A bite of heaven, this wonderful meatloaf incorporates classic stovetop stuffing with your regular meatloaf in such a super easy manner to yield an awesome dinner!
Meatloaves are one of our favorite go-to recipes. It’s like the ultimate comfort food and one of the easiest and most delicious recipes you can whip up for dinner. I remember my younger years and how I’d get so excited whenever we were having meatloaves for dinner.
One of my favorite things about meatloaves is that you can tweak them in at least a million different ways, and you’d still get something super awesome and super delicious. This Stovetop stuffing Meatloaf is one of those tweaks, and I dare say it is the best one ever.
This wonderfully tasty recipe combines ground beef with classic Stove Top Stuffing to make a super easy, moist meatloaf dinner! Throw in your favorite gravy mix or sauce, and you get yourself a one-of-a-kind tasty family meal. The Stove Top Stuffing boosts the taste of the traditional meatloaf, and in a way serves as a not-so-secret ingredient in this recipe.
There are so many things to love about this recipe – One is the fact that it’s a super delicious recipe, which you can also tweak by adding any combination of flavors that you love to give you the ultimate tasty recipe. It’s like the simplest meatloaf you could ever make, and it’s really quick to make – It’s the perfect recipe to whip up for a quick family dinner after a very busy day. These meatloaves also look super good, whetting your eyes before they whet your appetite.
You could add some garlic green beans, sauteed asparagus with cherry tomatoes and simple green beans, or you could add a side dish of creamy roasted garlic mashed potatoes to yield the best food combo ever!
Prep time: 10mins
Cook time: 1 hour
Yield: 8 servings
Ingredients
1 package of chicken-flavored Stove Top stuffing
1 cup of hot water
2 packages of brown gravy mix
1.5 lbs ground beef
1 cup cold water
2 large eggs, beaten
Directions
Step 1:
Add stuffing mix and hot water In a medium-sized bowl and allow to sit for about 5 minutes.
Step 2:
Mix 1 package of brown gravy mix with 1 cup of cold water in a separate medium-sized bowl
Step 3:
Add the ground beef and eff to the gravy mix bowl, then mix well with your hands.
Step 4:
After the stuffing has sat for 5 minutes, incorporate the stuffing mix into the ground beef mixture.
Step 5:
Grease a bundt pan with non-stick spray. Then press the ground beef-stuffing mix mixture into the pan
Step 6:
Bake at 350 degrees for 45-55 minutes or until the beef is no longer pink inside. Once baked, let rest for about 5 minutes and then invert onto a plate
Step 7:
Serve with mashed potatoes and brown gravy in the center of the meatloaf
Tips
- Be sure not to over-mix the ingredients so that you don’t get a dry, dense, or tough meatloaf. Mixing with your hands is enough to combine everything properly and the loaf will get mixed much more when you’re shaping it for the pan.
- Allow the meatloaf to rest for about 10 minutes before slicing and serving. This ensures maximum juiciness and the loaf will hold together much better when slicing and serving.
- Save the pan juices after you remove the cooked meatloaf from your loaf pan. Your pan juices are perfect (and quite flavorful) for pouring over your sliced meatloaf when serving. Doing so also adds any lost moisture back into your meal.
- A properly cooked meatloaf will keep in the refrigerator for up to 3-4 days. Be sure to cool the meatloaf completely, then store it in an airtight container or wrapped securely in plastic cling film or heavy-duty aluminum foil.