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It’s still chilly weather and raining, and promises of more to come are in the forecast. Nice, long slog into next week, so I thought this might be a good time to revive the Stuffed Meatloaf Recipe. It is a budget stretcher, and with the current reduction in available meat at the meat counter, in addition to higher prices, it might just hit the spot.<\/p>\n
Meatloaf Stuffed with Stuffing<\/strong><\/p>\n My mother used to make this about once a month. It was the 1950s and stretching a tight budget was what everyone did. But it\u2019s filling, and hearty and all you need with it is a side of vegetables, some cut-up veggies on the relish tray, and a good dessert.<\/p>\n First, you need a good meatloaf recipe. Most of the recipes call for the cheap beef, not good, lean beef, which has more flavor. If you add pork, remember that it has to be cooked thoroughly.<\/p>\n Anyway, you will need:<\/p>\n Ingredients<\/strong><\/p>\n 1 \u00bd \u00a0lbs. 90% lean ground beef (if you can’t find the lean beef, then use chuck beef)<\/p>\n 1 cup dried bread crumbs<\/p>\n \u00bd cup diced yellow onion<\/p>\n \u00bd cup\u00a0milk<\/p>\n 1 large egg\u00a0beaten<\/p>\n 2 tbsp. ketchup<\/p>\n 1 tbsp. Worcestershire sauce<\/p>\n 1 tsp. dried parsley leaves<\/p>\n \u00be tsp. salt<\/p>\n \u00bd tsp. garlic powder<\/p>\n \u00bc tsp.ground black pepper<\/p>\n For the stuffing, use the boxed dressings. They\u2019re faster and less labor intensive, and less expensive than using half a loaf of bread.<\/p>\n Mix all the meatloaf ingredients thoroughly, then put a layer about one inch thick (about half the meatloaf) in your foil-lined roasting pan. Put the mixed stuffing on the layer of meatloaf, then cover that, top and sides, with the rest of the meatloaf mix.<\/p>\n If you want to include a glaze for this, do so, but renew it a couple of times while the meatloaf is cooking.<\/p>\n Bake in a preheated 375 F oven for 1 hour & 15 minutes. \u00a0I\u2019d let it sit for a little bit, with a foil cover to keep the moisture in the meat, after you take it out of the oven.<\/p>\n Now, meatloaf aside, there are some farmers who will be willing to sell you half a steer if you make their acquaintance. It might be worth the effort to find them and make a deal. Ditto chicken farmers. If they have to destroy the flocks because processing plants are shut down, they might be willing to talk to you. It’s worth the time and energy to look around and find these people. There are also people who will put you on a list for produce, for a fee. We used to call those truck farms, but I think it’s changed to “fresh farms” now. This virus episode has done a lot of damage everywhere.\u00a0 Maybe we’re just having a second chance to learn to be more self-sufficient.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"