I always add oatmeal as well as some well minced/ground mushrooms. They really help stretch the meat. If meat prices keep rising like I know they will, we'll be saving meatloaf for a tablecloth and candles special supper. Thanks for showing how you cook yours in the crock pot for busy days Bev.
I worked in an Italian run Deli. I learned from a co worker..if you add apple sauce to your meatloaf, it will be TENDER. Apples break down the large beef enzyme...that is the one that can give you heartburn. She was taught that by her sons doctor...who had problem digesting meat. I add dried fruit to all roast. Your guest will wonder why its so good!
Never in my life have I gotten heartburn from any beef or red meat! Never heard of such a thing! I've heard of adding fruit to meat but only for flavor....mostly apples with pork.
I found an old timey recipe in an 80 year old Cookbook, take a chuck roast and dump a can of whole cranberries over it and cook on low heat...oh..my. My deli boss, her son had a hard time digesting beef, the tip for cooking it with apples come from the top gastro doc at Crouse Iriving Memorial hospital in Syracuse. I have added fruit, dried, fresh, applesauce to all roast and most meat since I worked there, 30 years ago.
I make the meatloaf and press it in a burger press (thick patties). I freeze them with parchment paper between the patties and cook them in my air fryer.
I always bake mine-- almost always with taters, carrots, onion, and celery around it. Little water. Love the veggies being baked in the broth it makes. :-) Once a year, at most, I bake alone and make meatloaf gravy and serve over mash, maybe biscuits, too. Veggies on the side. So good! :-) Just pass the ketchup, please.
My mom family uses crackers and bell peppers , as fillers .plus bread onions,eggs plus add catsup To the top of meatloaf as it finish cooking .I love your show you make things so quickly and easy. Love the tips you give to on canning, storage and just every day things and especially how to save money .Thanks again take care.
I just made a few meatloafs for my freezer! Watching some of your older videos. I love watching you! It's like I'm sitting at the table with a friend while she cooks. You are so down to earth and tell it like it is. I love that! Thank you!
id never thought of putting our frozen pre made into the crockpot like that. LOVE that..lost it laughing at howie's fork tease lol. zoom in /out..knowing our mouths are watering lol. still loving your video's 0-B-Wan LOL. love from this part of ontario lol
To our very Dear Mrs. Volfie. Thank you so much for sharing the prices of food that you buy. I'm grateful for it. It's nice to compare what we have here at our prices to others prices. We used to live in Guam. And the price of Ground Meat was so high, it was actually cheaper to buy a roast and grind it up ourselves. We did that for years, when ever roasts went on sale. It didn't matter what kind of meat it was. It was cheaper that way. Thank you for all that you do for us. God Bless
Thanks for this freezer meatloaf ideas, just made meatloaf for me and my husband and had tons of leftovers so I’m so glad I saw your channel. Definitely going to try this out in my crockpot. Thanks again for sharing your time with us 💕💕
Hi Bev. Kathy from Minnesota... Bless your heart for thinking down the road and preparing freezer meals for a later use. I do the same thing for my hubby and i. Everyone can make their own favorite recipe. It's the end result that your that counts. That looks awesome.
Bev your freezer meals are awesome and easy to do. The portions are perfect. You couldn't go to any resturaunt and order a meatloaf for 3.00. Even at $5.51 you couldn't find that anywhere in a restaurant. Saving money and making delicious meals on budget is one way to ride out a finacial setback. If people are not saving on groceries they should be. People here in USA losing jobs as well. We will also see inflation soon. Tightening up the belt again.
I always make one for dinner that night and I have one more for another din din :) At Costco, they have 4 one pounds of ground beef, in the freezer for $16.99, grass fed beef, I let it thaw out in the refrigerator for a couple of days, and I add stove top stuffing to my meat loaf, its so tasty.
I really like your meatloaf/crockpot recipe! Ingenious. I love the breakdown too. I am going to post this in my fb frugal cooking group. Hope that it is ok to share.
I love these cooking for two videos! So easy to size a recipe up but I truly struggle with small cooking! Newly empty nesters have so much to re-learn (like me) but those young independent adults can learn a good home cooked comfort meal too! All in the marketing!!
I've been planning to do this this week. I'm getting out my 30 quart bowl and I'm going to make a bunch of freezer meatloaves and freezer meatballs. Sometimes I put BBQ sauce in the meatloaf to change things up.
Bev I use my mini loaf pans and make individual ones sealed up and anytime the hubby and I want it , it’s ready. I have been adding bread crumbs and oatmeal to stretch the meat.
HEY MS BEV, just wanted to say I love when you do cooking for 2. It's just me so this gives me enough leftovers for another meal and only cooking once. I love it. Thank you so much take care stay safe. God bless y'all.
