Mom's Meatloaf Recipe

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  1. Put ground meat in a large bowl. With your fist, push a bowl shape in the middle of the ground meat. Take a handful of crackers and crumble them by hand into the bowl shape in the beef. Beat the eggs and add them on top of the crackers, then pour in the milk. Season with a few shakes of salt and pepper and mix everything together with your hands.
  2. Sauté peppers and onions in a small pan with about a teaspoon of butter or olive oil until just tender, about five minutes. Add about a third of this to the meatloaf mixture and set the rest aside for the gravy.
  3. In a separate bowl or plate, crush a generous handful or so of the crackers. Form two large or three small loaves out of the meatloaf mixture and roll each in crushed crackers to coat. Melt about a teaspoon of butter in a large, deep pan and brown meatloaves over medium heat for about ten minutes. Flip each loaf with a long spatula to brown the other side, covering with lid both times.
  4. While loaves are browning on the second side, sauté sliced mushrooms in a small pan in a teaspoon of butter or olive oil for about five minutes. In a medium-sized pot, combine a large can of diced tomatoes, a jar of your favorite prepared spaghetti sauce, the mushrooms, and the rest of the sautéed peppers and onions. Stir and let simmer for a few minutes, then add to meatloaves. Cover pan, turn heat down to low, and let loaves cook through, about an hour. Serve with blanched green beans and white rice.
  5. Cherries in Winter: My Family's Recipe for Hope in Hard Times by Suzan Colón. Copyright © 2009 by Suzan Colón. Published by Doubleday. All Rights Reserved.Suzan Colón is a contributing writer and editor for O, The Oprah Magazine. Her articles have appeared in Marie Claire, Harper's Bazaar, Rolling Stone, Details, and other magazines. She lives in New Jersey with her husband, Nathan.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 4197.8 Kcal (17575 kJ)
Calories from fat 1915.93 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 212.88g 328%
Cholesterol 1275.56mg 425%
Sodium 4762.16mg 198%
Potassium 10170.32mg 216%
Total Carbs 246.12g 82%
Sugars 91.39g 366%
Dietary Fiber 33.78g 135%
Protein 348.61g 697%
Vitamin C 365.6mg 609%
Iron 48.2mg 268%
Calcium 1537.6mg 154%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 106.29 Kcal (445 kJ)
Calories from fat 48.51 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 5.39g 328%
Cholesterol 32.3mg 425%
Sodium 120.58mg 198%
Potassium 257.52mg 216%
Total Carbs 6.23g 82%
Sugars 2.31g 366%
Dietary Fiber 0.86g 135%
Protein 8.83g 697%
Vitamin C 9.3mg 609%
Iron 1.2mg 268%
Calcium 38.9mg 154%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Weightwatchers Points

  • 100.9
    Points
  • 111
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • low sodium

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium,
  • High in Sugar,
  • High in Total Fat

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