Reviewed: Mar. 28, 2012

I used the recipe as a base as I have never liked meatloaf but I tricked it out. I cooked a can of mixed veggies in olive oil, teased with basil, oregano and garlic. While vegetables were firm, I bored a hole in the top of the raw meatloaf, layered it lightly with seasoned breadcrumbs, sifted a tablespoon of rosemary, spooned in veggies, then topped with beef, sealed off perfectly, sprinkled the top with a little bit more rosemary. Every 20 minutes, basted lightly with gravy. When 20 minutes were left on ticker, put remaining veggies in pan. When 5 min left, removed veggies and all drippings, place in remaining gravy in pot, heated and added cornstarch and splash of red cooking wine. A few more things done that made this a winner, but this recipe is a good springboard to perfection

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Maurice B.

Home Town: North Bergen, New Jersey, USA

Reviewed: Feb. 7, 2012

I did not make the meatloaf but I wanted to rate the Brown Gravy as it is both tasty and GLUTEN FREE. I was looking around for a recipe for beef tips and rice and this gravy was AWESOME!!!! It's been a long while since I've had gravy and this was better than any other gravy I've made before. Tasty Brown gravy!!!! Thanks for sharing

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ronibonnie

Reviewed: Jan. 26, 2012

I did not make this meatloaf but did make the gravy, it was awesome. I made 2 cups and added salt, pepper, onion powder and garlic powder. Served over my own meatloaf recipe. will make again.

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nvolvedmom

Reviewed: Jan. 16, 2012

I had the same issues as some others with the meatloaf falling apart. next time i will add minced onion to it. the gravy was tasty, and needed to be doubled so that we could use it on the mashed taters that went along with the meal. i too made a rue with the butter and cornstarch and then slowly added the broth which i made from bouillon and potato water. next time i will add a splash of gravy master to make it a bit darker. thx for the post!

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I'm nuts too...

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Living In: Carol Stream, Illinois, USA

Reviewed: Dec. 20, 2011

Best meatloaf ever... just like the name. I add onion and garlic and some paprika with some chopped mushrooms and it really tastes great!

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Leyla017

Reviewed: Oct. 18, 2011

This meatloaf was great! I swapped the chili sauce for worchestire sauce but kept everything exactly the same. Came out very flavorful and moist. It was gone within 20 minutes.

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koten

Reviewed: Jul. 26, 2011

The meatloaf part of this recipe didn't have much going on, so it didn't interest me. But the gravy did. This review, then, is for the gravy alone. It was wonderful. I added a little more cornstarch and the juices from the meatloaf. I generally make my meatloaf gravy like this but the mushrooms and minced onions were new additions I really enjoyed.

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naples34102

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Cooking Level: Expert

Home Town: Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA

Living In: Mequon, Wisconsin, USA

Reviewed: Jul. 13, 2011

The gravy really made this recipe. Meatloaf tasted good right out of the oven, although it kinda fell apart... would use an extra egg next time. Leftovers, which I look forward to, were not so great. I think I really missed the onion in the meat, however, will make again with a couple of modifications. Thanks for sharing!

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~TAYLOR~

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: New Rochelle, New York, USA

Living In: Pasadena, California, USA

Reviewed: Jul. 12, 2011

JUST REVIEWING THE GRAVY- I did not make the meatloaf, but I needed a quick and easy brown gravy for poutine. I can't use the packets due to food intolerances, and I didn't have any meat drippings on hand- The gravy was super easy and so Good!

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xsomber_resplendencex

Cooking Level: Beginning

Reviewed: Jun. 22, 2011

chili sauce??? - used tomato sauce & added seasonings to taste; also added garlic, finely chopped onion, worchester sauce; then cooked as stand alone loaf in baking dish so that all sides can brown. Additional spices were good idea o/w would have extremely bland. Pro is that recipe is easy & quick to get in oven. If more than 2-3 people & you want leftovers you may want to increase recipe size.

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