Yummy & East Meatloaf Recipes

I used a recipe last night from the Kraft Food and Family magazine for a meatloaf and it was super easy and really good so I thought I'd share it.

Easy Pleasing Meatloaf - makes 8 servings (Total time needed: 1 hour, 10 minutes)

Ingrediets:
-1 pounds ground beef (I just realized that it calls for 2 pounds of ground beef but I only used 1 pound and it turned out fine)
-1 pkg. (6oz.) Stove Top Stuffing Mix for Chicken
-1 cup water
-2 eggs, beaten
1/2 cup BBQ sauce, divided

Heat oven to 375 degrees. Mix all ingredients except 1/4 cup of bbq sauce. Shape meat mixture into oval loaf in 13 x 9 baking dish (I used a loaf pan instead); top with remaining bbq sauce.

Bake 1 hour or until done.

Here is another recipe that is also really easy and really fast to make. It is also from Kraft Food and Family magazine. It is one of my favorite recipes!!

BBQ Mini Meatloafs

Ingredients:
-1 pound ground beef
-1 pkg. (6oz.) Stove Top Stuffing Mix
-1 cup water
-1 tsp. garlic powder
-BBQ Sauce
-Shredded Cheddar Cheese

Mix beef, stuffing, water, & garlic powder until well blended. Spray a 12 cup muffin pan with cooking spray. Fill evenly into muffin pan. Make an indentation in ceter of each with back of a spoon (I just use my thumb).

Pour bbq sauce into each indentation.

Recipe says to cook at 375 degrees for 30 minutes but I cook them at 450 degrees for 18 minutes - this way they get nice and crispy which I really like! So you could do either way.

Top each mini meatloaf with cheddar cheese - you can put back in oven to melt if needed for a minute.

Here are some other options of for differet types of mini meatloafs besides bbq.

Italian - 2 tsp. chili powder(instead of garlic powder); Thick & Chuncky salsa(instead of BBQ sauce) & shredded mozzarella cheese (instead of cheddar)

Fiesta - 1 tsp. Italian seasoning (instead of garlic powder); spaghetti sauce (instead of BBQ sauce) & shredded mexican style cheese(instead of cheddar)

Mediterranean - 1 tsp. dried oregano(instead of garlic powder); 3/4 cup roasted red peppers(instead of BBQ sauce) & crumbled feta cheese(instead of cheddar)

Enjoy!