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My Famous Homemade Meatloaf

Lucy Figueiredo
Turn dinner into a mouthwatering masterpiece with my homemade meatloaf recipe. Discover the secret to a juicy, flavorful classic that's loved by all.
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Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour 25 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 55 minutes
Course Dinner, Main Course
Cuisine American
Servings 10

Equipment

  • 9x13 deep dish oven proof
  • 1 meat thermometer
  • 2 mixing bowls

Ingredients
  

  • Ingredients
  • 3 lbs ground beef
  • 1 lb ground pork
  • 2-3 carrots diced into little cubes
  • ½ eggplant diced into little cubes
  • 2-3 stalk of celery diced into little cubes
  • ¼ cup chopped fresh parsley
  • 1 small onion chopped
  • 4-5 portabella mushrooms chopped into little cubes
  • 2-3 cloves garlic minced
  • 4 eggs whole
  • Seasonings
  • 1 tbsp sea salt
  • 1 tbsp ground black pepper
  • 1 tbsp garlic powder
  • 1 tbsp paprika
  • 1 tbsp Italian seasoning
  • Sauce
  • 1 ½ - 2 cups tomato sauce crushed
  • 1 tsp garlic powder
  • 1 tbsp Italian seasoning
  • 2 tbsp of Worcestershire Sauce
  • ½ tsp salt
  • Breadcrumbs
  • 3 slices of white bread stale
  • 3 tbsp of milk

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 400℉.
  • In a mixing bowl, place ground beef and ground pork together and blend well.
  • Add in all diced and chopped vegetables: carrots, eggplant, celery, parsley, onions, mushrooms and garlic.
  • Then add all seasonings: salt, black pepper, garlic powder, paprika and Italian seasoning.
  • Take 3 slices of bread and crumble them up into a bowl. Add the 3 tbsp of milk and let bread soak up all the milk. Once done, using your hands, take the soaked-up bread and squeeze the excess milk out of it. Place bread in the bowl with the ground meat.
  • Take 4 whole eggs, crack them into a separate bowl to ensure that there is no broken shells and whisk eggs until well blended.
  • Add eggs into the bowl with ground meat.
  • Using your hands or a wooden spoon, mix everything really well until it is all blended together.
  • Prepare a 9x13” dish and coat bottom with non-stick cooking spray.
  • Dump all of the ground meat mixture and form into a rectangle.
  • Place in oven at 400℉ for 45 min.
  • In a separate bowl, place tomato sauce with garlic powder, Italian seasoning and worcestershire sauce and mix well. Set aside.
  • After the 45 minutes take tomato sauce mixture and dump it carefully onto the meatloaf and lower temperature to 375℉ until thermometer reads 160℉ in center.
  • Remove from the oven and let rest for about 10 minutes.
  • Cut meatloaf into ½ - 1 inch slices and serve with rice, mashed potatoes, salad or bread.
  • Bom appetite! Enjoy your dinner!
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