Best 8 Family Style Meatloaf Recipes

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Craving a wholesome and comforting meal that brings the family together? Look no further than the classic family-style meatloaf. This hearty dish is a staple in many households, offering a blend of savory flavors and a tender, juicy texture that will satisfy even the pickiest eaters. With its versatility and ability to be customized to suit various tastes, family-style meatloaf is a culinary delight that deserves a place in every home cook's repertoire. In this article, we will explore the secrets to creating the ultimate family-style meatloaf, from selecting the right ingredients to mastering the cooking techniques. Get ready to embark on a culinary journey that will leave your family craving more.

Check out the recipes below so you can choose the best recipe for yourself!

CLASSIC MEATLOAF RECIPE



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Lots of beefy goodness in this perfectly seasoned classic meatloaf. Topped with a tomato-based glaze that adds just the right amount of sweetness and tartness to this amazing comfort food.

Provided by My Mom

Categories     Dinner

Time 1h35m

Yield 6 servings

Number Of Ingredients 11

1½ lbs ground beef
¾ cup quick oatmeal
¾ cup milk
1 egg
½ cup onion, finely diced (or grate it if your kids will freak out if they see a piece of onion)
1¼ tsp salt
¼ tsp pepper
GLAZE
⅓ cup ketchup
2 Tbsp brown sugar
1 Tbsp mustard

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  • Combine ground beef, oatmeal, milk, egg, onion, salt, and pepper in a medium-sized mixing bowl. Using your hand, incorporate everything into the meat. This only takes 30 seconds or so. You do not want to over-mix.
  • Transfer meat into a large loaf pan and press it down evenly into the pan.
  • For the glaze, mix ketchup, brown sugar, and mustard in a small bowl. Pour evenly over meatloaf.
  • Bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour and 20 minutes.
  • Remove from oven and drain off excess grease. Let stand for 5 minutes before serving.
  • If you like this meatloaf recipe, do yourself a favor and try my WORLDS EASIEST SLOPPY JOE RECIPE. You will LOVE it!

TENNESSEE MEATLOAF: A PARTON FAMILY FAVORITE



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Provided by Food Network

Categories     main-dish

Time 1h30m

Yield 4 to 6 servings

Number Of Ingredients 12

1 1/2 pounds ground beef
1/2 cup fresh bread crumbs
1 egg
1 onion chopped
1 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon black pepper
Two 8-ounce cans tomato sauce
1/2 cup water
3 tablespoons vinegar
3 tablespoons brown sugar
2 tablespoons mustard
2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce

Steps:

  • Mix together beef, crumbs, egg, onion, salt, pepper and 1/2 of tomato sauce. Form into loaf and put into shallow pan. Combine rest of the tomato sauce and all the other ingredients. Pour over loaf. Bake in a preheated 350 degree oven for 1 hour and 15 minutes. Baste occasionally.

FAMILY CLASSIC MEATLOAF



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Find out why the whole family will love this classic meatloaf! If you're busy, you'll love this Family Classic Meatloaf, too, with only 15 minutes of prep.

Provided by My Food and Family

Categories     Home

Time 1h

Yield 6 servings

Number Of Ingredients 7

1-1/2 lb. extra-lean ground beef
1 pkg. (6 oz.) STOVE TOP Stuffing Mix for Chicken
1 onion, chopped
1 egg, beaten
1 tsp. dried thyme leaves
1 can (10-3/4 oz.) condensed cream of tomato soup, divided
1/4 cup HEINZ Chili Sauce

Steps:

  • Heat oven to 350°F.
  • Mix first 5 ingredients and 1/2 cup soup just until blended; press into 8x4-inch loaf pan sprayed with cooking spray.
  • Bake 55 min. or until done (160ºF). About 5 min. before meatloaf is done, cook remaining soup and chili sauce in saucepan on medium heat until heated through, stirring occasionally.
  • Remove meatloaf from pan; top with soup mixture.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 310, Fat 7 g, SaturatedFat 3 g, TransFat 0 g, Cholesterol 90 mg, Sodium 800 mg, Carbohydrate 0 g, Fiber 2 g, Sugar 0 g, Protein 27 g

REMPEL FAMILY MEATLOAF



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Tired of boring old meat loaf? Well give this one a try. My husband won't eat any other meat loaf but mine.

