I tried this recipe after talking to a friend who also tried it and liked it. It was good, but not WOW. I used Italian seasoned bread crumbs and Italian style diced tomatoes to add more flavor, but it still tasted a bit bland for my liking. I found that you need to use a very lean ground beef or ground turkey or else your loaf will be greasy (yuck!). Perhaps, covering the meatloaf with tomato sauce would jazz it up a bit. I think this meatloaf tasted GREAT the next day because the seasonings had a chance to blend (I will prepare the loaf a day ahead next time for this reason). I served leftover slices on homestyle bread with a slice of cheddar cheese, romaine lettuce and some ketchup for lunch the next day. As a meal, this dish went well with hash brown potato casserole (in the "favorites" book and on this website), creamy pea salad (i.e. a mixture of peas, bacon, red onion, cheddar cheese and mayonnaise) and tiramisu for dessert. It would also go well with mashed potatoes and cut green beans for a quick weeknight meal. I'll definitely make this again, with modifications. Thanks!

My boyfiend liked it but I just didn't care for it. Dont get me wrong, there was nothing wrong with the meatloaf, it just wasn't a wow for me.

Found this to be a good meatloaf, stayed moist, made great sandwiches the next day. Will probably make this one again.

Didn't really like the flavor of this--definitely not the best meatloaf I have made--will not make it again.

I used diced tomatoes w/garlic and onion, italian bread crumbs, chopped garlic instead of garlic salt and pasta sauce. My husband loved it...better than the standard that I usually make. I didn't use a meatloaf pan, but a regular stoneware baking dish and drained it a few times during cooking. Will definitely make it again - it was good and easy!

This meatloaf was delicious- the best I've ever had! Along with others who left comments, I made some adjustments. I used italian-style bread crumbs, canned tomatoes with garlic & onion, chunky pasta sauce instead of ketchup and added 1tsp dried parsley and a pinch of crushed black pepper. In addition, for the last 10 minutes of bake time I spread some pasta sauce atop the meatloaf and sprinkled it with grated parmesean. Served with garlic-parmesean mashed redskins and green beans. Buon appetito!

I tried it to see if it'd be an improvement over a traditional meatloaf, but when I tasted it, I thought there were too many flavors and the great taste of meatloaf was lost.

This surprised me, it turned out so moist and tasty. Frankly I've tried lots of meatloaf recipes and they usually don't impress me that much, but I keep trying. This is one I will make again. The only thing I did differently than the printed recipe was to use the Italian-style bread crumbs.

Had to use the 4 serving recipe to make it with 1lb of ground beef. It was a change from the usual meat loaf and very tasty. I will definitely make this one again!

Great recipe! I made it with deer burger and it came out perfect. I didn't have to drain any fat or grease off of it. I think using lean meat, like deer is part of why it came out so well. Love the Italian twist to meat loaf!

Very, very good. I used some jarred marinara sauce instead of ketchup and diced tomatoes. Very moist and had a nice tang. I sauteed some onions and garlic and added that too.

I normally make the brown sugar meatloaf but was in the mood for Itallian and tried this. Very moist and one of my family members said it was the best meatloaf he ever had. I also poured some tomato sauce on top and the last 20 minutes of baking topped with more shredded mozzarella cheese and fresh basil.

I have never like meatloaf, but this recipe is delicious. Will definitely make again. Spaghetti sauce goes perfect with it. Love it.

I made this recipe to a "T" except I didn't have italian seasoning. I just upped the others a slight bit. My loaf fell apart when I tried to cut it and I let it rest at least 15 minutes. It just seemed to moist. I did drain the tomatoes. I also put two slices of bread underneath the loaf (a little trick I use) and it soaked up almost all of the grease. The flavor was okay but my bf said it wasn't the best meatloaf I had made. I think we're just used to good ole American meatloaf. I doubt I'll make again. Not worth all the extra calories with the cheese in it.

This took a fair amount longer than one hour to cook. Maybe 90 minutes. This is without a doubt the best meatloaf I have ever made. My wife says it is the best she has ever eaten, and NOBODY cooks better than she, so it was high praise indeed!!

I thought this was very nice, just needed something for some oomph. Worstershire sauce is a must and some diced onion would be nice. Maybe some salt too? It just seemed a little flavorless compared to what I have eaten before as meatloaf, but otherwise very good.