This one is going to take a bit longer to cook because let’s face it, putting a meatloaf in the oven for 30 minutes is not going to lead to good things… You don’t ever hear them asking “what temperature would you like your meatloaf” at restaurants for very good reason. So here we go.
If you have a bread pan, that will work perfectly. Otherwise you’ll have to form this one into a loaf and put in a deep baking dish. No need to cover. Start by turning your oven on to 375 degrees.
1 lb. Ground Beef (93/7)
1/2 lb. Mild Ground Italian Sausage
1/2 an Onion, Diced
1 Egg
2/3 cup Italian Bread Crumbs
Salt & Pepper
Combine all of the above ingredients in a large mixing bowl. To properly mix the sausage into the ground beef you will need to mix this well with clean, ring free hands for several minutes. When you can’t tell where the sausage ends, and the ground beef begins, you’re ready to form your loaf.
Pop this in the oven, set the timer for 30 minutes and go play with your LO, do some yard work, whatever. You won’t need to do anything else until the timer goes off.
There are so many options for meatloaf, and I promise you that they can all be completed in the 20 minutes you now have left. If you want to do something simple like canned green beans, and buttered egg noodles, when the timer goes off it will be time to start boiling the water for the egg noodles. Once you add the egg noodles, turn the canned (or frozen) veggies on so they can get cooking. Also, if you’d like to add a sauce to the meatloaf ~ something as simple as tomato paste, or even just coating it in a chunky Ragu you happen to have in the fridge ~ now is the time to do it.
When your sides are done, remove your meatloaf from the oven. Let it sit so that you don’t have a big juicy mess when you cut into it. Prep your sides. This may just mean draining the vegetables, and draining/rinsing the egg noodles and adding butter.
Now you’re ready to serve. Sounds simple enough, right? I promise you it is. Enjoy!
Sincerely,
~Nikki
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