.
• Bake in the preheated oven until no longer pink in the center, about 1 1/2 hours. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read at least 160 degrees F (70 degrees C).
• Remove pan from the oven and gently remove meatloaf to a serving platter.
• Skim off any extra fat from the surface of the sauce.
• Bring the sauce to a boil over medium-high heat to reduce until thick, about 5 minutes.

ITALIAN MUSHROOM MEAT LOAF

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. In a large bowl, combine the egg, mushrooms, oats, onion, flax and pepper. Crumble turkey and beef over mixture; mix lightly but thoroughly., Shape into a 10x4-in. loaf. Place in a 13x9-in. baking dish coated with cooking spray. Bake, uncovered, for 50 minutes; drain. Top with marinara sauce. Bake until no pink remains and a thermometer reads 165°, 10-15 minutes longer . If desired, top with Parmesan cheese.

MUSHROOM MEATLOAF

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• In a large mixing bowl, combine ground meat, minced mushrooms, bread crumbs, onion, ketchup, eggs, and salt and pepper. Mix well. Spread 1/2 of the mixture into the bottom of a loaf pan. Arrange 6 whole mushrooms stem down into meat. Top with rest of meat, patting to combine both halves.
• Bake for 1 hour and 45 minutes, or until done. Internal temperature should measure 160 degrees F (70 degrees C) when done.

TUSCAN MEATLOAF WITH MUSHROOM SAUCE

Steps:

• In a bowl, break up the 1 lb of beef with a fork.
• In a small bowl, combine the 2 T milk and bread, and mash until creamy. Add the milk and bread to the meat.
• Add the onion, salt, pepper, prosciutto, cheese, and garlic. Mix thoroughly by hand.
• Mix in the lightly beaten egg.
• Shape meat into a firm, round ball; then roll this into a salami-like loaf about two and a half inches thick. Tap with your palm to drive out any air bubbles.
• Roll the loaf in the bread crumbs until evenly coated.
• Chop the mushrooms roughly and set aside.
• Whisk 1 T dry white wine in the tomato paste and set aside.
• Heat the butter and canola oil in a Dutch oven or heavy casserole pan just big enough for the meat.
• Brown the meat on all sides in the pan over medium heat after the butter foam subsides.
• Add the wine. Increase heat to medium high. Boil wine briskly until reduced one half, turning meat carefully once or twice.
• Turn heat to medium low and add chopped mushrooms. Add the tomato paste to the meat and mushrooms.
• Cover and cook at a simmer for 30 minutes, turning the meat once or twice.
• Carefully remove meat to a cutting board. Allow it to cool slightly and settle.
• Cut into slanted slices about 3/8 of an inch thick.
• If the sauce seems thin, concentrate it by boiling rapidly for a few minutes. Pour a little sauce on a warm serving platter, arrange the meat slices, then cover the remainder of the mushroom sauce.
• YUM.

QUICK MUSHROOM SAUCE FOR MEATLOAF

Steps:

• In medium skillet, heat mushrooms in oil.
• Stir in flour.
• Cook over low heat stirring until mixture is bubbly.
• Remove from heat.
• Add enough water to reserved mushroom liquid to measure 1 cup.
• Stir into mushroom mixture with bouillon cube.
• Heat to boiling; stirring constantly.
• Boil and stir 1 minute.
• Stir in kitchen bouquet.