Best-ever Meat Loaf
This recipe is from a cookbook titled Campbell's Creative Cooking With Soup, printed in 1985. As you read this recipe, the ingredients list will have Options and you can choose an option from the list below the ingredients. This recipe sounds very good, on my to make and taste list. Links to the Shortcuts are listed in the Recipe Notes section.
Equipment
- Oven
- Baking Pan (9x13 inch)
Ingredients
- 1 can Soup Option, (10½ oz / 298 g)
- Meat Option
- Crumbs Option
- 1 egg, beaten
- ⅓ cup onion, finely diced
- Seasoning Option
- ⅓ cup water
OPTIONS
Soup - Use 1 Item
- condensed golden mushroom soup
- condensed cream of mushroom soup, Shortcut
- condensed Cheddar cheese soup, Shortcut
Meat - Use 1 Item
- 1 kilo ground beef, (2 lb)
- 1 kilo meat loaf mix, equally parts of ground beef, pork, veal, (2 lb)
- 750 grams ground beef, (1½ lb), plus 250 g bulk Italian sausage (½ lb)
Crumbs - Use 1 Item
- ½ cup dry bread crumbs, Shortcut
- ½ cup quick cooking rolled oats
- ½ cup saltines
Seasoning - Use 1 Item
- 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
- 1 tablespoon light soy sauce
- ¼ cup green olives with pimento, chopped
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 180° C (350° F), get out a 9x13 inch baking pan.
- In a large mixing, add the Meat, Crumbs, and Seasoning Options, as well as ½ cup of Soup Option, plus the egg and onion. Mix together well but do not over mix or that may result in a tough meat loaf.
- Add the meat mixture to the center of the baking pan and shape into a 4x8 inch loaf.
- Bake for 1¼ hours or until cooked through. Carefully remove loaf to a serving platter.
- Spoon out 3 tablespoons of drippings from the baking pan and put in a small saucepan. Add the remaining Soup Option. Heat on medium heat until hot, stirring constantly, to make a gravy.
- Serve meat loaf with gravy and sides of your choice, enjoy.
Notes
Low cost per serving.
Shortcuts: Condensed Cream of Mushroom Soup, Condensed Cheddar Cheese Soup, Italian Sausage, Bread Crumbs.
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