Meatloaf is a family favorite in my house. Never thought to freeze then like that! I will be doing that this weekend! Great video! Much love to you and Mr Volfie 💛💛
In one of her previous videos she said she get it at a bulk store. So sad that our bulk store in Florida has gone out of business during this covid time.
Hi bev , not sure what you have in your area ? But sobeys in my area have ground beef on for $2.99lb this week . Catch is you have to buy min 2 trays .
Looks amazing. When I make meatloaf I always use 3 pound ground chuck plus the other ingredients. I shape out 3 loads. We eat one for that days meal and 2 go in the freezer. There is only 2 of us, it works out perfectly. Keep up the good freezer meal ideas, please...xxx
We eat at home. Only when we are doing our once a month grocery shopping then we eat out because it’s 2 hrs from our house. We go to Aldi. It’s saves money and gets us out of the house, Sometimes we only go every 2 months and get stuff when we run out of like bread and milk in our town at ventures. Our town has maybe 1,400 people Maybe. We’re enjoying our new house we bought. It was built in 1965 but, the person who built it sure put great thought into this house.it’s was very well cared for . It’s 2 bed 2 bath and 1480 square feet. So We’re staying home enjoying it. Plus yard is much bigger and that means a bigger garden. Bruce loves gardening . TFS
Eons ago, we were able to get 8lb rounds of ground, dark turkey meat labeled 85/ 15 but often leaner, at a regional grocery store chain for $.88/lb. The store was a kiss off our beaten path so we often didn't go but 2 to 4 times per month and I often came home with 2-4 rounds of ground turkey (16-32 lb). One of the tunings I would make was meat-veggetable loaf with upto 25% veggies in the form of tomato sauce, shredded carrot, minced onion and garlic, broccoli meal created in the food processor with fresh broccoli, etc...; and spices of course. I used long cooking oatmeal and 1 egg per loaf as the binder. While baking liquid would form around and atop the loaves which I would pour off into a bowl for other uses; we were doing rice at the time and after being defatted if at all needed, ild make a pilaf with it. 9nce cooled, these loaves eoild go into bread bags and then the refrigerator freezer for upto 4-6 months. If eaten sooner, I woild slice then seperste the slices with a coiple of pieces of waxed paper before plopping into a bread bag. - Frozen meat loaf can be used in so many ways and making/ baking in bulk is quite the time saver; especially in kitchen clean up which is the least favorable kitchen task for me.
Such a great idea! Would love to know where I can get the little plastic baggies with the twistie ties.I like the look of them much better than ziplocks.
I love your mini loaf-pans! I got 2 regular sized loaf-pans (set of 4 each - same as yours) spanking new.. for $20 bucks total - at Value Village! 🤓👍🎉❤️
I make mine with tomato sauce and Kroger meatloaf mix and it’s good. I like to see how others do theirs. The meat loaf in this video looked delicious! Thank You!
hi Bev this is Sue, we buy the big tubes at Costco's or ground like what you have in this video. I do this all the time. l will do a 10 tube and will get 13-14 meatloafs from that. I divide it up into either 3/4 - 1 lbs bags and flatten them in zip lock bags and freeze it, and then thaw it out and put it into the pan to cook. I don't cook till that day. Such an ease to do it this way. All our meat is divided up into mostly 3/4lbs for the 3 of us. ( my mother doesn't eat that much nor do l (l have a lap band) ) And with that, we sometimes have left overs
Thank you Mrs. Volfie.. Well try the crock pot recipe soon. Wife had gluten intolerance so minor adjustments, so far corn flake crumbs work good and GF crackers. GF bread we did not enjoy. we will keep working on it we LOVE meatloaf
Hi! Try cooked lentils. I am gluten intolerant and I use mild flavored lentils as filler/binder in meats. Even used it in Shepherds Pie with the ground beef and a bit extra beef broth! Works great! Also...gluten free oatmeal is a great binder/stretcher in ground beef meals. Giving it a spin in the food processor makes it less "oatmealy" and more like a crumb! God bless!
@@hummingwind8869 You're very welcome! On our channel we are starting to show how to use gluten free/gluten less whole foods. But I have learned so much from Bev! She really knows how to stretch a penny!
I add flaxseed meal with the crumbs for extra fiber and nutrition. We like leftover meatloaf sandwiches so I don't mind making the larger loaves. Oats or other rolled grain works well too.
Love this idea! I would batch prepare my meatloafs and freeze raw then just thaw and bake. I like this idea too! Will have to try this. We always did 1lb, (sm loafs) but now my kids are older now, so they eat more then a sm slice. Lol. Gotta make them bigger. Thanks for the idea. Will definitely try this.
