Reviewed: Sep. 15, 2009

I broke from the recipe and used baby Portabello mushrooms and shallots instead of the onions for the filling with the spinach. I really liked the flavor, but I think it would be better mixing half shallots with half white onions for the filling. I also added garlic while browning the meat. My girlfriend said it was the best, better then the first time I made it following the recipe. I really like making thins dish. It is easy to do. I used wax paper to spread and roll the meat log. It makes it really easy to add it to the baking dish. I didn't have a bread pan available so I used a pyrex dish. I think this allows the grease to flow out. It's on the money.

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Oven's On Fire

Reviewed: Jun. 27, 2009

This is such a good recipe - truly gourmet meatloaf! Unfortunately, my husband doesn't like it, so I only prepare it occasionally. My only change is to bake it in a pyrex dish, not the loaf pan. It takes too long to cook in the loaf pan.

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RECIPEFAN1

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Chicago, Illinois, USA

Living In: Seattle, Washington, USA

Reviewed: Apr. 8, 2009

this was awesome. i added garlic powder to the meat as well as the spinach mixture. i also didnt have cheddar cheese so used a pre-shredded pizza mix - which made me nervous but like i said - AWESOME. oh yeah - i added a bit of basil to as well!

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nadine

Cooking Level: Beginning

Home Town: Palmyra, New York, USA

Living In: Brooklyn, New York, USA

Reviewed: Jan. 5, 2009

This recipie was fantastic. A friend had picked this recipie for our weekend horse get away. She put baby carrots on the botton so the meat roll could sit on them and red potatoes along side. Very easy to make and full of flavor that will be a crowd pleaser. We will make this again for ourselves and company.

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Claudine "Chancy" H.

Cooking Level: Expert

Home Town: Elk Grove, California, USA

Living In: Cat Spring, Texas, USA

Reviewed: Dec. 28, 2007

We really enjoyed this! Traditional meatloaf is always a favorite, but this was fun to make and tasty for something a little different...pretty too! Other than adding garlic to the mushrooms and onions (I HAVE to!) I made this as written and was very pleased. Another great comfort food recipe!

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naples34102

Cooking Level: Expert

Home Town: Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA

Living In: Mequon, Wisconsin, USA

Reviewed: Sep. 17, 2007

Sorry, didn't care for this at all. Meat was way to bland, stuffing was alright. I hate to give a so-so rating but My tastes didn't agree with this recipe.

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Ralph Fimbres, Jr.

Cooking Level: Expert

Home Town: Vallejo, California, USA

Living In: Ukiah, California, USA

Reviewed: Sep. 15, 2007

Use Ground Turkey instead of beef and pork!!! Fabulous and lower in fat!!

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cjohns1015

Reviewed: May 30, 2007

I tried this recipe last night. It was great. I used sage as I didn't have parsley but it added a really nice flavour. For the pork, I just used the filling from a pack of pork sausages. I didn't attempt to roll it as I was in a hurry but I layered the meat and filling and it worked very well. Was delicious and I will definitely use it again. Can't wait to have the leftovers for dinner tonight.

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Geri

Reviewed: May 19, 2007

Very good! I did add extra mushrooms and spinach (also threw in some garlic), but everything turned out great. The filling is fantastic. I can't say that enough. The filling is going to be used with other recipes. I honestly considered just eating the filling. The meatloaf turned out better than any homemade meatloaf I've ever had. The only modifications I made were the extra mushrooms and onions, garlic, and I used parmesan bread crumbs.

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Jen C.

Home Town: Arlington, Virginia, USA

Reviewed: May 3, 2007

We loved this recipe, the meat loaf held together nicely and all the flavors from the cheese, spinach,and mushrooms made for a sort of fancy out of the ordinary meat loaf

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