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My Favorite Meatloaf

1 lb ground beef plus 1/2 lb ground sausage (optional)
1 pkg crackers, crushed ( or 1 cup dry instant oats)
2 eggs
2 teaspoons sage
salt and pepper
small chopped onion
1/2 cup catsup(or enough to bind altogether)

Put all the above ingredients in a bowl and then stir it up with both your hands. Keep mixing it till it starts to stick together. Add a little more catsup if you need to, or another egg, whatever it will take to get it to stick together.

Topping for Meatloaf:
1/4 cup catsup
2 tsp brown sugar
Small squirt of mustard

Mix together and spread on meatloaf before cooking. Place meatloaf on your pan and form into a loaf shape. Cook in 350 oven 45 minutes to 1 hr.
Recipe from Catherine Morris from Georgia

Meat Loaf

1 lb hamburger
1/2 lb ground pork
1 1/4 c. dry bread crumbs
1 1/4 c. milk
1 egg, beaten
1/4 c. minced onion
1 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. pepper
1/4 tsp. celery salt
1/4 tsp. garlic salt
1/4 tsp. sage
1 tblsp. Worcestershire sauce

Combine all ingrdients and mix well. Put in ungreased 9x5 loaf pan and bake at 350 degrees for 1 1/2 hrs.
Recipe from Southern South Dakota

Real Easy Meatloaf

2 lbs hamburger
1 cup mushroom soup
2 eggs
salt, pepper
2 cups cracker or bread crumbs.

Mix well and bake in a pan set in a pan of water.

Meatloaf

1 pound ground beef
1 egg, slightly beaten
1 tablespoon chopped parsley
2 tablespoons chopped onion
2/3 cup soft or dry bread crumbs
2/3 cups milk
1 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper

Place all ingredients in a mixing bowl and mix well. Press into a greased loaf pan. Bake in a moderate oven 350 for 30 to 40 minutes. Serve with tomato sauce or mushroom sauce.
Recipe from a 1961 recipebook

Easy MeatLoaf

1 lb ground beef
1 pkg crackers, crushed
1 egg
salt and pepper
small chopped onion(optional)
1/2 cup catsup

Here's what you do, put all the above ingredients in a bowl and then mix it up with both your hands. Keep mixing it till it sticks together. Add a little more catsup if you need to, or another egg, whatever it will take to get it to stick together.
Cook 45 min at 325.
This is enough for a couple to eat, with some meatloaf sandwiches the next day.

Meatloaf Recipe

1 1/2 lbs ground beef
1 cup uncooked oatmeal
1 onion, chopped
Salt and pepper to taste
1 cup tomato juice
1 egg

Mix together. Oack in loaf pan. Bake at 350 for 1 hour. Let set 5 minutes before slicing.
Recipe from a 1977 cookbook

Meatloaf

Here's a simple recipe for meatloaf that uses a 1/2 can of tomato soup, and bread instead of crackers.

Ann Landers Meatloaf

2 lbs. ground round steak
2 eggs
1 1/2 cup bread crumbs
3/4 cup catsup
1 tsp. Accent
1/2 cup warm water
1 pkg. Lipton Onion soup mix

Beat ingredients thoroughly. Put into loaf pan. Cover with 2 strips bacon. Pour over all, one 8 oz can Hunt's tomato sauce. Bake 1 hour at 350. Serves 4.

Golden Meat Loaf

2/3 cup milk
1/4 tsp. pepper
2 tsp. salt
3 slices bread
1 small onion
1/2 cup shredded cheddar cheese
1/2 cup shredded carrots
1 1/2 lbs. lean ground beef

Mix together well and put into a loaf pan.

Mix together and spread on top: 1/4 cup ketchup, 1 tbsp dry mustard, 1/4 cup brown sugar

Bake at 350 for one hour.

Cheese Meatloaf

1 small onion
1 lb ground beef
1/2 cup milk
1 egg
1 tsp salt
3/4 cup uncooked quick rolled oats
1/2 cup cut up cheese

Chop onion. Mix all ingredients well. Shape in a loaf in a baking pan. Bake at 350 (moderate oven) about 1 hour until browned.

Here's a recipe called Cheesy Bacon Beef Roll. Sounds pretty good. You roll out the meatloaf mix, sprinkle with bacon bits and cheese, then roll up and bake!

More recipes for using ground beef!

Stuffed Tomatoes

Tasty meatloaf mixture baked in red ripe tomatoes

8 lg firm tomatoes
3 tblsp oil
1/2 minced onion
2 cloves garlic, chopped
3/4 lb ground pork shoulder
1/4 lb ground veal
1 1/2 tsp salt
1/4 tsp pepper
2 tblsp chopped parsley
8 small mushooms

Wash tomatoes; slice off rounded bottom and scoop out pulp. Pour oil into a 9x12 baking pan. Add onion, garlic and scooped out tomato pulp; heat in a moderate oven (375) 6 to 7 minutes. Pour mixture into bowl, add meat and seasonings. Mix well.

Stuff tomatoes lightly with meat mixture; return to oiled pan. Bake in moderate oven (375) 25 to 30 minutes. Remove from oven, top each with tomato slice (removed to scoop out tomato) and a mushroom; secure with toothpick. Bake 5 minutes longer. Makes 8 servings.
Recipe from a 1959 Farm Journal Country Cookbook

Note: I use lean ground beef instead of pork shoulder, and pork sausage instead of veal.

Stuffed Cabbage Rolls

Here's a recipe for stuffed cabbage rolls, which my husband loves. These can be prepared ahead and put in your freezer and cooked as needed.