That looks delicious it sure does love how you do stuff thank you so much for your videos God bless you be safe see you in your next video. By the way remember me in your prayers I got sick really sick February 3rd and I'm still sick I have not got the code it that the doctor was worried but anyway just remember me in your prayers love you watch you in your next video I'm going to go over here and lay down it is 12:32 a.m. in the morning thank you for the video
You still got a lot of meatloafs with 33.00 worth of meat. 5.51 per meal for 2 people is awesome. I raised four kiddos and it was expensive. Our 3 boys and 1 girl could eat a loaf of bread per day and a gallon in milk without breathing hard. I wished I would have had ideas like this when they were little. lol I probably have lots more money in the bank.
Have always used oatmeal for meatloaf. I've tried bread, crackers and english muffins. It doesn't taste like meatloaf unless oatmeal is used as part of the binder.
I’ve started to make bell pepper meals with hamburger, and patties. I just canned almost 2 cases (2 pints short) with onion mix broth. For different meals. Bev Thanks meat loaves is next in the agenda. I also did 6 pints corn beef but 2 pints didn’t seal . So hash for breakfast and mustard corn beef sandwiches for lunch. I plan to get more corn beef as well. Making everything stretch. I need to get pork butt or shoulder and roast on sale and stretch them out. Looking forward to seeing your ideas so I can use your ideas to help out. THANK YOU👍❤️
I prefer oatmeal or rice to bread - even before we had a kid with a wheat allergy - just use 1 cup rice (not cooked) per loaf, OR enough oatmeal to get he texture of when you use bread (I go by look/feel)
GINGERGARGOYLE .... Do you have to make sure the meatloaf is reallly moist before baking so the rice will cook & not be hard or just reg consistency will be fine to cook the rice while baking the meatloaf's ? I'm asking b/c I have used crackers, bread crumbs, uncooked oatmeal but never "uncooked" rice, I'd like to give it a try ~ Thank-you ! : )
Oh Bev, I have all the ingredients for meat loaf, I can make 4 for about$2.50 each, I will cut them in single sized portions. i last bout ground round last month for $4.99 per pound down here north of Atlanta. Great Idea, I need to buy frozen veggies, and gravy, that's all I need, Thank You So Much...
We cook the family size pkgs, found on sale, and freeze it in portions. And fcooked meat is smaller. Boston butt makes great pulled pork, sauce added later [bbq, lime/cilantro/garlic]; or chunks with juices. Chicken breast, different seasonings. Hamburger--shepherds pie, taco casserole, chili, spaghetti, lasagna, more. Just cook with salt, pepper, garlic, onion.
I live in South Carolina and meat prices have gone up but no where near how costly yours is. The average ground beef price is $3.50-$4.00 a lb. however one of the grocery store just had the best sale I’ve seen in years. $1.99 lb for ground beef. I bought 53 lbs lol
Hi there. I love your videos. I usually don't comment but I don't know if your are aware that your last few videos the sound doesn't match your lips. Thanks for all your hard work.
I know I'm not commenting as often as I usually would over the last year or so. I spend a lot of time in hospital, and even though I can watch YT on my phone it's hard for me to comment using the phone, my eyes aren't what they once were and IVs make it nearly impossible to use my left hand anyway. Just know I am watching and thinking about you. Tell Red I said HI too.
I always enjoy your videos because you keep them short and do great editing and you're a wonderful narrator! Your meatloaf is tremendously different from mine in Florida I use ground beef and put in pieces of tricolor pepper tons of garlic roasted prior of course, garlic powder organic pepper and Himalayan salt, Panko bread crumbs and an egg plus the secret Southern ingredient of barbecue sauce!!!. I have never cooked multiple loaf pans at once but I do save leftovers in the freezer and take them out for a quick meal at lunch time. And I'm allergic to onions, so I never ever use them in anything. I'm a garlic girl Part of the World Economic Forum Great reset for humans is to take away animal meats. First they will price us out of them with.scarcity and inflation, then continue to create fake diseases allegedly necessitating culling them. But don't worry, they're going to substitute cockroach milk and crickets for protein
Your meatloafs look so yummy. I love meatloaf and just pulled some out of the freezer for tomorrow/today. Thinking either homemade thick noodles or mashed potatoes with gravy. Guess I'll figure it out later lol 💜💜💜
Just wondering if you've ever made tomato gravy to put on top of a meatloaf. I haven't but I do also put ketchup in the mix and then rub it all over the meatloaf as a glaze. Thanks your the ideas. 🙏❤️🙏
Meatloaf is such an individualized recipe, isn’t it? I can only eat my Mom’s and mine. The thought of eating anyone else’s is a big “No thanks” for me, but my Mom loves ordering ( when we were able to get out to restaurants) meatloaf and trying other’s recipes. I love watching your freezer recipes but never make freezer meals unless it is too much leftovers like veg soup or chili. Why is it so much fun watching other folks cook? Stay warm & healthy!
