Reviewed: May 5, 2008

I couldn't find pineapple perserves, but I did find apricot-pineapple, so I used that. It was far to sweet instead of tangy. Will not make this again.

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Stacy

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Living In: Roosevelt, Utah, USA

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Reviewed: May 5, 2008

Yummo!! I made a couple of changes in that I added fine chopped onion and bacon to the meat. I couldn't get the pineapple preserves so did what others had suggested and used apricot jam and couple tbspn of crushed pineapple. This is the first meatloaf I have made that my whole family enjoyed. I will probably make this every week now!!

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CHRISMK

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Home Town: Tamworth, New South Wales, Australia

Living In: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

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Reviewed: May 5, 2008

This meatloaf was absolutely delicious! While the recipe as listed sounded great, I decided to incorporate some of the other reviewers' suggestions: I added about 1/4 cup onion and a bit of salt and pepper to the meat mixture. I also used 4-cheese cracker crumbs in place of the bread crumbs. For the glaze, I added about a tablespoon of mustard (and doubled the glaze recipe). I cooked the meatloaf for 40 minutes and it was wonderfully moist, even after sitting out for a bit. The only negative? I only got one small piece, because my teenage son devoured the rest! Next time I will double the recipe, because my guess is that it makes great next-day sandwiches.

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Laurie

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Home Town: Los Angeles, California, USA

Living In: Santa Clarita, California, USA

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Reviewed: May 4, 2008

I followed the recipe pretty much as written (I used Italian bread crumbs and mixed light and dark brown sugar) and it was excellent! My family of 4 boys and my husband LOVED the meal. My 11 month old baby and my picky 5 year old went crazy for it. It had an excellent flavor, wasn't dry and very easy to make. For some of the people who could not find pineapple preserves, I was able to find them at a Super Wal-Mart. I will definately be making this again for my family!!!

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Christina

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Reviewed: May 3, 2008

This is something you will make over and over again, because it is so easy, delicious and healthy if you make minor changes. I use ground turkey rather than beef. I also use Best Marinara Sauce Yet from this site instead of ketchup and it really takes it to another level. I also put a couple of spoonfuls of sauce into the beef mixture because I like a fairly loose consistency. This is the kind of thing you can leave as is or add a few personal touches and it's great either way! I recommend making a little extra sauce too, because it's so good!

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Reviewed: May 3, 2008

It just doesn't get any better than this. Sweet, Tangy and moist. But, there is always a but. The recipes reads one pound of meat for eight people. Apparently, this must be a typo that should be corrcted. Not unless eight people are eating one piece super thin. Thanks will make again. A definite keeper.

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sandy

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Reviewed: May 1, 2008

Excellent recipe. I added 1 tsp garlic powder to the meatloaf and used Dole's crushed pineapple in 100% juice instead of the preserves. Delicious! Next time I'll use less brown sugar - the pineapple is sweet enough!!!

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Reviewed: May 1, 2008

I would love to make this tonight! But is there really only one pound of ground beef needed? Thanks

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Christine

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Reviewed: Apr. 30, 2008

I did not like meatloaf growing up so I only made it for my husband once or twice a year, trying all new recipes. This is a terrific recipe. I too used Ritz crackers instead of boring bread crumbs.I mixed apricot and pineapple preserves together, reduced the brown sugar and added some spicy mustard to the beef mix. Outstanding flavors. I am going to copy this recipe for a daughter-in-law who is crazy about meatloaf.

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FREDDY3

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Home Town: Ogden, Utah, USA

Living In: Miami, Florida, USA

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Reviewed: Apr. 29, 2008

This was great. I don't eat red meat so I used ground turkey. I added onion soup to the meat and did the rest as per the recipie. It was very good!

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janie

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Reviewed: Apr. 29, 2008

Wow this is great. I'v been making this for a year now an my family loves it. I use aprioct preserves if I can't find the pineapple. We never have any let over

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Reviewed: Apr. 29, 2008

I also added onions plus adding 2 tablespoons of apple cider vinegar. It gives it an even more tangy, sweet and sour flavor.

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Frank M.

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Reviewed: Apr. 29, 2008

This is a great meatloaf as is. Thanks for sharing! I just don't understand why people "review" these recipes when they are actually reinventing their own. If they have a great recipe, why not just enter it for all to see! Some even cut out the meat!

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Reviewed: Apr. 22, 2008

Instead of bread crumbs, i crunched ritz crackers, and I found the pineapple preserves in the ice cream topping section. Turned out fantastic! Of all of my friends, even the pickiest eater loved it!

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Reviewed: Apr. 12, 2008

YUM! My whole family loves this.

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Reviewed: Apr. 8, 2008

Great recipe, however I leave out the brown sugar. It can be a little on the sweet side, otherwise great dish!

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Reviewed: Apr. 7, 2008

This was very good-- I made it with ground turkey and it was truly tantalizing!

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Living In: Houston, Texas, USA

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Reviewed: Apr. 6, 2008

This is our favorite meatloaf recipe and I serve it about twice a month. Even my mother, who made her own meatloaf recipe for years, makes this version now. I've used both pineapple preserves and apricot preserves. We like them both.

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Reviewed: Apr. 4, 2008

Good Recipe, the glaze was a hit but next time I might add a little vinegar to give it a tang, I found it was more sweet then tangy. The meatloaf needed a little more zip to it as well, next time I will probably season it more with salt and pepper and maybe some garlic. We enjoyed it but I will tweak it!

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carrie

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Reviewed: Mar. 25, 2008

I would definitely use this recipe again. The only changes I made were to add onion into the meat mixture (I add onion to everything!) and because I could not find pineapple preserves I just used canned crushed pineapple (the kind preserved in it's own juice, not syrup). Yummy!

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