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By Izzy Jaecks
For those of you guys who love the loaf but don’t cook, Izzy Jaecks brings us a recipe that even a primate could make…
Because everything’s better with bacon, a recipe to put a smile on that grizzly face…
I don’t cook beyond heating things. I don’t even have a grill (or anywhere to use one) so if something is easy enough to ME to make, it’s easy enough for just about anyone to make. There is almost no measuring to this, and I came up with the recipe just walking around the grocery store trying to think what would be good in meatloaf…. I call it “whole meal” because adding spinach and oatmeal make this a pretty balanced meal all in itself (I like one dish meals). So I present my Stupid-Proof, Whole Meal Meatloaf:
2 lbs ground beef
1 can chopped tomatoes, mostly drained
8 oz fresh mushrooms, chopped
10 oz package of frozen spinach (thawed…)
3 raw eggs
1 packet soup mix
2 cups “old fashioned” oatmeal
And of course, the very best part of all… one entire package of delicious bacony flavored bacon!
The proportions are what you can find pre-packaged, and even the oatmeal you can just toss in a couple handfuls instead of measuring exactly. Mix it all together in no particular order, stuff it into a bread pan, weave bacon strips across the top and bake it for about an hour and a half at 375. If there is any leftover mix that didn’t fit into the bread pan, just fry it up like a burger patty.
Variations: use different kinds of ground meat – turkey, veal, pork… add cheese…
Trust me, you won’t need ketchup, it’s awesome all by itself—and DAMN it’s great as leftovers and sandwiches with some melted cheddar. After I make it I cut it up, chuck it into the freezer, and take pieces to work for lunch. Hey, I’d share some with your guys, but the Zman just devoured the whole pan full!
- Izzy
November 2nd, 2009 at 10:33 am
Man that looks good! I know now what I’m feeding my boys tonight! Keep up the good work Z!
November 2nd, 2009 at 10:46 am
Hey, thank our very own Izzy, for this one. It may not be in the “health food” category, but it sure as hell is some serious comfort food!
November 2nd, 2009 at 8:30 pm
it might not be “health” food, but there are WAY worse things you can stuff in your pie-hole… and the spinach and oatmeal and all that can help you pretend it’s good for you
it’s perfect winter food… I could eat it all the time
November 2nd, 2009 at 9:40 pm
I love meatloaf, but goddamn, it makes me fart like a sick dog.
I know… TMI…
November 5th, 2009 at 4:54 pm
thanks for sharin’ Z…
I’ve got one of these in the oven right now… be done in a little over a half hour. my regular store was doing a special on packs of chuck 3 lbs or more, so this is going to be a HUUUGE meatloaf. had to ditch the bread pan and go for a cookie sheet…
January 21st, 2010 at 8:42 am
looks like it tastes great…perhaps with that fake turkey bacon, it might be semi-healthy.