I used to eat at a Hungarian restaurant that made a great meatloaf. They started off with pretty much the same meat mixture that you're probably using now and added some pieces of hard boiled egg (I've done it with and without the egg - if you do put them in, don't over mix the meat) they put some kielbasa - or ';Polish'; - sausage (1 and 1/2 inch diameter) down the length of the meatloaf in the middle. When you slice it, you get a cross section of the sausage. Sometimes, they made it with dill pickle spears, tooI am tired of the same old meat loaf. Anybody have an exotic meatloaf recipe?
Don't know what your same old recipe is, so don't know what to tell you that would be any different...
Make meat loaf as normal then cut off end of green pepper, stuff and bake
Sometimes I add in steak sauce or bbq sauce instead of the routine ketchup. I also add in chopped up green peppers and onions, but that's probably pretty typical.
Spice it up, put some jalapenos in it, or instead of ketchup, put bbq sauce on it, or salsa!
we mix salsa in our recipe.
Mozzarella Stuffed Meat/Turkey Loaf
1 1/4 pounds ground turkey breast (or ground beef)
1 10-oz pkg frozen chopped spinach, thawed, squeezed dry
1/2 cup minced onion
1/2 cup seasoned bread crumbs
1/4 cup chopped fresh parsley
1 teaspoon dried oregano
2 egg whites
salt and ground black pepper, to taste
1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
4 ounces fresh mozzarella, cubed
2 tablespoons ketchup
2 tablespoons Dijon mustard
Preheat oven to 375掳
In a large bowl, combine turkey, spinach, onion, bread crumbs, parsley, oregano, egg whites, salt and peppers. Mix until combined and divide in half.
Press 1/2 of the turkey into an 8-inch loaf pan covered in foil. Top bottom half with cubed mozzarella cheese. Press the rest of the turkey mixture over top and press down to flatten the top.
In a small bowl, combine the ketchup and mustard and with a pastry brush, brush the top of the meatloaf. Bake about 1 hour, until top is golden and the loaf begins to pull away from sides of pan. Let stand 10 minutes before slicing.
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Meatloaf Brasciole (Roll Ups), Pasta, Broccolini and Ricotta
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thatsanice! Joe's Sicilian Meatloaf
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Jerry Springer's Mashed Potato Meatloaf
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Meatloaf and Mashed Potato Tartlets
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Chili Meatloaf %26amp; Potato Casserole
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Cheeseburger Pie
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Add brown gravy mix and then make a trench on the top when the loaf is done fill the trench will garlic mashed potatoes and top with cheese or crisp onions
I know what you mean. I used a can of Rotel Tomatoes and Green Chilis to mine and it was really good. Spiced the taste up a little but not too spicy, just tasty.
I don't know how ';Exotic'; this is but sometimes I add the meat from one Italian sausage to about a pound of chopped sirloin and my usual meatloaf ingredients.
Reuben Meatloaf
Ingredients
(4 servings)
1 lb Ground beef, crumbled
1 c Breadcrumbs; soft, preferab
1/2 c Thousand island dressing
1 Egg
1/2 ts Caraway seed (optional)
Pepper
Filling:
1 cn Sauerkraut; 8 oz
1 oz Corned beef (from can), chop
1/2 c Cheese; swiss, shredded
Instructions
Fat grams per serving: Approx. Cook Time: :20 Combine all meat mixture ingredients in medium bowl. Press 1/2 of mixture in bottom of loaf pan. Make slight indentation, lengthwise down centre of meat loaf. Combine all filling mixture and put in indentation. Top with remaining meat mixture, pressing to enclose filling and sealing edges. Cook at HIGH (100%) 13-18 minutes or till firm and temperature is 145F. Let stand covered for 5 minutes.
Sweet and Sour Meatloaf
Ingredients
(6 servings)
8 oz Tomato sauce (1 can)
1/4 c Brown sugar
1/4 c Vinegar
1 ts Mustard
2 lb Ground beef
1 c Sliced mushrooms
1 Egg, slightly beaten
1/4 c Onion, minced
1/4 c Crushed crackers
1 ts Salt
1/4 ts Pepper
Instructions
Combine first 4 ingredients to make sauce. Combine remaining ingredients, kneading together with hands. Add 1/2 tomato sauce mixture. Put in loaf pan. Pour remaining sauce over loaf. Bake at 400 degrees for 45 minutes.
