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Red Wine Meatloaf

Red Wine Meatloaf is full of bold flavors, is filling and makes for great leftovers during the week! Cabernet Sauvignon enhances the flavor of the beef and seasonings and lends a hand in creating this mouthwatering meatloaf!

Red Wine Meatloaf is full of BOLD flavors and is one of my favorite #dinner recipes! Super easy to make and incredibly great for leftovers! #meatloaf #recipe #redwine

 

STUFF

Hi folks and happy Monday. Can you believe that it’s already February 5th of 2018?! After all, it seems like just last week it was Christmas. Before we know it it will be Christmas again.

But I don’t want to rush into Christmas just yet. I have a lot of exciting things happening this year. First, in March Ken’s mom and stepdad are traveling from Minnesota to Florida to spend time with us. We will be at our place in Stuart for Easter, then at our place in Lakeland for a day or two and then it’s off to Asheville, NC (one of my favorite places!) for a few days.

We cannot wait to spend time with them because we haven’t seen them since Christmas of 2015! Next, we are traveling to Minnesota sometime during the summer because Ken’s brother is getting married. This will be another road trip. I LOVE road trips!

Red Wine Meatloaf is full of BOLD flavors and is one of my favorite #dinner recipes! Super easy to make and incredibly great for leftovers! #meatloaf #recipe #redwine

RECIPE INSPIRATION

The inspiration for this red wine meatloaf comes from a recipe card (source unknown) I found in Ken’s dad’s recipe box. After searching through the recipe box, I found some recipes I wanted to make or use as inspiration.  Notably, “Mama’s Meatloaf” caught my attention because MEATLOAF and EASY!

Original recipe ingredients, taken from the “mystery newspaper”

When I got around to making “Mama’s Meatloaf, I did a little brainstorming because I wanted to make the meatloaf recipe my meatloaf recipe. Meaning I wanted to give it my own twist, make it different from what was printed on the pages of the mystery newspaper.

RECIPE NOTES

A few things I did differently:

  • used ghee instead of olive oil
  • used gluten free breadcrumbs
  • reduced the amount of herbs used
  • added RED WINE!
  • skipped the bacon. PS, I still love you, bacon.

So let’s get to this Red Wine Meatloaf recipe, shall we?

Red Wine Meatloaf

Red Wine Meatloaf is full of BOLD flavors and is one of my favorite dinner recipes! Super easy to make and incredibly great for leftovers!

Red Wine Meatloaf

Yield: 8 servings
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 45 minutes
Total Time: 1 hour

Red Wine Meatloaf is full of bold flavors, is filling and makes for great leftovers during the week! Cabernet Sauvignon enhances the flavor of the beef and seasonings and lends a hand in creating this mouthwatering meatloaf!

Ingredients

  • 2 tbsp ghee
  • 1/2 C finely chopped onion
  • 1/2 C finely chopped celery
  • 3 cloves of garlic, minced
  • 1 tsp Italian seasoning
  • 1 C tomato sauce
  • 1/4 C red wine such as cabernet sauvignon
  • 3 tbsp chopped fresh basil
  • 2 tbsp chopped fresh Italian parsley
  • 1/3 C gluten free breadcrumbs
  • 1 1/2 lbs lean (90/10) ground beef (I used grass-fed beef)
  • 1 lb ground pork
  • 1 tsp ground black pepper
  • 1 tsp salt
  • Extra chopped parsley for garnish.

Instructions

  1. Preheat your oven to 350.
  2. Heat the ghee in a skillet over medium heat. Add the onion, celery, garlic and Italian seasoning and cook until the onion and celery are tender, about 10 minutes. After cooking the veggies, remove from heat and set aside to allow to cool for a few minutes.
  3. While the veggies are cooking, chop your basil and Italian parsley.
  4. Add the chopped basil, Italian parsley, tomato sauce and breadcrumbs to the cooked veggies.
  5. Place the ground beef and ground pork in a large mixing bowl. Pour the veggie mixture into the bowl with the meat and season with salt and pepper. Add the red wine. Gently mix together.
  6. Press the meat mixture into an 8x4 loaf pan and form the top into a rounded shape.
  7. Bake for 45 minutes or until the internal temp is 150. Ovens can vary so it may take more or less time. My convection oven took about 50 minutes.
  8. Remove the meatloaf from the oven and drain any excess liquid. There will most likely be a lot of excess liquid due to the fat content of the beef and pork.
  9. Allow the meatloaf to cool for 10-15 minutes and then carefully remove from the loaf pan and slice.
Nutrition Information:
Yield: 8 Serving Size: 1
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 503 Total Fat: 32g Saturated Fat: 13g Trans Fat: 0g Unsaturated Fat: 15g Cholesterol: 135mg Sodium: 576mg Carbohydrates: 8g Net Carbohydrates: 0g Fiber: 1g Sugar: 2g Sugar Alcohols: 0g Protein: 38g

Red Wine Meatloaf is full of BOLD flavors and is one of my favorite dinner recipes! Super easy to make and incredibly great for leftovers!

 

 

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27 comments on “Red Wine Meatloaf”

  1. This recipe reminds me of my mum’s cooking!!! Looks yummy.

  2. I love using wine when I cook, I think it makes any plate even better. I’ve never treid adding it to my meatloaf, though, so I’m curious. Thanks!

    Rating: 5
  3. Going to try this with ground elk!

  4. Not sure if I missed something but I don’t see a cooking temperature on the recipe-standard of 350?

  5. I think your version sounds amazing! Thanks for sharing at the What’s for Dinner party!

  6. This is a win-win. I love meatloaf and red wine!

  7. YUMMY! PINNED!!

    I would love for you to share this with my Facebook Group for recipes, crafts, tips, and tricks: https://www.facebook.com/groups/pluckyrecipescraftstips/

    Thanks for joining Cooking and Crafting with J & J!

  8. Your meatloaf looks really good and a bit different then my recipe, which has two eggs and no wine, but I’d love to try it.
    Have a nice Friday.

    Thank you, I’m pinning it.

    Fabby

  9. Pretty cool. That red wine would certainly elevate the flavor profile. Thanks for bringing this to Fiesta Friday.

  10. As this looks delicious, I will definitely be trying it soon #ourmini!inkyparty@_karendennis

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  12. We love Meatloaf and your recipe looks fantastic! Hope you are having a great week and thanks so much for sharing your awesome post with us at Full Plate Thursday.
    Come Back Soon!
    Miz Helen

    Rating: 5
  13. Delicious! Thank you for sharing over at Fiesta Friday!

  14. I have never heard of red wine meatloaf but, it sounds good. Thanks for sharing it at the Inspiration Spotlight Party@DearCreatives Pinned and sharing.

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  18. This sounds really good, much better than what I’ve always made! It looks delicious too! Thank you for sharing on Party in Your PJ’s.

  19. I’ve never tried meatloaf before so this will be an adventure, it looks and sounds delicious. Thanks for sharing.
    Nina
    http://www.ninalazina.etsy.com

  20. I just fell in love with this meatloaf! I can’t wait to try it!!

    Mollie

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