Poor Mans Pot Roast
From dooley 15 years ago
- 75 minutes to make
- Serves 4
This is just good ol' comfort food at it's best! With all the recipes these days getting more fufu and fufu, I just wanted to get back to the basics and create a recipe that takes me back to where I came from. This recipe takes be back home when times and food were less complicated than they are now. Read more Just a good ol' Sunday family dinner of Meatloaf and veggies. Just wanted to capture that feeling and I think this dish puts that feeling on a plate. Served it with with fresh yellow squash, sauteed with red onion, garlic in butter and olive oil. I call it Poor Man's Pot Roast See less
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 pounds lean ground beef (We use ground turkey) shopping list
- 1/2-3/4 cup cracker crumbs shopping list
- 1/4 cup ketchup shopping list
- 1/2 cup finely chopped onion shopping list
- 1 teaspoon salt shopping list
- 1/8 teaspoon black pepper shopping list
- 1 egg, beaten shopping list
- Veggies: shopping list
- 4 small carrots shopping list
- 3 stalks celery hearts chopped shopping list
- 3 medium potatoes, peeled and quartered, or 4 to 5 small potatoes shopping list
- 8 small white onions, frozen or fresh peeled or 1 onion cut in big pieces shopping list
- 4 cloves garlics sliced shopping list
How to make it
- Mix all ingredients for meatloaf together gently. Form into a loaf and place in baking dish or pan big enough to hold meat and veggies. Arrange carrots, celery, potatoes, garlic and onions around meatloaf; season with salt and pepper. Add more ketchup on meatloaf. I add alittle water to the pan to help cook. Cover pan with foil; bake at 375° for about 50 min. uncover and baste meat loaf with pan juices and bake 15 - 20 minutes longer, or until vegetables are tender. serves 4.
- Preparation with out veggies:
- Mix all ingredients together gently. Form into a loaf and place in baking dish or loaf pan. Top with more ketchup if desired. Bake at 375° for about 1 hour.
- I like it served with fresh yellow squash sauteed with sliced red onions and garlic in butter and olive oil. see recipe posted
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Reviewed by 5 people-
Just made meatloaf last Sunday....wish I'd thought to add the potatoes & carrots & all right to the roasting pan. You can bet I will the next time! Great idea and thanks for posting Dooley.
crabhappychick
in Pittsburgh loved it
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This is comfort food at its best! I like your interesting addition of cracker crumbs here!
juels
in Clayton loved it
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I love this recipe. I agree, some recipes can far too fancy-schmancy - these top chefs have a lot to answer for.
Thanks a lot! Hope you're having a great weekend!
Susan
sitbynellie
in Glasgow loved it
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