Ron has been asking for meatloaf a lot lately, which is odd for him. He has even ordered it at Cracker Barrel and Bob Evans when we’ve gone out for Sunday lunch after church. He says Cracker Barrel has the better meatloaf, in case you were wondering.

I decided it was time to come up with another way to make meatloaf to keep my man happy :-). I played around and came up with this meatloaf casserole. In my mind it is 2/3 of a shepherd’s pie but…since Ron doesn’t like shepherd’s pie, we won’t let him know that.

This meatloaf casserole recipe is a combination of meatloaf and loaded baked potatoes made in an 8″ square baking dish. I really enjoyed this dish. Unfortunately, Ron did not. He said it had too much potato and not enough meatloaf. Well, I hope you enjoy this dish as much as I did! I ate leftovers for lunch, twice!

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Meatloaf Casserole

This meatloaf casserole recipe is a combination of meatloaf and loaded baked potatoes made in an 8″ square baking dish. 

Course Entree

Cuisine American

Keyword casserole, meatloaf

Prep Time 10 minutes minutes

Cook Time 40 minutes minutes

Total Time 50 minutes minutes

Servings 6

Author cindy

Ingredients

• 1 pkg 14 oz cheese flavored instant mashed potatoes
• 2 cups water
• 1 lb ground beef
• 2 TBS brown sugar
• 1 TBS A1 Sauce
• 1 cup Italian breadcrumbs
• 1 egg
• 1/2 cup ketchup
• 1 1/2 cups cheddar jack cheese shredded
• 1/4 cup real bacon bits

Instructions

• Preheat oven to 400°.
• Prepare the packet of potatoes as instructed on packet. Set aside.
• In large mixing bowl combine the ground beef, brown sugar, and A1 sauce. Mixing with your hands.
• Add in the breadcrumbs, ketchup, and egg. Continue mixing with your hands until well combined.
• Press the meat mixture into the bottom of an 8″ square baking pan.
• Spread the potatoes over the meat.
• Sprinkle the cheese and bacon bots on top of the potatoes.
• Cover with aluminium foil and bake for 30 minutes.
• Remove the foil and bake for an additional 10 minutes so that the cheese can melt.
• Remove from oven and allow to cool 5 minutes before serving.

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I have found a few Italian Meatloaf recipes on Pinterest so I decided to take pieces of a few of them and give them a try. I made this meatloaf and Jordan declared it better than my Campbell’s Soup Meatloaf. Ron and I thought it was very good, but next time I will use Mozzarella cheese and if Jordan gets his way, I will put cheese inside the loaf as well as on top.

I am giving you the updated recipe with Mozzarella instead of Cheddar and cheese inside the loaf. I hope you like it.

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Italian Meatloaf

This easy Italian Meatloaf is sure to please any family.

Course Entree

Cuisine Italian

Prep Time 10 minutes minutes

Cook Time 1 hour hour

Total Time 1 hour hour 10 minutes minutes

Servings 6 -8 slices

Author Cindy

Ingredients

• 2 lbs ground beef
• 3 TBS minced onions
• 1/4 cup Wishbone Robusto Italian Dressing
• 1 cup water
• 1 1/2 cups shredded Mozzarella Cheese divided
• 2/3 cup Ketchup divided
• 1 pkg chicken flavored stuffing mix

Instructions

• Preheat the oven to 375°.
• In a large bowl, using your hands, mix 1/3 cup ketchup, 1 cup shredded Mozarella, ground beef, minced onions, water, stuffing mix and Italian dressing.
• Place the ingredients into a meatloaf pan or shape into a loaf on a 9x13" baking pan.
• Drizzle the remaining 1/3 cup ketchup over the top of the loaf.
• Bake for 45 minutes.
• Remove from oven and top with remaining 1/2 cup of Mozzarella.
• Return to oven and bake for an additional 15 minutes.
• Remove from oven and serve with vegetables and a salad.

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