Best 6 Aunt Peggys Old Fashioned Meat Loaf Recipes

OLD-FASHIONED MEATLOAF - A.K.A BASIC MEATLOAF

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 °F.
• Mix ground beef, salt, pepper, onion, bell pepper, egg, tomatoes and oats together well and place in a baking dish. Shape into a loaf.
• Topping:
• Mix ketchup, brown sugar and mustard and spread on loaf. Bake for 1 hour.

AUNT PEGGY'S OLD FASHIONED MEAT LOAF

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375. In a large bowl, combine the ground beef, tomato paste, onion, green pepper, oats, eggs, salt and pepper. Shape the mixture into a loaf and place it in a 9 by 5 inch loaf pan.
• In a small bowl, whisk together the ketchup, brown sugar, and mustard. Slather the glaze on top of the meat loaf and bake for 1 hour or until the meat loaf is firm and cooked all the way through. Serve hot.

OLD-FASHIONED MEAT LOAF III

Steps:

• Place the bread in a small bowl, pour the milk over the bread, and let soak for 5 minutes.
• Put the meat in a large mixing bowl and add the remaining ingredients, including the milk-soaked bread.
• Do not squeeze the moisture out of the bread.
• Using clean hands or a large spoon, stir the mixture together until the ingredients are thoroughly blended.
• Form the mixture into a loaf about 6 inches long and e inches wide and tall.
• Set aside while you mix the sauce ingredients, or cover and refrigerate for up to 24 hours.
• Stir together all the sauce ingredients in the insert of a 5- to 7-quart slow cooker and set the meat loaf in the sauce.
• Spoon some of the sauce over the top of the meat loaf to coat it.
• Cook the meat loaf on HIGH for 1 hour.
• Decrease heat to LOW and cook until an instant-read thermometer inserted in the center of the meat loaf registers 165 degrees, 5-6 hours.
• Using two long, wide spatulas, remove the meat loaf from the slow cooker, cover with foil, and allow to rest for 15 minutes.
• Season the sauce with salt and pepper.
• Cut the meat loaf into ½ inch thick slices with a serrated knife.
• Serve with some of the sauce.

CLASSIC MEATLOAF

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F.
• Place the carrot, celery, onion, red bell pepper, mushrooms, and garlic in a food processor, and pulse until very finely chopped, almost to a puree. Place the minced vegetables into a large mixing bowl, and mix in ground chuck, Worcestershire sauce, and egg. Add Italian herbs, salt, black pepper, and cayenne pepper. Mix gently with a wooden spoon to incorporate vegetables and egg into the meat. Pour in bread crumbs. With your hand, gently mix in the crumbs with your fingertips just until combined, about 1 minute.
• Form the meatloaf into a ball. Pour olive oil into a baking dish and place the ball of meat into the dish. Shape the ball into a loaf, about 4 inches high by 6 inches across.
• Bake in the preheated oven just until the meatloaf is hot, about 15 minutes.
• Meanwhile, in a small bowl, mix together brown sugar, ketchup, Dijon mustard, and hot sauce. Stir until the brown sugar has dissolved.
• Remove the meatloaf from the oven. With the back of a spoon, smooth the glaze onto the top of the meatloaf, then pull a little bit of glaze down the sides of the meatloaf with the back of the spoon.
• Return meatloaf to oven, and bake until the loaf is no longer pink inside and the glaze has baked onto the loaf, 30 to 40 more minutes. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the thickest part of the loaf should read at least 160 degrees F (70 degrees C). Cooking time will depend on shape and thickness of the meatloaf.

FAVORITE OLD FASHIONED MEATLOAF

Steps:

• An hour or so before preparation, remove beef from fridge and allow to come to room temperature.
• Preheat oven to 400* F. Grease a standard sized loaf pan and set aside.
• In blender, process bread into fairly fine crumbs--you need about 1 1/2 cups of crumbs.
• In a large mixing bowl, beat eggs slightly with a fork. Add hamburger, breaking into large pieces as you do so. Mix slightly with a wooden spoon or paddle.
• Add remaining ingredients and mix well with spoon or paddle. When fairly well incorporated, finish mixing by hand until you have a relatively homogeneous mixture. Don't handle too much or meatloaf will be tough.
• Place meat mixture into loaf pan, pressing down as you do so to eliminate air pockets. Press down and flatten top. Meatloaf may have overflow of grease while cooking, so place on a baking sheet if desired to simplify cleanup.
• Bake at 400* F for 50 minutes or until juices are clear and meat thermometer registers about 160-170* F.
• Remove from oven, allow to rest for 5-10 minutes, and drain juices. Carefully invert onto serving platter. Serve sliced, with ketchup if desired.

EASY OLD FASHIONED MEATLOAF

Steps:

• Thoroughly mix all ingredients.
• Shape in loaf pan.
• Cover with more ketchup if desired.
• Bake one hour at 350 degrees.