Grandma Crawfords Meat Loaf For A Crowd Food

GRANDMA'S OLD-FASHIONED MEATLOAF

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 F
• Heat the oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add the chopped celery and onion; cook until the vegetables are tender, or for about 7 to 9 minutes, stirring frequently.
• In a large bowl, mix ground beef or beef and pork mixture, oats, chili sauce or ketchup, Worcestershire sauce, salt, beaten egg, celery and onion mixture, and the water or milk.
• Pack the meatloaf mixture into a 9-by-5-by-3-inch loaf pan or shape it and bake it free-form in a 9-by-13-by-2-inch baking pan or 10-by-15-by-1-inch jelly roll pan.
• Bake at 375 F for 1 hour.
• Using 2 spatulas, carefully move meatloaf to a serving plate and slice.

CRACKER BARREL MEATLOAF (FOR A LARGE CROWD!)

Steps:

• Place all ingredients in a very large bowl and mix thoroughly.
• Place in 3 loaf pans and press down with spoon.
• Bake at 300°F for 60 minutes.
• Remove from oven and invert each loaf over 8-inch wire rack to drain grease and juice.
• Spread ½ cup of ketchup over each loaf.
• For a delicious variation, use my Banana Ketchup - Recipezaar recipe ID# 24945.
• Cut into portions 5 to 6 ounces each and keep warm.

GRANDMA CRAWFORD'S MEAT LOAF FOR A CROWD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
• In a bowl, combine the honey and milk. Add oats, onions, salt, pepper, basil and eggs. Toss with a fork and set aside. In a separate bowl, combine the ground beef and the pork. Add the milk mixture.
• Pat into well-buttered, 12-inch round bundt pan and bake 1 hour and 15 minutes. Remove from oven and turn off the heat.
• Turn the loaf out onto a baking sheet. Mix ketchup and mustard together and spread on top of the meat loaf with pastry brush. Return to the warm oven for an additional 10 minutes. Remove from oven and set aside for 5 minutes before serving.

MEATLOAF FOR A LARGE FAMILY GATHERING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Combine all ingredients in large mixing bowl and mix for about ten minutes. Place meatloaf into loaf pan and cover with Mustard Glaze. Cook for 1 1/2 hours.
• In a small bowl, mix all the ingredients together.

GRANDMA'S FAMOUS BACON MEATLOAF

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Combine all but last three ingredients. Put into loaf pan.
• Spread top with thin layer of kethup, sprinkle with oregano and cover with strips of bacon.
• Cook approximately 1 hours.

GRANDMA'S MEAT LOAF

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine egg, bread crumbs, bacon, onion, cheese, seasoned salt and pepper. Add beef and sausage; mix well. In a shallow baking pan, shape mixture into an 8x4-in. oval. , Bake at 350° for 1-1/4 hours or until no pink remains and a thermometer reads 160°; drain.

GRANDMA'S MEATLOAF WITH OATS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Mix together ground beef, oats, tomato sauce, eggs, onion, garlic, salt, and pepper until well combined. Press into a 9x5-inch loaf pan.
• Bake in the preheated oven until an instant-read thermometer inserted into the center reads at least 160 degrees F (71 degrees C), about 1 hour.
• Remove from the oven and spread ketchup over top. Serve with additional ketchup.

GRANDMA A'S MEATLOAF

Steps:

• Pre heat oven to 350 degrees.
• Spray a 9 x 5 inch loaf pan with non stick cooking spray.
• Stir beef, eggs, onion, ketchup, salt and pepper, oatmeal, 1/2 of tomato soup, and 1 Tablespoon Worcestershire sauce with hands (it really is easier that way).
• Mold and put into loaf pan.
• Stir brown sugar, rest of Worcestershire sauce, and rest of soup and pour over top of loaf.
• Bake for 90 minutes.