Meatloaf is such a classic comfort food. It was one of Grandpa Cottage’s favorite meals and Grandma Cottage loved to make it for him because she loved to make him happy. How do you make the perfect meatloaf? Well, she would work that ground beef add the perfect amount of spices to it, and bake it just right. Sometimes she would cook it with chopped potato pieces in the sauce and sometimes she would make these perfect mashed potatoes with a pat of butter and hot buttered peas. Oh, this is just delicious!
People ask us what is the secret to a moist meatloaf. Well, the secret is the eggs. Don’t skip them, they really make it wonderful. Also don’t overwork the seasonings and eggs into the meat and don’t push and squish the meat when you are making it into a loaf.
The next thing that people ask is do you cook meatloaf covered or uncovered? Covering the meatloaf keeps the moisture in and makes your meatloaf tender and keeps the sauce from cooking away.
What you will need for meatloaf
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Grandma’s Classic Meatloaf Recipe
Ingredients:
2.5 lbs of Ground Grass-fed Beef
1 Tablespoon Onion Powder
1 Tablespoon Garlic Powder
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- Into a large mixing bowl put the ground beef
- Add your seasonings and crack the eggs.
- Mix well but do not overwork it as it will make the meatloaf tough.
- Form it into a loaf shape and put it in a casserole pan or roasting pan.
- Add whatever vegetables you want to around the edge of the pan.
- Using a can opener, open the can of Hunt’s tomato sauce.
- Pour the tomato sauce over the meatloaf
- Sprinkle onion powder, garlic powder, and salt over the top.
- Cover the meatloaf with a piece of foil to keep it nice and moist.
- Bake at 350 for 1 hour and 30.
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Yield: 1 meatloaf
The Best Meatloaf Recipe
Delicious traditional meatloaf recipe with tender ground beef, and perfectly seasoned tomato sauce
Ingredients
- 2.5 lbs of Ground Grass-fed Beef
- 1 Tablespoon Onion Powder
- 1 Tablespoon Garlic Powder
- 1 Tablespoon Sea Salt or Himalayan Pink Salt
- 33.5 Ounces Hunts Tomato Sauce
- 2 Eggs
Instructions
Into a large mixing bowl put the ground beef
Add your seasonings and crack the eggs.
Mix well but do not overwork it as it will make the meatloaf tough.
Form into a loaf shape and put it in a casserole pan or roasting pan.
Add whatever vegetables you want to around the edge of the pan.
Using a can opener, open the can of Hunt's tomato sauce.
Pour the tomato sauce over the meatloaf
Sprinkle onion powder, garlic powder, and salt over the top.
Cover the meatloaf with a piece of foil to keep it nice and moist.
Bake at 350 for 1 hour and 30.
Serve Hot
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