Reviewed: Jan. 25, 2012

This recipe is amazing. I left out the spinich, olives and nuts to keep the household happy. It was amazing. I did a layer of shredded pepperjack in the middle instead of the cubes which worked out really well. I cut the recipe in half and had enough to make two loafs and about 4 meatloaf burgers on the grill. It makes a TON of meat even when cut in half! Can't wait to make this one again.

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Angeleyes3783

Reviewed: Dec. 7, 2011

Loved the meatloaf left out the olives and pistachios not a fan but otherwise loved it, making again for a family get together

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davaidson83

Reviewed: May 9, 2011

Great recipe. Cut it in half and still had 2 good sized meatloafs. Thought it might be interesting to try this is 2 types of pans - the standard 13X9X2 baking dish worked fine. We'll see how the bread pan works ;) I did make a few changes (I know this annoys people - oh well). I didn't have pepper jack, so used blue cheese and it was fantastic. Also substituted cocktail sauce for 50% of the ketchup (would have used horseradish if I had it). I loved the little extra kick. I also forgot to buy "meatloaf seasoning" so had to look up what was in it - just as easy to list out the raw ingredients. Fantastic meatloaf - possibly best I have ever had. Addition of pistachios is great idea. Was a little afraid of the olives (I hate olives), but out of respect for the recipe I kept them in (although I did purée the olives).

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Nesto

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Reviewed: Jan. 20, 2011

Put a fire hose on this one.

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chilstone

Home Town: Montesano, Washington, USA

Reviewed: Feb. 18, 2010

I cut down this recipe significantly to feed two people for dinner and to have left overs for dinner the next day. We both thought this was a tasty meatloaf.

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droberts0917

Reviewed: Jan. 26, 2010

Well, I did not put in the spinach, black olives or pistachios - my family wouldn't go for that in meatloaf! However, with bacon and jack cheese, I don't think this meatloaf CAN go wrong! I did add some garlic powder, worchestershire sauce, and 1/2 can of Hunt's meatloaf tomato sauce (and put the other half on top of the meatloaf).

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MrsCabes

Cooking Level: Professional

Living In: Cincinnati, Ohio, USA

Reviewed: Sep. 26, 2009

This is quite the meatloaf! Like many others I scaled the recipe down to 6 servings, but still had a large meatloaf on my hands. Large but delicious! Other than leaving out the pistachio nuts I kept to the recipe, but next time I would probably add my own seasonings instead of the prepared ones, most to cut down the salt. We enjoyed this for 2 dinners and are still enjoying the sandwiches.

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DELTAQUEEN50

Cooking Level: Expert

Home Town: Victoria, British Columbia, Canada

Living In: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Reviewed: Jan. 28, 2009

this is a good meatloaf but i would suggest putting the loaf pan in a roasting pan or on a cookie sheet as there is a lot of grease. ran over the side of my pan sheet caught it all

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SCOTTLONG

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Reviewed: Dec. 13, 2008

My entire family did not care for this.

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DJAMI1

Reviewed: Sep. 5, 2008

This is a totally awsome recipe! It has alot of depth and flavor. I did leave out the pistachio nuts and instead of ground beef I used ground turkey to cut cost. The flavor remained consistant and it still had a nice moist texture. Once again it is a very succulent recipe that 6 out of 7 of my family members enjoyed and said we'd definately make this again!

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