anything but meatloaf

Pickens, SC
Updated on May 8, 2016

To be honest, as a kid I hated meatloaf. It was always so dry and tasteless. As a Mom with kids to feed I realized that meatloaf was easy and economical, I just had to make it to my taste. So I started adding things. Onion soup mix meant I didn't need to cup up onions, or risk under cooked onions that the kids wouldn't like. Canned stewed tomatoes made the meatloaf nice and moist. Oats was a good stretcher, and prevented it from being fatty. The egg binds it together so it holds shape when cut, and the parmesan cheese sets it off nicely. For just 2 of us now, there's always meatloaf sandwiches

prep time 10 Min
cook time 30 Min
method Bake
yield 6 serving(s)

Ingredients

  • 1.5 to 2 pounds lean ground beef, your choice of cut
  • 1 package dry beefy onion soup mix
  • 1 can diced or stewed tomatoes, seasoned to your preference
  • 1 cup quick cooking oats
  • 1 large egg
  • 1/2 cup grated parmesan cheese

How To Make anything but meatloaf

  • Step 1
    thaw 1.5 to 2 pounds ground beef, round, chuck, your preference of cut and put it in the stand mixer bowl with the paddle attachment.
  • Step 2
    add and mix in on slow speed, one ingredient at a time, onion soup mix, stewed or diced tomatoes, oats, egg, and grated cheese.
  • Step 3
    Put mixture into a glass loaf pan. With a spatula or spoon press mixture to edges, and shape with a slightly rounded top. Bake at at 325 about 30 minutes.

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