Best BBQ’d Meatloaf

The Best BBQ’d Meatloaf has a delicious hint of smokey Kansas City Style. BBQ sauce, lean ground beef, ground turkey, mild ground sausage, celery, onions, and Parmesan cheese combined with dried herbs and spices make the perfect economical meatloaf dinner.

Meatloaf has almost taken on a practically gourmet facelift in this day and age. Today’s basic Meatloaf made at home can be a combination of ground meats; ground beef, pork, veal, venison, lamb, and sometimes ground poultry. I decided to use a delicious flavor combination of lean ground beef, ground turkey, and ground mild sausage in my recipe for Best BBQ’d Meatloaf today.

 

 

It has been said that meatloaf has European origins; meatloaf made of minced meat was mentioned in the famous Roman cookery collection Apicius as early as the 5th century. Meatloaf is a traditional German and Belgian dish and a cousin to the Dutch meatball. The American meatloaf we are all familiar with originates in Scrapple, a mixture of ground pork and cornmeal served by German-Americans in Pennsylvania since Colonial times.

 

 

Did you know as of 2007, meatloaf was voted the seventh-favorite dish in the United States according to Good Housekeeping magazine? During the Great Depression, making meatloaf was an economical way to stretch the food budget, using inexpensive meat and other ingredients such as veggies and leftovers, along with spices. It was also popular to add cereal grains, bread, or saltines to the meatloaf to stretch the meat.

 

 

Equipment Needed

• Sharp Kitchen knife- to chop veggies, etc.

• Cutting board- to chop veggies, etc.

• Measuring spoons and cups- to measure ingredients.

• Food processor

• Baking pans- to cook meatloaf

• Oven

 

 

 

Best BBQ’d Meatloaf

• One pound of lean ground beef

• 1/2 of a pound of ground turkey

• 1/2 of a pound of mild ground sausage

• One medium onion finely diced

• One stalk of celery finely diced

• One cup of seasoned breadcrumbs

• 1/2 of a cup of parmesan cheese

• One and 1/2 teaspoons of dried basil

• 1/2 of a teaspoon of dried oregano

• 1/2 teaspoon of garlic powder

• 1/2 of a teaspoon of onion powder

• kosher salt to own taste

• fresh ground pepper to own taste

• Two tablespoons + 1/2 of a cup of Kansas City-style BBQ sauce

• One tablespoon of Worcestershire sauce

• 1/4 of a cup of evaporated milk

• Two eggs lightly beaten

 

 

 

Directions for Best BBQ’d Meatloaf

1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.

2. In an extra-large heavy-duty food processor or large bowl, combine; lean ground beef, ground turkey, mild ground sausage, finely diced onion, finely chopped celery, seasoned bread crumbs, parmesan cheese, dried basil, garlic powder, onion powder, kosher salt, freshly ground pepper, two tablespoons of Kansas City Style BBQ sauce, Worcestershire sauce, evaporated milk, and two eggs lightly are beaten.

3. Pulse the food processor a few times; before turning the food processor on low for a short time to combine all ingredients thoroughly. Do not over-process. If you do not have a food processor, you must combine all ingredients thoroughly.

4. Work and shape the meat mixture into a large loaf and place it in a metal baking dish.

5. Glaze the top of Best BBQ’d Meatloaf with Kansas City Style  BBQ sauce

6. Bake uncovered at 350 degrees for about  1 hour and 10 minutes or till done.

7. Remove from the oven, cool for about 7 minutes, and slice to serve.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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