My Meatloaf

119 Reviews

Prep: 10 min
Cook: 1 hr 20 min
Ready In: 1 hr 30 min

“This is the meatloaf I taught myself how to make when I tried to duplicate my Daddy's meatloaf! It's a perennial family favorite! It's wonderful sliced cold the next day and used in a warm, toasted sandwich with a little butter.” - by Marian Turgeon

Ingredients

1 pound ground beef
1/4 cup ketchup
1/2 packet dry onion soup mix
3 slices leftover bread (heels are great), torn into bite-size pieces
1 teaspoon Italian-style seasoning
1 tablespoon water
water as needed

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Original recipe yields 4 servings

Directions

Preheat oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C).
In a large bowl, combine the beef, ketchup, soup mix, bread, Italian-style seasoning and water. Mix well. Shape into a loaf and place into a 9 inch pie pan OR a 9x13 inch baking dish. Baste the top of the meatloaf with ketchup.
Bake at 425 degrees F (220 degrees C) for one hour, or until the edges are just crispy and the top has a crust.
Cool for 15 to 20 minutes before cutting.

Nutrition

Amount Per Serving (4 total)

Calories
420 cal
21%

Fat
30.8 g
47%

Carbs
14.1 g
5%

Based on a 2,000 calorie diet

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CAROUSEL58

May. 3, 2006

"I finally found a meat loaf recipe that tastes good! The only change i made was using bread crumbs instead of bread slices. The meat loaf was so moist, didn't fall apart when I took it out of the pan,..." See more and the best part was that my husband raved about it! This is a meat loaf recipe i'll make again and again,. Thanks!"

SHORECOOK

Jan. 25, 2010

"OUTSTANDING! This meatloaf was so moist and delicious. The only changes I made were to add an egg and a little milk in place of the water. I baked it at 350 for one hour and it didn't lose any of i..." See moret's juices. It was oh so good! Thank you Marian Turgeon for such an OUTSTANDING recipe!"

DAISYGRL1

Nov. 29, 2005

"Great recipe! This recipe is the fabulous, traditional way to cook meatloaf. Very moist and flavourful! But... Instead of the onion soup mix, I used Beef and Mushroom soup mix. WONDERFUL on flav..." See moreour! The soup mix is made for beef and hits all the right spots and kicks the meatloaf up another notch! Instead of ketchup, I use tomato paste..both before cooking and after. I 'paint' the tomato paste ontop of the loaf about half way through cooking. It's sweeter and gives a whole nother flavour! "

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