Apple Meat Loaf Recipes

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. In a large bowl, combine the first 7 ingredients. Add beef; mix lightly but thoroughly. Shape into an 8x4-in. loaf in an ungreased 15x10x1-in. baking pan., In a small bowl, combine remaining ingredients, stirring to dissolve sugar; remove 1/2 cup for sauce. Spread remaining mixture over meat loaf., Bake 60-65 minutes or until a thermometer reads 160°. Let stand 10 minutes before slicing. Serve with reserved sauce.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
• Melt the butter in a skillet over medium heat, and cook the celery and onion with 1/2 teaspoon of salt, stirring occasionally, until the onions are soft and browned, about 12 minutes. Stir in the carrot, and cook for 5 more minutes; stir in the apple, and remove the mixture from the heat.
• In a mixing bowl, lightly mix together the ground chicken, egg, 1/3 cup of applesauce, milk, bread crumbs, poultry seasoning, sage, 1/2 teaspoon of salt, and black pepper. Mix in the cooked vegetable-apple mixture. Form the mixture into a loaf, and place into the center of a 9x12-inch baking dish.
• In a bowl, mix together 1/3 cup of applesauce, the Dijon mustard, and honey into a smooth mixture, and spread the glaze over the top and sides of the meat loaf.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 30 minutes, then reduce the temperature to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C) until the internal temperature of the loaf is 180 degrees F (80 degrees C), about 30 more minutes. Allow the loaf to rest for 5 minutes before serving.

Steps:

• With wooden spoon, mix all ingredients in large bowl.
• Shape into loaf; place on half baking sheet. Bake at 350 degrees F for 1 1/2 hours or until cooked through. Top with "stripe" of glaze prior to service.
• Note:.
• This meatloaf is also fun baked in muffin tins for a little visual twist.
• Glaze:.
• Approximately 15 minutes before meatloaf is cooked through, prepare glaze by combining liquids in saucepot. Reduce to glaze consistency. Add five-spice powder. Cook a few minutes more.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Mix beef, bread crumbs, onion, eggs, diced apple, soy sauce, and salt and pepper, to taste in a bowl,.
• Form meat mixture into a loaf and place on a baking pan.
• Insert the 8 apple wedges into the top of the meatloaf.
• Combine the honey and ketchup and drizzle it over the top of the meatloaf.
• Bake in preheated oven or 1 hour.