Meatloaf With A Twist Food

MEATLOAF WITH A RANCH TWIST

Steps:

• Preheat an oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Combine the vegetable juice, brown sugar, and Worcestershire sauce in a saucepan over medium heat; cook until the sauce thickens, about 10 minutes.
• Mix the ground beef, garlic powder, onion powder, ranch dressing mix, sage, salt, and pepper together in a large bowl. Gradually sprinkle the bread crumbs into the meat while mixing so the crumbs are distributed evenly throughout; add the egg and milk and continue mixing. Shape the mixture into a loaf and transfer to a loaf pan. Pour about half the sauce over the meatloaf.
• Bake in the preheated oven until no longer pink in the center, about 1 hour. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read at least 160 degrees F (70 degrees C). Cut the meatloaf into 6 even slices. Pour the remaining sauce over the slices to serve.

MEATLOAF TWIST

Steps:

• Start out with a large mixing bowl.
• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Chop 1/2 onion and place in mixing bowl.
• Chop 1/2 green pepper and place in mixing bowl.
• Add ground round, bread crumbs, salt, pepper, French Onion Soup mix, egg into the mixing bowl.
• Mix well.
• Add 1/2 bottle of barbecue sauce to the mixture and mix well.
• Form the mixture into a square or loaf. (I usually form it to the pan I am using).
• Slice the remaining onion and green peppers and arrange on top of loaf.
• Pour 1/4 of the remaining barbecue sauce on the top of the loaf. (I usually make a letter "M" with the sauce--it makes it look pretty).
• Place in oven.
• Take it out of oven in 1/2 hour and pour the remainder of the barbecue sauce on top.
• Let cook for another 1/2 hour.
• Check for doneness.
• I like mine well done.
• Adjust cooking time to your liking.
• Serve immediately.
• Great with mashed potatoes and green beans.

CHEESY BBQ MEATLOAF

Steps:

• Mix together the meat, crushed crackers salsa and egg. Cut the mixture into two parts. I generally make one part a little bit bigger then the second.
• Take the larger section and form it into a loaf, flatten the top and create a ridge around edge. Fill the hole you created with the shredded cheese. Take the remaining meat mixture and cover the cheese, pinching together the edges of the meat to keep the cheese inside. press down the center of the loaf to flat it out a bit.
• Cook for 50 minutes at 350 degrees. Take the loaf out and poor the sauce on top and cook for another 10 minutes.