@@OurHalfAcreHomestead I get it! I use home canned meat & veg or make salmon patties or spaghetti on those long working days. We have two freezers packed full of ingredients - meat, flour, butter, vegetables, fruit, etc, so no room to store meals. My favorite fast meal is home canned vegetable beef soup! It feels good to have economically frugal food that tastes great, no matter how you accomplish it. Thank you for sharing your methods. We can always learn new tricks! (I often use onion soup mix, too)
I made mini meatloafs last week and stuck em in the freezer. Next week I'm going to make enchiladas in portions, bake them and stick them in the freezer. Going to do the same with lasagna. I'm tired of cooking every day. So I'm going to do what I did for mother when she was above ground. I made enough freezer meals for her and my sister for six months. It took me only two days of cooking. I think that's the way to go since I'm getting older than Methuselah!!!
Hi. I think she uses the msg free soup base she can purchase at Bulk Barn here in Canada. I've also seen her use Knorr package onion soup mix I think. Not sure if it's msg free. She usually avoids msg products.
It must be hard we’re you are during these crazy times , here in Australia 🇦🇺 we haven’t had the same problems as overseas country , don’t get me wrong we have had COVID but not like other country , stay safe my dear .
Because I'm curious I did some calculations. If that is Aus$17/kilo, and a kilo is 2.2 pounds, then that would be roughly US$6/ pound. At this time we can buy 100% grass fed mince meat at Aldi for just under that price. BTW, "mince meat" in Australia is ground meat, not the concoction we call mince meat in the US. Thank you for sharing, Sundancer.
I always add oatmeal as well as some well minced/ground mushrooms. They really help stretch the meat. If meat prices keep rising like I know they will, we'll be saving meatloaf for a tablecloth and candles special supper. Thanks for showing how you cook yours in the crock pot for busy days Bev.
Yes Molly Smith, mushrooms a must.
I worked in an Italian run Deli. I learned from a co worker..if you add apple sauce to your meatloaf, it will be TENDER. Apples break down the large beef enzyme...that is the one that can give you heartburn. She was taught that by her sons doctor...who had problem digesting meat. I add dried fruit to all roast. Your guest will wonder why its so good!
This sounds interesting. Thank you
Never in my life have I gotten heartburn from any beef or red meat! Never heard of such a thing! I've heard of adding fruit to meat but only for flavor....mostly apples with pork.
I found an old timey recipe in an 80 year old Cookbook, take a chuck roast and dump a can of whole cranberries over it and cook on low heat...oh..my. My deli boss, her son had a hard time digesting beef, the tip for cooking it with apples come from the top gastro doc at Crouse Iriving Memorial hospital in Syracuse. I have added fruit, dried, fresh, applesauce to all roast and most meat since I worked there, 30 years ago.
Thank you so much for these freezer meal recipes Bev! I so appreciate that they are basically for two people, since it is just my husband and I. 💕🥰💞
I make the meatloaf and press it in a burger press (thick patties). I freeze them with parchment paper between the patties and cook them in my air fryer.
We make meatloaf burgers ourselves, Ranch burgers too.. thru the patty maker and were set...
THAT'S WHAT MY MOTHER WOULD HAVE CALLED 'SALISBURY STEAK' GET OUT THE TABLECLOTH N CANDLES.
I always bake mine-- almost always with taters, carrots, onion, and celery around it. Little water. Love the veggies being baked in the broth it makes. :-)
Once a year, at most, I bake alone and make meatloaf gravy and serve over mash, maybe biscuits, too. Veggies on the side. So good! :-)
Just pass the ketchup, please.
I love the way you did this Ms. Bev.. you are so creative and very smart in making those pennies stretch! ♥️
I learned when the kids were young..thank God I have not forgotten!
My mom family uses crackers and bell peppers , as fillers .plus bread onions,eggs plus add catsup To the top of meatloaf as it finish cooking .I love your show you make things so quickly and easy. Love the tips you give to on canning, storage and just every day things and especially how to save money .Thanks again take care.
I just made a few meatloafs for my freezer!
Watching some of your older videos. I love watching you! It's like I'm sitting at the table with a friend while she cooks. You are so down to earth and tell it like it is. I love that! Thank you!
I love it wen you explain why you put this and that in the food,💞
I totally agree with you Mrs V. You would think things would be a little cheaper but oh no!
id never thought of putting our frozen pre made into the crockpot like that. LOVE that..lost it laughing at howie's fork tease lol. zoom in /out..knowing our mouths are watering lol. still loving your video's 0-B-Wan LOL. love from this part of ontario lol
To our very Dear Mrs. Volfie. Thank you so much for sharing the prices of food that you buy. I'm grateful for it. It's nice to compare what we have here at our prices to others prices.