Provided by Connie Levesque

Categories     Main Dish Recipes     Meatloaf Recipes     Beef Meatloaf Recipes

Time 55m

Yield 6

Number Of Ingredients 7

1 ½ pounds lean ground beef
½ cup crushed buttery round crackers
¾ cup shredded Cheddar cheese
1 (1 ounce) package dry onion soup mix
2 eggs, beaten
¼ cup ketchup
2 tablespoons steak sauce

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
  • Stir the ground beef, crushed crackers, Cheddar cheese, and onion soup mix in a large bowl until well combined. Whisk the eggs, ketchup, and steak sauce in a separate bowl until smooth. Mix the eggs into the meat until evenly combined, if the mixture seems too dry, add a little water. Press into a 9x5 inch loaf pan.
  • Bake in preheated oven until the meatloaf reaches 160 degrees F (71 degrees C) and is no longer pink in the center, 45 to 60 minutes.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 359.7 calories, Carbohydrate 9.5 g, Cholesterol 143.1 mg, Fat 23.5 g, Fiber 0.5 g, Protein 26.8 g, SaturatedFat 9.9 g, Sodium 802.9 mg, Sugar 3 g

EASY ITALIAN MEATLOAF



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Try our recipe for Easy Italian Meatloaf tonight! Adding stuffing mix instead of bread crumbs creates a unique depth of flavor in this Italian meatloaf.

Provided by My Food and Family

Categories     Home

Time 1h15m

Yield 8 servings

Number Of Ingredients 7

2 lb. lean ground beef
1 pkg. (6 oz.) STOVE TOP Stuffing Mix for Chicken
1 can (14-1/2 oz.) Italian-style diced tomatoes, undrained
4 cloves garlic, minced
2 eggs, beaten
1 cup CLASSICO Tomato and Basil Pasta Sauce, divided
1-1/2 cups KRAFT Shredded Low-Moisture Part-Skim Mozzarella Cheese, divided

Steps:

  • Heat oven to 375°F.
  • Mix all ingredients except 1/4 cup each pasta sauce and cheese just until blended.
  • Shape into loaf in 13x9-inch shallow baking dish sprayed with cooking spray.
  • Bake 1 hour or until done (160ºF), topping with remaining sauce and cheese after 50 min.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 340, Fat 15 g, SaturatedFat 7 g, TransFat 0.5 g, Cholesterol 115 mg, Sodium 620 mg, Carbohydrate 0 g, Fiber 2 g, Sugar 0 g, Protein 28 g

MEATLOAF FOR A LARGE FAMILY GATHERING



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Provided by Food Network

Categories     main-dish

Time 2h

Yield 8 servings

Number Of Ingredients 15

1/2 cup finely chopped onions
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 cup finely chopped red pepper
1 1/2 cups bread crumbs
2/3 cups cream
2 eggs (beaten)
1 1/4 pounds ground beef
3/4 pounds Italian sausage, casings removed
1/2 teaspoon dried sage
1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
1/2 teaspoon black pepper
Mustard Glaze, recipe follows
1/2 cup mustard
1 tablespoon brown sugar
1/4 teaspoon cider vinegar

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Combine all ingredients in large mixing bowl and mix for about ten minutes. Place meatloaf into loaf pan and cover with Mustard Glaze. Cook for 1 1/2 hours.
  • In a small bowl, mix all the ingredients together.

BIG FAMILY MEATLOAF



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This is the result of changes I had to make to a recipe I got from the Zaar. It was very good and I would like to be able to duplicate it again.

