The most amazing meatloaf ever. When was the last time you thought of meatloaf as being amazing? Did a dust-bowl of overdone meat and baked-on ketchup just enter your head? Did you shudder at the thought?

Meatloaf's small amount of meat feeds a large number of people, and all the non-meat additions make the meatloaf taste even more delicious! Allrecipes.com "What's Cooking?" is an original web series created to highlight the cooks who have contributed the most-loved content on Allrecipes. Momma's Meatloaf is a classic meatloaf that has the best flavor ever! You can cook The most amazing meatloaf ever using 17 ingredients and 3 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of The most amazing meatloaf ever

Prepare 2 lbs of 73/27 ground beef.
You need 2 lbs of ground pork roast.
It's 3 of brown eggs.
You need 2 of ribs of celery.
You need 2 of carrots.
Prepare 1 of green bell pepper.
Prepare 1 of medium yellow onion.
Prepare 1 can of diced olives.
It's 1/2 loaf of white bread.
It's of Italian bread crumbs.
Prepare 1/2 pack of ritz crackers.
It's of Salt, pepper, garlic powder, Johnny's season salt.
Prepare to taste of Season.
You need of Topping.
It's of Tomato sauce.
Prepare of Tomato paste.
You need of Ketchup.

This meatloaf recipe is easy to make, holds together, and has the best glaze on top! It takes all the best additions and puts it in one meatloaf that is topped with the most delicious glaze. We've stuck with tradition on this recipe, but. The Most Nostalgic — and Therefore the Best — Meatloaf: Ina Garten's Meat Loaf.

The most amazing meatloaf ever instructions

Dice by hand or food processor and combine in a large bowl celery, carrots, onions, bell pepper, olives, bread, and crackers. Add 1/4 to 1/2 pack of bread crumbs, diced tomatoes, eggs, beef, pork and seasoning and mix but don't over mix, use your finger tips as over mixing will make it tough. In a small frying pan fry up a meatball sized ball to test for seasoning, add more if needed and test until you like..
We use a 9x13 pan and spread meat in it, cover with tin foil and cook on 425 not sauced yet until the internal temp is 165..
In a small bowl mix tomato sauce, tomato paste and ketchup, when meatloaf has reached internal temp spread sauce on top and bake for another 30 minutes at 425 uncovered. All ovens are different so adjust accordingly. Serve and enjoy, also makes killer meatloaf sandwiches. Sorry for the lack of pics posting this was a afterthought..

While I definitely didn't grow up with Ina Garten's meatloaf, hers tasted the closest to my dad's version. I really loved how simple yet flavorful it was, and her smart trick of baking it on a sheet tray (rather than in a loaf. Like, if Meatloaf the singer tried it, he would do anything for love and he WOULD do that. And as if making the greatest meatloaf wasn't enough, let's up the ante with a huge bonus here. My kids aren't fans of green peppers in their meatloaf.