We used to live in Guam. And the price of Ground Meat was so high, it was actually cheaper to buy a roast and grind it up ourselves. We did that for years, when ever roasts went on sale. It didn't matter what kind of meat it was. It was cheaper that way.
Thank you for all that you do for us. God Bless
That was awesome Bev, your meatloaf looked delicious. Thanks for sharing all your cooking knowledge with us. Take care and stay safe.
Thanks for this freezer meatloaf ideas, just made meatloaf for me and my husband and had tons of leftovers so I’m so glad I saw your channel. Definitely going to try this out in my crockpot. Thanks again for sharing your time with us 💕💕
Hi Bev. Kathy from Minnesota... Bless your heart for thinking down the road and preparing freezer meals for a later use. I do the same thing for my hubby and i. Everyone can make their own favorite recipe. It's the end result that your that counts. That looks awesome.
Thank you Honey! My New Nick Name seems to be Bevvy Crockpot!
I did not know you could cook frozen meat in a crockpot! I'm going to try this.Looks delicious and still very economical.
That's awesome
How are you doing?
Bev your freezer meals are awesome and easy to do. The portions are perfect. You couldn't go to any resturaunt and order a meatloaf for 3.00. Even at $5.51 you couldn't find that anywhere in a restaurant. Saving money and making delicious meals on budget is one way to ride out a finacial setback. If people are not saving on groceries they should be. People here in USA losing jobs as well. We will also see inflation soon. Tightening up the belt again.
I always make one for dinner that night and I have one more for another din din :) At Costco, they have 4 one pounds of ground beef, in the freezer for $16.99, grass fed beef, I let it thaw out in the refrigerator for a couple of days, and I add stove top stuffing to my meat loaf, its so tasty.
I will watch for it at Costco!
I really like your meatloaf/crockpot recipe! Ingenious. I love the breakdown too. I am going to post this in my fb frugal cooking group. Hope that it is ok to share.
I love these cooking for two videos! So easy to size a recipe up but I truly struggle with small cooking! Newly empty nesters have so much to re-learn (like me) but those young independent adults can learn a good home cooked comfort meal too! All in the marketing!!
My Sons Both have been given slow cookers over the years from me! They know how to use them!
Great job Bev!! Looked delicious!
I just recently got a new freezer and I'm going to make some meatloaves for my family too! Thank you for taking us along for this!
Ooo that plate of food looks good. I'd wrestle Howie for that and I'm 66. Blessings to all folks. 🥰
Oh my goodness BEV ground beef is expensive in Canada.
That's awesome.
How are you doing?
Great idea! Going to do that this weekend.
Those meatloaf meals look so good. Nothing better than thick gravy. Thanks for sharing Bev.
I've been planning to do this this week. I'm getting out my 30 quart bowl and I'm going to make a bunch of freezer meatloaves and freezer meatballs. Sometimes I put BBQ sauce in the meatloaf to change things up.
You are just amazing! The crock pot is such a great idea!! 🥰🥰🥰🥰
Have to make a few up. Love meatloaf in winter. Thanks Bev.
Brilliant use of the old bread! Thanks for the idea!
Bev I use my mini loaf pans and make individual ones sealed up and anytime the hubby and I want it , it’s ready. I have been adding bread crumbs and oatmeal to stretch the meat.
Yup! Making it stretch..I will be watching for ground meat sales because this price was NUTS!
This is a fantastic idea.
Thank you so much. 👍🏻❤️
HEY MS BEV, just wanted to say I love when you do cooking for 2. It's just me so this gives me enough leftovers for another meal and only cooking once. I love it. Thank you so much take care stay safe. God bless y'all.
What a great idea! Thank you, ma'am!!
My PLEASURE!
Meatloaf is a family favorite in my house. Never thought to freeze then like that! I will be doing that this weekend! Great video! Much love to you and Mr Volfie 💛💛
Howie would eat it 4 nights a week!
Wow We are so going to do meatloaf for the freezer. Where do you get the onion soup mix with no msg at? We love you. More recipes Please.
In one of her previous videos she said she get it at a bulk store. So sad that our bulk store in Florida has gone out of business during this covid time.
Bulk Barn! You may be able to find some on line as well
Hi bev , not sure what you have in your area ? But sobeys in my area have ground beef on for $2.99lb this week . Catch is you have to buy min 2 trays .
Thanks for sharing
Never knew you could grind up bread with out drying it out. No more throwing away my old bread .
Thank You, Mrs. V
Great tip , Stay Safe 😷
WOW! I love it! They look so so good😋Well done Bev🤗
Thank you honey!
