A cold day is always the perfect time for Mom's Meatloaf and a Baked Potato. You can bake them both in the oven for about an hour and make the kitchen toasty, warm and fragrant.
Add some corn, and the meal would be standard fare at my mom's house. Even as adults, my siblings didn't eat many vegetables besides potatoes and corn. It's sad because they missed out on some scrumptious foods.
But since meatloaf, potatoes, and corn were regulars on our table, I consider meatloaf a comfort food. What's comfort food to you?
My mom was a good cook, and I enjoyed her food. However, It was hard to learn her recipes because she seldom measured anything. When I would ask her how she made a particular recipe, she would say, œOh, you know, I add a little of this and a little of that. I had to watch carefully to figure it out.
The result? I learned to make Mom's Meatloaf and many other recipes. I can also cook with "a little of this and a little of that." I understand a pinch of this and a dash of that and season until you like the taste because that is how I cook. Thank you Mom and Grandma.
Mom's Old Fashioned Ground Beef Meatloaf
One of the things I add to my version of Mom's Meatloaf is gluten free crackers but you can always use regular saltine crackers in this recipe.
Ingredients:
- 1 pound hamburger
- ¾ cup crushed white crackers, saltines or gluten free crackers (Schär are best)
- 1 egg
- 1 tablespoon Worcestershire Sauce
- 1 small onion chopped
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon pepper
- 2 tablespoons Catsup
- ½ teaspoon yellow mustard
Directions:
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In a large mixing bowl, mix hamburger, cracker crumbs, Worchestershire sauce, onion, salt, pepper and egg until thoroughly mixed.
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Shape the mixture into a loaf and put it in a loaf pan.
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Mix the catsup with the mustard and spread it over the top of the loaf.
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Bake at 350F degrees for one hour.
Mom's Old Fashioned Ground Beef Meatloaf
Author: Recipe Idea Shop
Ingredients
- 1 pound hamburger
- ¾ cup crushed white crackers saltines or gluten free crackers (Schär are best)
- 1 egg
- 1 tablespoon Worchestershire Sauce
- 1 small onion chopped
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon pepper
- 2 tablespoons Catsup
- ½ teaspoon yellow mustard
Instructions
- Heat the oven to 350F degrees.
- In a large mixing bowl, mix hamburger, cracker crumbs, Worchestershire sauce, onion, salt, pepper and egg until thoroughly mixed.
- Shape the mixture into a loaf and put it in a loaf pan.
- Mix the catsup with the mustard and spread it over the top of the loaf.
- Bake at 350F degrees for one hour.
Kathy acquired the blog, Recipe Idea Shop in 2024. She was raised on a farm in Arkansas where having a big garden and good food to eat was the norm. She shares recipes for homemade comfort food and new trending dishes.
Kathy began her blogging journey in 2011 when she founded PetticoatJunktion.com, a home décor blog focused on repurposing and upcycling furniture, and thrift store finds.
