The Best Meatloaf - EVER!

This recipe is my parents’ (hopefully they don’t mind me posting it). It is absolutely superb!

Do you have a meatloaf recipe? Want to share it? Click the ‘comments’ link at the bottom of this post and let me know what it is. I love trying new recipes!

The Best Meatloaf – EVER!
1½ pounds ground beef
¼ cup rolled oats
1 large onion, chopped
2 Tbsp parsley, chopped
½ cup Ketchup
1 egg
2 tsp Worchestershire sauce
½ tsp black pepper
¼ tsp dry mustard

In a large bowl, combine together all ingredients. Press into a 9 x 5 x 3 inch loaf pan and bake in a preheated oven at 350°F for one hour, or until it reaches an internal temperature of 160°F (medium), is no longer pink inside and juices show no pink color.

Makes 4 to 6 servings.

*Note: This recipes doubles, triples, etc. really well. So buy a big package of hamburger, mix up a batch, and freeze the meatloaves for up to 3 months.

Hamburger Freezer Etiquette

How long will ground beef/hamburger stay 'friendly' in the freezer?

Good question!

The experts agree - 3 months is the longest hamburger will stay 'friendly' in your freezer.

Happy Eating!

Fried Hamburger

Another quick and easy tip for those who are time crunched is to buy hamburger in bulk, fry it up and then package it in 2 cups portions.

You've just saved 10 to 15 minutes of preparation!

The Great Recipe Finder

Not sure what to cook for supper?

Take a handy-dandy ground beef package from your freezer and type in 'ground beef casserole recipe' into your handy-dandy Recipe Finder.

Fabulous!

Always In The Freezer

My first piece of advice on hamburger is – always have some in the freezer!

I like to buy the bulk packages of ground beef (on sale, preferably), fry it up, drain the fat off of it, and then pack it in freezer bags in 2 cup portions. It’ll keep this way in the freezer for three to six months, but I find it never lasts that long.

I use it in all kinds of dishes – sprinkled on pizzas, in a rice and corn dish I invented (see next post), in soups, in casseroles…

Hamburger is so versatile and easy its hard for it not to go with whatever it is you want it to go with!

Enjoy!