Looks amazing. When I make meatloaf I always use 3 pound ground chuck plus the other ingredients. I shape out 3 loads. We eat one for that days meal and 2 go in the freezer. There is only 2 of us, it works out perfectly. Keep up the good freezer meal ideas, please...xxx
We eat at home. Only when we are doing our once a month grocery shopping then we eat out because it’s 2 hrs from our house. We go to Aldi. It’s saves money and gets us out of the house,
Sometimes we only go every 2 months and get stuff when we run out of like bread and milk in our town at ventures. Our town has maybe 1,400 people Maybe.
We’re enjoying our new house we bought. It was built in 1965 but, the person who built it sure put great thought into this house.it’s was very well cared for . It’s 2 bed 2 bath and 1480 square feet. So We’re staying home enjoying it. Plus yard is much bigger and that means a bigger garden. Bruce loves gardening .
TFS
I add grated carrot, potato and zucchini if I have one, to both meatloaf and sausage rolls, it pads them out and adds hidden veges lol
I add minced carrots and zucchini and onions that I have cooked. Moist meatloaf every time
It looked delicious 😋 yummy yummy 😋
Eons ago, we were able to get 8lb rounds of ground, dark turkey meat labeled 85/ 15 but often leaner, at a regional grocery store chain for $.88/lb. The store was a kiss off our beaten path so we often didn't go but 2 to 4 times per month and I often came home with 2-4 rounds of ground turkey (16-32 lb). One of the tunings I would make was meat-veggetable loaf with upto 25% veggies in the form of tomato sauce, shredded carrot, minced onion and garlic, broccoli meal created in the food processor with fresh broccoli, etc...; and spices of course. I used long cooking oatmeal and 1 egg per loaf as the binder. While baking liquid would form around and atop the loaves which I would pour off into a bowl for other uses; we were doing rice at the time and after being defatted if at all needed, ild make a pilaf with it. 9nce cooled, these loaves eoild go into bread bags and then the refrigerator freezer for upto 4-6 months. If eaten sooner, I woild slice then seperste the slices with a coiple of pieces of waxed paper before plopping into a bread bag. - Frozen meat loaf can be used in so many ways and making/ baking in bulk is quite the time saver; especially in kitchen clean up which is the least favorable kitchen task for me.
Such a great idea! Would love to know where I can get the little plastic baggies with the twistie ties.I like the look of them much better than ziplocks.
I get them at my dollar store!
@@OurHalfAcreHomestead Thank you! I will hunt for them in all the dollar stores here!
I love your mini loaf-pans! I got 2 regular sized loaf-pans (set of 4 each - same as yours) spanking new.. for $20 bucks total - at Value Village! 🤓👍🎉❤️
OH WOW!! What a GRAB!
I make mine with tomato sauce and Kroger meatloaf mix and it’s good. I like to see how others do theirs. The meat loaf in this video looked delicious! Thank You!
Thanks!!☺☺
Anytime!
hi Bev this is Sue, we buy the big tubes at Costco's or ground like what you have in this video. I do this all the time. l will do a 10 tube and will get 13-14 meatloafs from that. I divide it up into either 3/4 - 1 lbs bags and flatten them in zip lock bags and freeze it, and then thaw it out and put it into the pan to cook. I don't cook till that day. Such an ease to do it this way. All our meat is divided up into mostly 3/4lbs for the 3 of us. ( my mother doesn't eat that much nor do l (l have a lap band) ) And with that, we sometimes have left overs
What a brain wave!! Doing it up in the slow cooker with veggies and gravey, love this idea. Thank you
My Pleasure! I used to do this when I worked fulltime at the bakery..I worked 6 and 7 days a week...a day off was prepping for another full week...lol
Thank you Mrs. Volfie..
Well try the crock pot recipe soon. Wife had gluten intolerance so minor adjustments, so far corn flake crumbs work good and GF crackers. GF bread we did not enjoy. we will keep working on it we LOVE meatloaf
Hi! Try cooked lentils. I am gluten intolerant and I use mild flavored lentils as filler/binder in meats. Even used it in Shepherds Pie with the ground beef and a bit extra beef broth! Works great! Also...gluten free oatmeal is a great binder/stretcher in ground beef meals. Giving it a spin in the food processor makes it less "oatmealy" and more like a crumb! God bless!
@@dorissauerlender5211 Thank you so much for sharing these ideas. I really appreciate it. 💕
@@hummingwind8869 You're very welcome! On our channel we are starting to show how to use gluten free/gluten less whole foods. But I have learned so much from Bev! She really knows how to stretch a penny!
@@dorissauerlender5211 I will check your channel out thank you.
Wow I just got my ground chuck for 1.99 a pound!Where do you leave?I live in Michigan🙂New to the channel👍
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I add flaxseed meal with the crumbs for extra fiber and nutrition. We like leftover meatloaf sandwiches so I don't mind making the larger loaves. Oats or other rolled grain works well too.
