Everyone believes that this recipe, which my mother handed me, is the best ever; I believe the Italian sausage is the reason for this. The next day is also fantastic. However, we rarely have a lot of leftovers.
| Prep Time: | 10 mins |
| Cook Time: | 1 hr |
| Total Time: | 1 hr 10 mins |
| Servings: | 6 |
| Yield: | 6 servings |
Ingredients
- 1 ¼ pounds ground beef
- 4 (4 ounce) links Italian sausage, casings removed
- 1 egg, beaten
- 1 small green bell pepper, chopped
- 1 onion, chopped
- ½ cup dry hot wheat cereal
- ½ cup milk
- 1 dash Worcestershire sauce
- salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
- Chop sausage finely. In a large bowl combine beef, sausage, egg beat, bell pepper, onion, cereal, milk, Worcestershire sauce, salt and pepper. Mix together and press into a loaf pan.
- Bake in the preheated oven for 1 hour, or until cooked through. Drain grease from loaf pan periodically during baking. Let stand 10 minutes before serving.
Nutrition Facts
| Calories | 640 kcal |
| Carbohydrate | 15 g |
| Cholesterol | 170 mg |
| Dietary Fiber | 1 g |
| Protein | 30 g |
| Saturated Fat | 19 g |
| Sodium | 637 mg |
| Sugars | 2 g |
| Fat | 50 g |
| Unsaturated Fat | 0 g |
Reviews
This was excellent, took someones advice and added 1/3 cup chopped fresh basil. I will try in a sandwich with sauce and mozza next time, and maybe even make into meatballs. Thanks for sharing.
This has become my go-to recipe for meatloaf. It always gets raves from family and guests. After it has baked for about an hour, I top it with ketchup/brown sugar mixture and bake for an additional 15 minutes.
My family LOVES this recipe…with a few alterations. When I first made it, I only had hot sausage on hand, so I used that, and my family said it was just the right amount of heat, so I continue to use hot…for those who like a little spice, you won’t be sorry. I use bread crumbs instead of hot wheat cereal and one large, sweet onion for each pound of ground beef because my family loves onions. I have to make two because I can’t keep it in the house!
I made this last night. My picky eater liked it even more than I did. I used 1lb. of ground chuck and 1/2lb. of bulk Italian sausage. I used a red pepper as I hate green peppers. I did not have any Cream of Wheat so I took a half cup of oatmeal and ran it in the food processor to make it closer in texture to the Cream of Wheat. There is nothing wrong with this recipe, I guess I just prefer the one I have made for 50+ years. It is the one off the box of oatmeal. I love Italian Sausage but it tastes a bit out of place in meat loaf to me. I plan to take some of the left over and slice it in a long skinny piece, put it on a sub roll, add some pasta sauce and pretend it is a meatball sub. It was fun trying a new recipe and a real treat to hear compliments from my picky eater. Thanks for sharing. P.S. I did just what I said I would try. Put it on a sub roll with pasta sauce and it was delicious!
I made a few changes. Removed bell pepper, milk and onion. i replaced the ingredients with onion powder and a half cup of pizza sauce.
Very very good! I used gluten free for the wheat cereal. Very moist and flavorful. I will use this in place of making spaghetti and meatballs for a week night dinner because it is a very versatile meat mixture that will work for meatballs too.
Delicious!
I have a picky eater. I did use hot Italian sausage. Skipped the green pepper. Substituted the cereal with Texas Toast seasoned croutons, because my grocery delivery missed it. HE LOVED IT!
Wonderful. I used 1 pound each of hamburger and Bob Evans Italian sausage, gravy, oatmeal, one extra egg, onions, chopped mushrooms.
It just didd not taste right and I love Italian sausage.
I use a packet of low sugar maple and brown sugar oatmeal (bc that’s what my baby eats) instead of cream of wheat. And I use 1 lb venison and 1 lb sausage. Can you tell I’m from the South? 🙂 It’s always delicious! All 3 boys and husband love it!
Made exactly as written. The sausage adds a ton of flavor but makes the meatloaf too dense and chewy for our taste.
Great recipe! Would be good with pork sausage or even just hamburger. Topped last 30 minutes with 1/3 C Ketchup, 2 T Brown Sugar and 1 T Mustard. Delish!!
I made this just as the recipe was written. My guests and family really enjoyed this. It was a nice change instead of my regular meatloaf recipe. The leftovers are really good too. I will be making this many times again in the future.
I used seasoned bread crumbs instead of wheat cereal and hot sausage instead of sweet sausage to give it a little kick. My family absolutely LOVES it!
This was a super great meatloaf and it has tons of flavor. If you are on the fence about trying it, try it. You won’t be sorry. I added bbq sauce on top in the last 15 mins of cooking time and it came out great.
Very good and I will make again
I love to experience other peoples meatloaf. Our favorite comfort food. This is one of the best I’ve tried. Didn’t change anything first time. I did split the mixture in half and added jalpenos tommy half like I do with most recipes. My wife has a mild palate, I need the heat. I used a mini loaf pan that makes 8. Served it with mashed potatoes, broccoli and both brown and country gravy. Can’t wait for leftover Wednesday. Next time I plan on adding 1/3 cup fresh chopped basil.
This is the only meatloaf I make now– I often make it for company and always get rave reviews! Sometimes I substitute venison burger for the hamburger and it’s still great. The only thing I add to it is a glaze on top made of 1/3 cup ketchup, 2 tbsp brown sugar, and 1 tbsp mustard; its so good this way. I also always serve it with homemade Mac and cheese. It’s one of my husband’s favorite meals!
I didn’t change a thing! DEELISH!!!
My favorite to make…love it. Use mild sausage. Make sure you use cream of wheat straight out of the box!