Halloween Jack-O'-Lantern Meatloaf
Description
If you are looking for a special Halloween dinner recipe, you've found it! Meatloaf in the shape of a pumpkin head will have everyone smiling.
Ingredients
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4 pounds lean ground beef
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3 cups Italian bread crumbs
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4 eggs
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1 large onion, chopped
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1/4 cup spaghetti sauce
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1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
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1 pinch garlic salt, or to taste
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1/4 cup spaghetti sauce
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1 tablespoon Italian seasoning
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3 drops orange food coloring, or as needed
Directions
1
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
2
Combine beef, bread crumbs, eggs, onion, spaghetti sauce, Parmesan cheese, and garlic salt in a large bowl. Push mixture down into the bottom of the bowl and smooth the top. Flip bowl over into a large cake pan with sides to hold drippings. Use fingers to mold a stem shape at the top and make a happy or scary pumpkin face in the meat.
3
Combine spaghetti sauce and orange food coloring in a small bowl. Paint the meat loaf surface with the sauce mixture and sprinkle Italian seasoning on the stem.
4
Bake in the preheated oven until inside is no longer pink, 1 1/2 to 2 hours.
5
Drain grease from cake pan or transfer loaf to a serving plate.