What's For Dinner?

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Godsgirl83

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I've never tried the oats as meatloaf filler. I guess I assume it's going to be an oatmeal like texture/flavor.
How does it turn out (obviously very nummy, ya'll are raving about it)
 

Lynx

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I've never tried the oats as meatloaf filler. I guess I assume it's going to be an oatmeal like texture/flavor.
How does it turn out (obviously very nummy, ya'll are raving about it)
Oh... We were talking about meatloaf?

*scroll back, scroll back...

Whoops. I was just talking about hamburgers.

Believe it or else, mom puts... er, I mean believe it or NOT, mom puts shredded carrots in her meatloaf. Not even kidding.
 

tourist

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#23
I've never tried the oats as meatloaf filler. I guess I assume it's going to be an oatmeal like texture/flavor.
How does it turn out (obviously very nummy, ya'll are raving about it)
Gives it a good texture. Yes, very nummy.
 

tourist

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#24
Oh... We were talking about meatloaf?

*scroll back, scroll back...

Whoops. I was just talking about hamburgers.

Believe it or else, mom puts... er, I mean believe it or NOT, mom puts shredded carrots in her meatloaf. Not even kidding.
My mom put shredded carrots in her spaghetti sauce for added texture.
 

JesusLives

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I've never tried the oats as meatloaf filler. I guess I assume it's going to be an oatmeal like texture/flavor.
How does it turn out (obviously very nummy, ya'll are raving about it)
I always put at least a can of diced tomatoes and a couple of eggs in my meatloaf cause I don't like dry meatloaf and I have found that about a cup or a little more of oatmeal helps keep it moist and absorbs the moisture from the tomatoes nicely. Cracker crumbs seem to be dryer to me and I like the flavor of the oats with the meat better myself.
 

JesusLives

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#26
Oh... We were talking about meatloaf?

*scroll back, scroll back...

Whoops. I was just talking about hamburgers.

Believe it or else, mom puts... er, I mean believe it or NOT, mom puts shredded carrots in her meatloaf. Not even kidding.
I will put shredded carrots and shredded potato in my meatloaf when I make a mushroom gravy instead of the ketchup. That is another good version of meatloaf to me too.
 

JesusLives

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Tonight is left overs..... so chicken and dumplings or meatloaf.....got to clean out the fridg a little.
 

Lynx

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I will put shredded carrots and shredded potato in my meatloaf when I make a mushroom gravy instead of the ketchup. That is another good version of meatloaf to me too.
Now with a mushroom gravy on top, that would be pretty doggone good!

I might have to take that for a test drive myself...
 
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Godsgirl83

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#30
I always put at least a can of diced tomatoes and a couple of eggs in my meatloaf cause I don't like dry meatloaf and I have found that about a cup or a little more of oatmeal helps keep it moist and absorbs the moisture from the tomatoes nicely. Cracker crumbs seem to be dryer to me and I like the flavor of the oats with the meat better myself.
do the oats help hold it together better?
Seems like lately my meatloaf (with bread crumbs) has been super crumbly. It's good, just comes out of the pan more like sloppy joe style meat than a loaf. Same way I've made it for years, so I dunno whats going on.
 

shittim

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egg should help bind it together.
 
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Godsgirl83

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#32
egg should help bind it together.
dunno, maybe I'm using to much of something. I use at least 1 egg.
Meat loaf is something I just always threw together, little of this, little of that, adding more egg or crumbs as needed.
There for a while it was becoming to dry, then it was becoming to crumbly (like sloppy joe) so I've (tried) to stop making it, but fam is requesting it again and I'm dreading it.
 

gb9

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i have not had meatloaf in quite a while.

thanks to this, i might have some soon......
 

Magenta

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"Supper is a light evening meal when dinner is taken at midday."
We were brought up like that, since my dad worked a swing shift, two weeks days and two weeks nights.

When he was home for the noon meal, our evening meal was supper.

And when he was home for the evening meal, that was dinner.

For dinner I am having linguine with a mixed tomato sauce
to which I added grated carrots, zucchini, and white onion :)
 

Billyd

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TheIndianGirl

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Tonight I will be eating chicken porridge (congee) simmered in ginger and garlic and topped with spring onions, soy sauce, and sesame oil. Mushrooms on the side.
 

Billyd

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#39
Our youth are having hot dogs tonight. They love it. I think I'll just wait until after the service and have apple chicken.
 

tourist

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do the oats help hold it together better?
Seems like lately my meatloaf (with bread crumbs) has been super crumbly. It's good, just comes out of the pan more like sloppy joe style meat than a loaf. Same way I've made it for years, so I dunno whats going on.
Sloppy Joe's sound good right now. I use Manwich and add hamburger, sauteed onions and green pepper, and spice it up with onion powder, garlic powder, and white pepper. Serve on a toasted bun. I like to make fried potatoes to go along with this. I cook dinner three times a month and have made this a few times. In a few days I will make my version of chicken cacciatore over rice.