15 Recipes That'll Change Your Mind About Meatloaf

We're here to change your perception of meatloaf.

Listen, we've all had bad meatloaf. Whether it came from the cafeteria or your loving grandmother's kitchen, too many of us have been tainted by an unpleasant meatloaf experience. It can be greasy. It can be marred by gristle. It can taste like the color gray.

We're here to change that. Treat your meatloaf with respect by making it with the same meat you'd use in any other meal (basically, don't use scraps and garbage meat). Season it perfectly, treat it with care, take it out of the oven at just the right time, and you'll see it can be something really delicious. You may actually even crave it someday. We want to change your perception of meatloaf. It isn't just for Donna Reed anymore.

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Classic Meatloaf
Simply Recipes
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Fatted Calf's Meatloaf
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Epic Meatloaf Stuffed With Mashed Potatoes
Real Food By Dad
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Bourbon Glazed Meatloaf
The View From The Great Island
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Bacon Cheeseburger Meatloaf
The Chic Site
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Turkey Meatloaf Wellington
Diethood
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Mozzarella Stuffed Bacon Wrapped Meatloaf
Savory Nothings
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Mom's Barbecued Meatloaf
amybroun/Food52
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Greek Meatloaf
Heather Christo
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Individual Turkey Meatloafs
The Kitchen McCabe
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Mini Chicken Parmesan Meatloaf Cupcakes
Bev Cooks
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Mexican Turkey Meatloaf
Bev Cooks
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Rosemary Turkey Meatloaf
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Non-American Meatloaf
Vicky | Things I Made Today
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"The Best" Classic Mini Meatloaves
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