Mommy's Magic Meatloaf
Mom in 93 years young, soon to be 94. She was an elementary school teacher and put in long hours both at school and at home preparing for class. Mom would cook on weekends and freeze meals so that weekday dinners would be healthy but simple. One of her classic dishes I call Mommy's Magic Meatloaf. And it's one of the meals she still makes for us if we're really good.
Mommy's Magic Meatloaf
• 1 pound ground beef
• 1/2 cup milk
• 1 egg
• 1 tablespoon poultry seasoning
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon fresh ground pepper
• 1 small onion, finely chopped
• 1 cup crumbled bread
• 1/2 cup ketchup
Leave several slices of bread out to get dry. Crumble them into small pieces in the bottom of a large mixing bowl. Finely chop a small onion and mix with the bread. Add salt, pepper and poultry seasoning and mix well. Beat one egg with 1/2 cup milk. Pour over the bread to moisten. Add the hamburger to the bowl and mix well. This is the "magic" part. It's the loving touch of Mom's hands that makes it taste so good.
Place the meatloaf mixture in a baking dish and form it into a loaf. Leave a small space between the side of the meatloaf and the edge of the dish for juices to collect during cooking. Cover with a liberal amount of ketchup and bake at 350 degrees for about one hour. Let the meatloaf cool for about five minutes before cutting. Serve with mashed potatoes and peas and for a comfort meal just like mommy used to make. - Margy
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That meatloaf sounds delicious !
Your dear Mom is so cute! And the meatloaf looks great. Cooking together is such a wonderful way to share time.
Yummy. Good idea for tonight!
Yummy
♥Pacy
Your Mom meatloaf sounds very good.I just might try it.
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Sounds delicious. I love meatloaf with all the fixings and you are right...it's mom's magic hands that makes it taste so good.
Your mom going strong at 94 is an insparation...
Wow, your mom doesn't look like amlost 94! Shes a cutie!
Hmmm... I don't eat red meat, but this meat loaf is tempting... Do you think it wouuld work with chicken?
Just stopping by to send a kiss!
Thanks everyone for stopping by and saying that Mom is a "cutie." She is, but I'm a bit biased.
For Alucard -- I haven't cooked much with ground chicken, but I've substituted ground turkey in lots of recipes. The only thing I find is that it is a little bit drier than ground beef, probably because it has less fat. I also tend to use more spices with ground turkey than with beef because it has such a mild flavour if its own.
Margy
Oh Margy, my favourite winter comfort food, my adopted mom used to make it also (a quick note you left the "best" ingredient out of the "how to" part of the recipe....the ketchup!). Your mom is a sweetie.
Have a great week.
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Thanks for the good catch Carolyn. The recipe is now fixed. - Margy
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