Apple Meatloaf
Ingredients
(4 servings)
1 lb Lean Ground Beef
1 x Apple, cored and chopped
1 x Med Onion, chopped
1/8 ts Pepper
1/2 ts Garlic Salt
Instructions
1 or 2 slices of Bread Preheat oven to 350. Combine all ingredients except bread. Soak bread in cold water, squeeze out moisture, shred, and add. Place in loaf pan and bake 25-30 minutes. Or...form into patties, roll in bread crumbs and pan fry, or broil.
Aussie Meatloaf
Ingredients
(8 servings)
1 lb Ground beef - lean
1 lb Sausage stuffing
1 c Breadcrumbs - fine
2 Onions - medium, chopped
Fine
1 tb Curry powder
1/2 c Water
1 tb Parsley - chopped
1 Egg - beaten
1 c Clove - crushed
1/2 c Milk
Salt and pepper to taste
SAUCE:
1 Onion - chopped very fine
1/4 c Water
1/2 c Ketchup
1/4 c Dry red wine OR beef stock
1/4 c Worcestershire sauce -
Lea %26amp; Perrins
2 tb Vinegar
1 tb Instant coffee
1/4 c Brown sugar - packed
1 oz Margarine
2 ts Lemon juice
Instructions
Contributed to the echo by: Fred Towner Barbecue Meatloaf Aussie Style - First Prize LOAF: Combine meats, breadcrumbs, onions, salt, pepper, garlic, parsley, curry and egg in large bowl. Mix well. Mix milk and water and add to meat mixture a little at a time until smooth but firm. Shape into loaf and put into greased baking pan. Bake 30 minutes at 375F.
SAUCE: Saute onions in margarine until golden and add all other ingredients. Bring slowly to a boil, lower heat and simmer 10 to 15 minutes. (great with ribs or chicken). After loaf has cooked for 30 minutes, pour half of the sauce over the meat, return to oven and bake 45 minutes more, basting often with remaining sauce. Serve loaf hot in thick slices with remaining sauce. Also makes great sandwiches.
Servings: 8
Well, I don't know exactly what your ';same old meat loaf'; recipe involves.
I have made meat loaf in the past with such ingredients as minced or chopped onions, garlic, seasoned Italian bread crumbs, one egg, some beef bullion and grated Parmesan cheese.
Best Meatloaf
Ingredients:
3 pounds lean ground beef
1-1/2 cups dried gluten free bread crumbs or croutons
1 Tablespoon olive oil
1 large red onion
1 teaspoon or more powdered garlic or 4 cloves
1 teaspoon or more Italian seasoning (oregano, basil)
3 eggs
1 cup catsup
2 Tablespoons horseradish
1 Tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
2 Tablespoons Dijon mustard
1/2 teaspoon salt to taste
1 teaspoon pepper
Garnish
1/2 cup ketchup
1 teaspoon Dijon Mustard
1 Tablespoon horseradish
Heat oven to 350 degrees.
In a skillet, heat oil, onion, garlic, Italian seasoning, salt and pepper over medium heat. Stir for even heating until softened and onions are translucent.
In a large bowl combine ground beef, eggs, bread crumbs, ketchup, horseradish, Worchestershire sauce, mustard, and onion mixture. Add more seasonings if desired. Mix together thoroughly with clean hands.
Pack into a 8-inch x 4-inch (approximately) glass baking dish.
Garnish: Combine ketchup, horseradish and mustard. Spread garnish on top of loaf.
Bake at preheated 350 degrees until meat thermometer registers 170 degrees about 90 minutes in regular oven or 60-70 minutes in convection oven. Let stand for 5 - 10 minutes and pour off any accumulated fat before serving.
Serves: 8 - 10
make yuor meay loaf the same as you usually do, but cover the bottom of your pan with about 1/4 in. of brown sugar and then a layer of ketchup (instead on covering the top of the loaf). put the meat in and bake it. It is execellent and a bit different. And instead of just using ground beef, use like 1 lb sausage and 1 lb ground beef (lean).