These recipes are tasty, but it also hold together well. No falling bits of meatloaf!
Recipe I
Ingredients
- 1 green bell pepper, seeded and diced
- 1 medium onion, chopped
- 1 1/4 pounds ground beef
- 1 pound mild Italian sausage meat
- 1 1/2 cups cracker crumbs
- 1 envelope dry onion soup mix
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1/4 tsp black pepper, freshly ground
- 1/2 tsp dried sage
- 1 cup dry wine
- 1/2 cup tomato sauce
- 1 tsp fresh oregano, crumbled
Directions
- In a large bowl mix the green pepper, onion, ground beef, ground pork, cracker crumbs, onion soup mix, salt, pepper, sage, oregano, tomato sauce, and wine.
- Place in a 9" x 5" loaf pan and form into a loaf.
- Bake for 1 1/2 hours at 350F.
- Remove from the oven and let stand for 5 minutes, and then serve.
Recipe II
Ingredients
- 1 pound ground turkey
- 1 pound ground beef
- 1/2 cup bread crumbs
- 1 egg
- 1 cup simple tomato pasta sauce
- 1 clove garlic, minced
- 3/4 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp black pepper, freshly ground
Directions
- In a large bowl, combine ground turkey, ground beef, bread crumbs, egg, 1/2 cup pasta sauce, garlic, salt and pepper; mix together well.
- Place in a 9" x 5" loaf pan and form into a loaf.
- Spread the remaining 1/2 cup of pasta sauce over the top of the meat loaf.
- Bake at 350F for 1 hour or until the internal temperature of the meat loaf reaches 165 degrees.
- Let the meat loaf stand at room temperature 5 minutes before slicing.