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Tips and tricks to making the best meatloaf. Be sure to soak your breadcrumbs or add additional liquid to a standard meatloaf recipe. Be sure not to over mix the mixture. Just combine until incorporated. The best meatloaf is made without a loaf pan.

Even if you continue to make your meatloaf in a loaf pan, be sure to let it rest before serving. Continue to Content.

In a medium pan, heat the olive oil. Add the onions, thyme, salt, and pepper and cook over medium-low heat, stirring occasionally, for 8 to 10 minutes, until the onions are translucent but not brown.

Remove from the heat and add the Worcestershire sauce, chicken stock, and tomato paste. Allow to cool slightly. In a large bowl, combine the ground chuck, sausage, onion mixture, bread crumbs, and a beaten egg and mix lightly with a fork. Shape the mixture into a rectangular loaf on a sheet pan covered with parchment paper.

If you pull your meatloaf out of the oven after an hour of baking and realize that it's basically a crumbly mess, you likely did one thing wrong — you didn't include enough of your binding ingredient. Right after your meat, your binder, Frugal Cooking attests, is your most important meatloaf ingredient. It keeps everything together, creates the right meatloaf texture, and keeps your meat moist through the long cooking process. Q-Do you have the recipe for white tassel hamburgers?

It was created by a woman specializing in duplicating fast foods. You ran it in the Food Guide some time ago. Dorothy Hyne, Port St. Lucie, Fla. A-In the two years since we printed this recipe for ''white tassel''. Clair, Mich. Soak dry, minced onions in the water, covered, for 15 minutes.

Combine ground round, baby food and broth, mixing thoroughly in medium bowl.