Meatloaf with Italian Sausage Recipe

I am the one that submitted this recipe, and I would like to add that you really need to use MILD Italian sausages or it becomes way to hot. Also, I used dry cream of wheat cereal, and do not over mix, but mix well enough to get the cereal mixed in well enough. I also cook it for about 1 hour and 15 minutes. I let it stand for about 10 minutes before serving because it taste better when it is not so hot. Enjoy!

I have 4 kids and a hubby and we loved it, I did make a couple modifications. 1/2 gr pepper (instead of 1), very finely chopped, 1 large onion (instead of regular), finely chopped, (the kids don't notice them). 2 tbsp soya sauce instead of worcestershire. 2 lbs ground beef (instead of 1 1/4). 1/2 cup dry not hot cream of wheat. Put a little BBQ sauce on top before putting in oven. All other ingredients stayed the same. Put in 8x8 glass pan and baked 1 hour at 350. Just perfect and moist. Thanks for the great recipe!

Used stuffing box instead of cereal - stuffed middle with cheese - added spices last 10 minutes brushed Sweet Baby Rays on the top !! CAME OUT GREAT !!!!!!!!!!!!

I made this last night. Amazing. My tweaks: sauteed sweet red bell pepper, mushrooms (chopped fine), sweet chicken italian sausage (from Trader Joe's). Also, gluten free bread crumbs. I used a shallow baking dish and formed a loaf. It took about 1 hour 10 minutes. It was moist, delicious and my kids (4 1/2, 2 1/2, 1 1/2 LOVED it. Thank you!

This was delicious ... I added oatmeal instead of the cereal suggested ... used 1/2 cup yogurt instead of milk and left my 1/2 cup oatmeal stirred up in the yogurt and beaten egg while I put all other ingredients together then added it to the meat mixture. Topped it with a mixture of tomato sauce, Italian seasonings and finely shredded parmesan mixed all together. I cooked it on 375 F for 1-1/2 hours. I would make this again as everybody loved it. Thanx Debbie for sharing.

WOW! One of the best meatloaves I've ever made. I pretty much followed recipe exactly. Left out the green pepper. Added seasonings of 1/2 tbls thyme, dash of worstershire sauce, 1 tbls italian seasoning, 1/2 tbl black pepper. Used panko crumbs instead of wheat cereal. I also top the meatloaf with a small can of tomatoe sauce (put holes in the loaf with your finger and the sauce will get into the loaf).My guy loves my meat loaves and he said he thinks this is now #1. The next day I just slice up the leftovers (I always make sure I make a large enough meatloaf to have leftovers!!!) and fry the slices in a bit of oil to just heat through and put it on good old white bread with a bit of ketchup. Talk about comfort food! Thanks submitter.

Wonderful. I used 1 pound each of hamburger and Bob Evans Italian sausage, gravy, oatmeal, one extra egg, onions, chopped mushrooms.

Followed recipe except I used quick oats. When cooking, I don't know if it's normal to cover it. So, I used the lid my loaf pan came with. Thirty minutes in, I removed the lid and added my glaze (ketchup, mustard, and sugar). Even the parts of the loaf that had no glaze were WONDERFUL. I'll definitely be using this recipe again. Thanks for posting!

Great flavor! I love the idea of using cream of wheat--I never would've thought of that on my own :-) I used one lg green chili instead of bell pepper, added 2 cloves of garlic and I didn't have Italian sausage on hand, so I used regular ol Farmer John (8 oz pkg--NOT maple flavored). I always "sweat" the onion/garlic/pepper in a little olive oil before adding to any recipe, to soften them up first--I hate the texture but love the taste of real onion, etc. My husband put in his request to have this as a sandwich for lunch, tomorrow, before we were even half-way done eating dinner. This is a keeper!

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 did make a few changes. I didn’t have green pepper so used red sauted the pepper and onion, used oatmeal instead of wheat cereal, and added some traditional pasta sauce. Topped with some pasta sauce. Very good.

My favorite recipe this month.

Added ground beef to the mix

Made it for lunch — gone in minutes.

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.