Reviewed: Nov. 24, 2009

I gave this 3 stars because my husband loved it, but I thought it was a bit over-flavored. I cooked it exactly per the recipe, so next time I may take others' suggestion and use only half the onion soup packet or sub the Italian breadcrumbs with plain oatmeal.

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Chef Baggers

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Home Town: Purcell, Oklahoma, USA

Living In: Little Rock, Arkansas, USA

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Reviewed: Nov. 4, 2009

I used ground turkey instead of beef. It was the tastiest, moistest meatloaf ever! My friends and I had seconds and thirds until no leftovers remained. Also, I topped with sliced tomatoes and fresh oregano for a lil extra touch. Next time I will probably add more spinach, though.

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J. Sage

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Reviewed: Sep. 5, 2009

This was fantastic! I dont care for dried onion soup mix, so instead I used used California Style onion powder, Nature's Seasoning, and some diced onion. I used panko bread crumbs, because that is what I had on hand. I shaped into individual loaves, which cuts cooking time in half. I also topped with a slice of mozzarella the last few minutes of cooking. They were so delicious my 4 year old didnt even notice the spinach. Thanks for sharing. I will definetly be making this again.

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tiffscookin

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Reviewed: Jul. 30, 2009

I threw is half a bag of fresh spinach. Soaked some great bread we had with 2 beaten eggs instead of cracker crumbs. Only used 1/2 package of dried onion soup mix. My husband said this was the best meatloaf ever!

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Reviewed: Jul. 28, 2009

Great way to get spinach in the kids!

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Reviewed: May 26, 2009

My family loved this recipe! We've tried other meatloaf recipes with no luck, but this is a keeper. I didn't have the Italian dressing and halved the onion soup mix (like others did) but I left everything else the same and it was great.

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Reviewed: Mar. 30, 2009

This meatloaf is awesome! It is something completely different from the norm. My husband said it looks really bland from the outside but it is really flavorfull. I followed the directions completely and it was Great! Thanks for sharing.

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shaym

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Reviewed: Feb. 5, 2009

This was OK. I subbed minced onion for the onion soup mix so I didn't run into an issue with too much salt. Added 2 cups of spinach instead of just one. I think some mozzarella cheese would be a nice complement. We still dipped in ketchup to add some flavor. Very moist but not to die for.

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cookntaste

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Living In: East Greenville, Pennsylvania, USA

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Reviewed: Jan. 20, 2009

This meat loaf was simply divine! I've always been picky about my meat loaf and have never found one as good as my Mom's. This recipe takes first prize!! We did make 2 adjustments to the recipe. Insead of ground beef, we used ground buffalo (we prefer it in taste and for health-eating). Also, we doubled the amount of parmesan cheese. I can't say enough about this recipe. We ate meat loaf sandwiches for several days after preparing this dish!

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Reviewed: Jan. 5, 2009

This recipe is easy and very good. Only change I made was to add two cups of spinach instead of one. Served it with "Crockery Cooking" gravy mix (first ingredient in mix is beef with broth). Excellent and even better the next day.

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Wingslady

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Reviewed: Oct. 12, 2008

Fabulous recipe! I also added pine nuts and sundried tomatoes and doubled the spinach to make it a bit healthier. This is a hearty meatloaf.

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ALEXIS4000

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Reviewed: Oct. 9, 2008

This recipe was delicious. I followed the recipe exactly, with the exception of amount of onion soup, and it came out moist and very yummy. My husband told me that he didnt want to pig out but it was so good he couldn't help it and my 7 year old ate all of his dinner which is rare. Thank you for such a wonderful recipe.

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Reviewed: Jun. 12, 2008

my kids took one look at this and said in unison, "i'm not eating THAT!!" after one bite, they were fighting for seconds! my 6 year old said she liked it because she couldn't taste the spinach (which i doubled, by the way). i didn't have italian dressing, so i used sun-dried tomato&basil dressing. next time i may skip the onion-soup mix, or half it, because i found this meatloaf pretty salty- it was still very good and my husband didn't find it too salty, but i'll play around with that next time. we all loved this recipe!!

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wow that looks good

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Reviewed: May 27, 2008

This had a great flavor and loved the addition of spinach in meat loaf. Mine was a bit "mealy" though, I think from the cheese. Will try using feta next time. That always goes well with spinach.

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Reviewed: Mar. 27, 2008

Dry and salty. I wanted a way to include spinach in a meatloaf, and this looked not bad, but I was v disappointed. Certainly edible, and my husband made polite "it's fine" comments, but I will not make this again.

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Heather

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Home Town: Perth, Ontario, Canada

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Reviewed: Mar. 22, 2008

Quite good. My husband who doesn't like spinach (but does like meatloaf), says it is as good as any meatloaf he has had.

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Beckee

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Reviewed: Feb. 22, 2008

I liked this a lot, but I am glad I used reduced sodium onion soup mix as I think it would have been too salty otherwise. Interesting combination of ingredients!

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Holly

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Living In: Oshkosh, Wisconsin, USA

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Reviewed: Feb. 19, 2008

This was truly a surprise! I was looking for a new and tasty meat loaf - this definitely was it. I used venison hamburger and venison Italian sausage - a great combination. I doubled the recipe and substituted 1/2 cup of stuffing mix because I ran out of the bread crumbs. For the last 15 minutes uncovered, I sprinkled feta cheese on the top. This meat loaf was hugely successful with everyone!

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