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Real Good Meat Loaf Recipe
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Real Good Meat Loaf Recipe

17 ingredients 6 to 8 servings, with leftovers openrecipes
Real Good Meat Loaf Recipe

Oh, I know: You've got a meat loaf recipe already. Well, I think there can never be too many meat loaf recipes, and I wish you’d try mine. It's an Italian-American...

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

1018
Calories
52g
Protein
35g
Fat
118g
Carbs

Counts 15 of 16 ingredients — the other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 15 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Flour 1 cup (125g) all-purpose 455
Pork 100g cooked 242
Olive Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
Egg 1 large egg (50g) 78
Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Wine 2 tbsp cooking wine (30ml) 25
Tomato 1 medium (123g) 22
Mushroom 1/2 cup sliced (35g) 15
Black Pepper 1 tsp ground (2.3g) 6
Garlic 1 clove (3g) 4
Thyme 1 tsp dried (1.4g) 4
Bay Leaf 1 leaf (0.6g) 2
Parsley 1 tbsp chopped fresh (3.8g) 1
Basil 5 leaves fresh (2.5g) 1
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Vermouth not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 1 large red onion, chopped medium
  • 4 tablespoons olive oil
  • Coarse salt and freshly ground black pepper
  • 3 garlic cloves, minced
  • 1 pound mushrooms (tame or wild), trimmed and halved
  • 2 tablespoons tomato paste
  • 1/2 cup dry white wine or dry vermouth
  • 1 (28-ounce) can tomatoes
  • 3/4 cup packed freshly grated Pecorino
  • 1 1/2 cups fresh breadcrumbs
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1/4 cup chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley
  • 2 tablespoons chopped fresh basil
  • 2 teaspoons chopped fresh thyme (or 1/2 teaspoon dried)
  • 1 pound sweet Italian sausage, casings removed
  • 2 pounds ground round
  • 2 or 3 bay leaves

Directions

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By chow · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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