Even though I don’t enjoy meatloaf at all, mom’s version was a huge hit with the whole family! Definitely excellent and not your normal meatloaf! Use fresh, not frozen, sausage! If the loaf seems overly moist before cooking, add extra crackers. The next day’s sandwiches will be fantastic!
| Prep Time: | 15 mins |
| Cook Time: | 1 hr |
| Total Time: | 1 hr 15 mins |
| Servings: | 4 |
| Yield: | 4 to 5 servings |
Ingredients
- 1 pound lean ground beef
- 1 pound ground pork sausage
- 1 (8 ounce) package French onion dip
- 2 eggs
- 1 (10 ounce) package saltine crackers, crushed
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
- In a large bowl, combine the beef, pork sausage, French onion dip, eggs and crushed crackers. Mix well and shape into a loaf.
- Bake in a 5×9 inch loaf pan for 1 hour.
Nutrition Facts
| Calories | 1042 kcal |
| Carbohydrate | 57 g |
| Cholesterol | 239 mg |
| Dietary Fiber | 2 g |
| Protein | 48 g |
| Saturated Fat | 25 g |
| Sodium | 2207 mg |
| Sugars | 2 g |
| Fat | 67 g |
| Unsaturated Fat | 0 g |
Reviews
My family loves this meatloaf. Tweeked it a bit, used Chicken Stuffing mix instead if cracker crumbs, adds flavour and my husband says this is better than his Mom’s meatloaf.
Excellent recipe, will be making it again.
Excellent recipe, will be making it again.
My husband use to make a meatloaf that was so fantastic I looked up this recipe which was exactly like the one he used I made it for Christmas Dinner this year everyone loved it
Instead of all pork sausage, I used ground pork and pork sausage. My son and I do not like meatloaf, but this was a winner for us!
Meatloaf without tomatoes for people allergic to tomatoes. Better if made with half onion soup mix, 1 cup oatmeal and 1 cup unseasoned breadcrumbs instead of saltines.
Added some chopped onion at hubby’s request. Son who “hates” meatloaf , loved this. Made in 9 inch round pans and iced with mashed potatoes for April Fools Day.
Found this recipe 6 months ago. My family LOVED it. We make it once a week. I have made a few adjustments. We are not fond of onion soup mix so I use hidden valley ranch dip mixes. We also use ritz crackers. Sometimes I put mozzerella cheese in the middle and sometimes I put slices of bacon across the top. Thank you for sharing this recipe.
I took the advice of some of the other reviews and changed things up a little. I used whole wheat saltine crackers, added celery, onion and some spices. Also I used a bit more sausage than beef. I also took some marble cheese and stuck it in random places throughout the loaf before cooking then coated it in a sweet BBQ sauce. Delicious!!!!
It was good-ish, maybe better as a breakfast meat. As a dinner meat, it was kinda dry. Maybe it could be enhanced with Wooster sauce, another egg, medium-heat sausage or another spice. We won’t make this one again.
This recipe fit the bill for my entire family and we have some finicky eaters. I ground up my own pork from the last of the hog we bought last year. I mixed sleeves of saltines and Ritz. I did add a touch of buttermilk to aid the eggs in binding. I doubled the recipe in anticipation of meatloaf sandwiches and everyone is looking forward to those tomorrow. Thank you for providing a quick and affordable recipe, esp. great for busy moms (and dads).
My meatloaf was for only 2 people, so I made half a recipe. Very tasty! But your recipe has too many calories. I changed it by adding 1/2 red pepper chopped; 3/4 small white onion chopped; and used only 10 saltine crackers. Will likely use only beef next time, also. 4 STARS!!! Thanks!
This was great! I’m lucky that my family already likes meatloaf but I like to try new things often. I added salt and pepper (you can do that you know…lol) and the ingredients were really simple to understand. This recipie is a no brainer and a winner in my book! way to go mom!
The family really enjoyed this recipe. I made slight modifications to suit our tastes: 1 additional egg, 4 slices of toasted whole wheat bread instead of saltines, 1 tsp garlic powder, 1 tsp salt, 1/2 tsp black pepper. It turned out great and everyone went back for seconds. Thanks for a great recipe!!
I have made almost the same meatloaf for years…I use a package of onion soup mix instead of the french onion dip…my family loves it
We LOVED this recipe!! We used a Hot pork sausage and wheat club crackers. I was afraid that it would be to spicy because of the hot sausage, but it blended with the beef and came out perfectly seasoned.
My family loves this recipe and my son’s friends request it when they visit. I love the simplicity, especially on a busy week night.
My family loved this recipe — it fed two adults, one teen, and 4 children with leftovers!! They hate any kind of “chunks”, i.e., onions, green peppers, so onion soup (I just put onion powder and a bit of beef boullion bits in it) is great. I added garlic powder and salt and pepper as well, and only had “Ritz” type crackers on hand – but was really good. Update: made this again recently. Instead of the dip mix I used garlic powder; onion salt; seasoned salt (maybe 1/2 tsp each of salts). 2# ground beef (no sausage); same amt eggs; 1/2 cup or so italian bread crumbs. It was the most flavorful meatloaf we’ve ever had. Update again! Made meatballs that were awesome!! using orig recipe with my corrections!
I do not think I understood ingredients and mine did not come out very well.
I give this a 5 not for me but for my mother, my children, and my husband who all said its the best in the world.I liked it but felt it needed something else (not sure what). Mom said she liked how it stayed together(hers never does),and used the leftovers for sandwiches the next day.
OUT OF THIS WORLD! Makes good meatballs, too–lose lots of the fat by baking them on a wire rack so the grease drips into the pan below. Thank you so much for this recipe.