Love this idea! I would batch prepare my meatloafs and freeze raw then just thaw and bake. I like this idea too! Will have to try this. We always did 1lb, (sm loafs) but now my kids are older now, so they eat more then a sm slice. Lol. Gotta make them bigger. Thanks for the idea. Will definitely try this.
Adding cooked lentils along with everything else adds vegetable protein, stretches the meat further, adds texture similar to beef, doesn't add flavor.
I save my leftover gravy from roasts.
Great for a crockpot meal. Dinner looks delicious.
Smart lady! xo
You betcha! I am definately doing this. Thank you
That looks delicious it sure does love how you do stuff thank you so much for your videos God bless you be safe see you in your next video. By the way remember me in your prayers I got sick really sick February 3rd and I'm still sick I have not got the code it that the doctor was worried but anyway just remember me in your prayers love you watch you in your next video I'm going to go over here and lay down it is 12:32 a.m. in the morning thank you for the video
Can not even get a kids meal at fast food for that price!
You still got a lot of meatloafs with 33.00 worth of meat. 5.51 per meal for 2 people is awesome. I raised four kiddos and it was expensive. Our 3 boys and 1 girl could eat a loaf of bread per day and a gallon in milk without breathing hard. I wished I would have had ideas like this when they were little. lol I probably have lots more money in the bank.
I did it when I worked..and I cooked a lot of " Make it stretch" meals when my kids were small...even Hot dog SOUP!
You are fabulous!
lol
Love your home economics videos.😍
Have always used oatmeal for meatloaf. I've tried bread, crackers and english muffins. It doesn't taste like meatloaf unless oatmeal is used as part of the binder.
I so agree, it has to have oats in it for it to taste right!
I’ve started to make bell pepper meals with hamburger, and patties. I just canned almost 2 cases (2 pints short) with onion mix broth. For different meals. Bev Thanks meat loaves is next in the agenda. I also did 6 pints corn beef but 2 pints didn’t seal . So hash for breakfast and mustard corn beef sandwiches for lunch. I plan to get more corn beef as well. Making everything stretch. I need to get pork butt or shoulder and roast on sale and stretch them out. Looking forward to seeing your ideas so I can use your ideas to help out. THANK YOU👍❤️
I prefer oatmeal or rice to bread - even before we had a kid with a wheat allergy - just use 1 cup rice (not cooked) per loaf, OR enough oatmeal to get he texture of when you use bread (I go by look/feel)
GINGERGARGOYLE .... Do you have to make sure the meatloaf is reallly moist before baking so the rice will cook & not be hard or just reg consistency will be fine to cook the rice while baking the meatloaf's ? I'm asking b/c I have used crackers, bread crumbs, uncooked oatmeal but never "uncooked" rice, I'd like to give it a try ~ Thank-you ! : )
Oh Bev, I have all the ingredients for meat loaf, I can make 4 for about$2.50 each, I will cut them in single sized portions. i last bout ground round last month for $4.99 per pound down here north of Atlanta. Great Idea, I need to buy frozen veggies, and gravy, that's all I need, Thank You So Much...
Hi looks great love the video ❤👍🙏
Just soo glad I found you!! 🐾❤
Instead of bread you can add sugar free cereal. Along with croutons.
We cook the family size pkgs, found on sale, and freeze it in portions. And fcooked meat is smaller.
Boston butt makes great pulled pork, sauce added later [bbq, lime/cilantro/garlic]; or chunks with juices.
Chicken breast, different seasonings.
Hamburger--shepherds pie, taco casserole, chili, spaghetti, lasagna, more. Just cook with salt, pepper, garlic, onion.
I live in South Carolina and meat prices have gone up but no where near how costly yours is. The average ground beef price is $3.50-$4.00 a lb. however one of the grocery store just had the best sale I’ve seen in years. $1.99 lb for ground beef. I bought 53 lbs lol
I would have easily dropped $100 ( if I had it) if I saw that sale too!
Hi there. I love your videos. I usually don't comment but I don't know if your are aware that your last few videos the sound doesn't match your lips. Thanks for all your hard work.
Not sure why that is happening.
I know I'm not commenting as often as I usually would over the last year or so. I spend a lot of time in hospital, and even though I can watch YT on my phone it's hard for me to comment using the phone, my eyes aren't what they once were and IVs make it nearly impossible to use my left hand anyway. Just know I am watching and thinking about you. Tell Red I said HI too.