Provided by Some1sGrandma

Categories     Meat

Time 1h35m

Yield 2 loaves, 8-12 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 15

2 lbs ground beef
1 1/2 cups crushed saltines (1 row plus 8 crackers)
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon Emeril's Original Essence, original
1 1/2 teaspoons beef bouillon powder
1/3 teaspoon black pepper
2/3 cup tomato sauce (or use tomato paste cut in half with water)
1 large sweet onion (vidalia, Walla Walla, or Texas sweet)
1/2-3/4 teaspoon canned garlic (from jar)
3 large eggs
1/2 cup ketchup
2 tablespoons packed brown sugar
1/2 cup water
1 1/3 tablespoons prepared mustard
1 1/3 tablespoons apple cider vinegar

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 325.
  • In a very large bowl put hamburger, crackers crumbled,salt, essence, boullion powder, and black pepper - set aside.
  • Cut onion into larger pieces and put it in the food processor with the garlic -- pulse until pieces are small. Dump onion mixture into the bowl with the meat.
  • Beat the three eggs (in the food processor if you don't want to dirty a bowl) and add them to the meat bowl.
  • Add the tomato sauce to the meat bowl and use your hands to mix all very well (I like to wear rubber gloves to save on clean-up time).
  • Divide meat mixture in half. Form into two loaves on the botton of your broiler pan or a roasting pan. Leave room between loaves for even baking.
  • In smaller bowl mix together with a fork; ketchup, brown sugar, water, mustard and cider vinegar. This is your topping -- Brush tops and sides of loaves with this before baking and again while baking.
  • Bake for 1 hour and 15 minutes to 1 hour and 25 minutes.
  • When I remove the pan from the oven I like to pour off the excess oil in the bottom of the pan. Let cool for about 5 minutes before serving. Slice thick and pieces should hold together well.

REMPEL FAMILY MEATLOAF



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A dramatic change to the ordinary meatloaf that will please your palette! (Recipe from Connie Rempel at AllRecipes)

Provided by Petite Mommy

Categories     Meat

Time 1h10m

Yield 4-6 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 7

1 1/2 lbs lean ground beef
1/2 cup crushed round buttery cracker
3/4 cup shredded cheddar cheese
1 (1 ounce) package dry onion soup mix
2 eggs, beaten
1/4 cup ketchup
2 tablespoons steak sauce

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
  • In a large bowl, stir together ground beef, crushed crackers, cheddar cheese and onion soup mix until well combined. In a separate bowl, stir together eggs, ketchup and steak sauce until smooth. Stir the egg mixture into the beef mixture, adding a little water if necessary. Shape into a loaf and place in a 9x5 inch loaf pan.
  • Bake in preheated oven 45 to 60 minutes, until no longer pink.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 502.7, Fat 29.2, SaturatedFat 12.5, Cholesterol 238.9, Sodium 1091.4, Carbohydrate 14, Fiber 0.7, Sugar 5.3, Protein 43.9

Tips:

  • Use a combination of ground beef and pork for a flavorful and moist meatloaf.
  • Add some chopped vegetables like carrots, celery, and onions to the meatloaf mixture for added flavor and texture.
  • Use a variety of spices and herbs to season the meatloaf, such as garlic powder, onion powder, paprika, thyme, and oregano.
  • Top the meatloaf with a glaze or sauce before baking to add extra flavor and moisture.
  • Cook the meatloaf in a loaf pan at 350°F for 1 hour or until a meat thermometer inserted in the center reads 160°F.
  • Let the meatloaf rest for 10 minutes before slicing and serving.

Conclusion:

Meatloaf is a classic comfort food that can be enjoyed by people of all ages. There are many different recipes for meatloaf, so you can find one that suits your taste. Whether you like it classic or with a twist, meatloaf is a delicious and easy-to-make meal that is perfect for a family dinner.

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