I always enjoy your videos because you keep them short and do great editing and you're a wonderful narrator! Your meatloaf is tremendously different from mine in Florida I use ground beef and put in pieces of tricolor pepper tons of garlic roasted prior of course, garlic powder organic pepper and Himalayan salt, Panko bread crumbs and an egg plus the secret Southern ingredient of barbecue sauce!!!. I have never cooked multiple loaf pans at once but I do save leftovers in the freezer and take them out for a quick meal at lunch time. And I'm allergic to onions, so I never ever use them in anything. I'm a garlic girl Part of the World Economic Forum Great reset for humans is to take away animal meats. First they will price us out of them with.scarcity and inflation, then continue to create fake diseases allegedly necessitating culling them. But don't worry, they're going to substitute cockroach milk and crickets for protein
Amen and amen. And doom to all who require a high protein diet unless you can eat 3 cups of beans at every meal
Your meatloafs look so yummy. I love meatloaf and just pulled some out of the freezer for tomorrow/today. Thinking either homemade thick noodles or mashed potatoes with gravy. Guess I'll figure it out later lol 💜💜💜
Just wondering if you've ever made tomato gravy to put on top of a meatloaf. I haven't but I do also put ketchup in the mix and then rub it all over the meatloaf as a glaze. Thanks your the ideas. 🙏❤️🙏
Girl ! I do the same thing. Those bread ends and other pieces that folks get bored with end up in my meatloaf.
Looks so good 😊
...And stick it in the freezer......Bev,you're one of the few people I don't mind telling me where to stick things. :)
BWAHAHAHAHAHA!!! Thank you!
I also Buah hah hawed at this remark! ;)
Bev try instant oatmeal one time. I was amazed . You cook like I do😀
I DO use oatmeal..I just happened to have bread products that needed using!
Meatloaf is such an individualized recipe, isn’t it? I can only eat my Mom’s and mine. The thought of eating anyone else’s is a big “No thanks” for me, but my Mom loves ordering ( when we were able to get out to restaurants) meatloaf and trying other’s recipes. I love watching your freezer recipes but never make freezer meals unless it is too much leftovers like veg soup or chili. Why is it so much fun watching other folks cook? Stay warm & healthy!
I love the freezer meals because when I am really busy ( Canning, Quilting,Filiming,editing they arefast meals with good nutrition!
@@OurHalfAcreHomestead I get it! I use home canned meat & veg or make salmon patties or spaghetti on those long working days. We have two freezers packed full of ingredients - meat, flour, butter, vegetables, fruit, etc, so no room to store meals. My favorite fast meal is home canned vegetable beef soup! It feels good to have economically frugal food that tastes great, no matter how you accomplish it. Thank you for sharing your methods. We can always learn new tricks! (I often use onion soup mix, too)
Meat and potatoes for poppa on a cold day!
EXACTLY!
Nothing is better then meatloaf yum.
I'm thinking of making some meat loaves in cupcake pans or maybe the larger .
muffin tins. Portion control my meat dishes for the freezer.
I made mini meatloafs last week and stuck em in the freezer. Next week I'm going to make enchiladas in portions, bake them and stick them in the freezer. Going to do the same with lasagna. I'm tired of cooking every day. So I'm going to do what I did for mother when she was above ground. I made enough freezer meals for her and my sister for six months. It took me only two days of cooking. I think that's the way to go since I'm getting older than Methuselah!!!
That is unreal price
Where do you get the msg free soup mix?
Does anyone know if she has a video with recipe for no MSG onion soup mix? I'd really like to make a large amount of that mix. Thanks in advance.
Hi. I think she uses the msg free soup base she can purchase at Bulk Barn here in Canada. I've also seen her use Knorr package onion soup mix I think. Not sure if it's msg free. She usually avoids msg products.
I’ve bought it at Amish stores.
Have you ever canned cooked meatloaf or ground chuck patties for hamburgers?
nope
Bev, have you ever canned your meatloaf?
NEVER EVER EVER!
Yum!👍💞
I use oat meal in mine when I don't have bread crumbs.
Ground beef where I am is $1.99 per pound. I can't imagine paying almost $6.00 a lb for it.
It must be hard we’re you are during these crazy times , here in Australia 🇦🇺 we haven’t had the same problems as overseas country , don’t get me wrong we have had COVID but not like other country , stay safe my dear .
The mince meat in my country town is around $17.00 / kilo now. Not seeing hard times in Australia ? Think again.
Because I'm curious I did some calculations. If that is Aus$17/kilo, and a kilo is 2.2 pounds, then that would be roughly US$6/ pound. At this time we can buy 100% grass fed mince meat at Aldi for just under that price. BTW, "mince meat" in Australia is ground meat, not the concoction we call mince meat in the US. Thank you for sharing, Sundancer.
I love to watch you make freezer meals. N.
Meatloaf...in the freezer, canned in canning jars, in the oven, on the table, and in the belly. It's all good.
How many potatoes, carrots ect...?
I do it this way..it is a meal for two..so enough carrots and potatoes for two people?
That looks great!
Thank u for this. I’m going to do this
Looks great