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I like the ingredients for both meatloafs? The difference between the two is just thyme and grated parmesan cheese. I also would have ignored the spaghetti sauce and just used ketchup or chill sauce. Also a fresh onion instead of onion salt and Italian breadcrumbs instead of plain. Should I pick just one recipe to follow or is it fine to mix since the difference is so small?
You should be ok. You don't make any drastic changes in main ingredients. You are just modifying the taste. I never follow recipes to the dot. I like to make changes, if I think that the substitutes would make it tastier. Go ahead and try It! That's what cooking is about!
I agree with the other posters. I think Thyme is a must have for meatloaf, and for hamburgers, meatballs, or anything that has hamburger in it.
I vote Chili sauce over ketchup though. There are probably a lot of alternatives out there, like parmesan cheese has with the block versus the canister.
I'm still kind of guessing on the parmesan cheese. I don't think it'll add much flavor, but it'll help to bind the meatloaf with the egg and breadcrumbs.
These are my thoughts but give it whirl. You won't be able to know if it's good until you make it.
I agree with the other posters. I think Thyme is a must have for meatloaf, and for hamburgers, meatballs, or anything that has hamburger in it.
I vote Chili sauce over ketchup though. There are probably a lot of alternatives out there, like parmesan cheese has with the block versus the canister.
I'm still kind of guessing on the parmesan cheese. I don't think it'll add much flavor, but it'll help to bind the meatloaf with the egg and breadcrumbs.
These are my thoughts but give it whirl. You won't be able to know if it's good until you make it.
There are lots of ways to make meatloaf that don’t use thyme. You can do allspice and nutmeg like Swedish meatballs, for example. I have lots of standard recipes that have a generous tablespoon of thyme in them. It’s nice to change it up with something like meatloaf.
I’d maybe put fresh grated Parmesan on top. I don’t think you’d get much flavor mixing it in unless you used a ton of it.
My favorite thing to do with meatloaf is mold it around a piece of marinated pork tenderloin. You have the circle of pork in the middle when you slice it. You need a flavorful marinade for quite a few hours or the pork part has no taste at all.
Would It mess a recipe up to mix ingredients from two different ones?
Absolutely not. I don't use garlic salt. I don't like garlic powder very much, either. If you want garlic, use garlic. Even the minced stuff in the jar is better than that.
Nix the onion powder, too. Saute some onion before adding it to the mix.
The tomato source is up to you. I don't like ketchup in meatloaf, but you might.
Thyme? It works, but I wouldn't add too much. Same with oregano.
I like the ingredients for both meatloafs? The difference between the two is just thyme and grated parmesan cheese. I also would have ignored the spaghetti sauce and just used ketchup or chill sauce. Also a fresh onion instead of onion salt and Italian breadcrumbs instead of plain. Should I pick just one recipe to follow or is it fine to mix since the difference is so small?
there seems to be nothing that would screw up your meatloaf. Enjoy and have fun mixing ingredients. That is what cooking is all about for some of us. Now, there are times when you would not want to combine, but this is not one of them.
I mix recipes up all the time. Bad thing about that though is if you don't keep track and something comes out great than you can't always replicate. I'm bad about writing things down right away so I don't always remember what I did differently when it comes time to do it again.
The thread title reminds me of the Friends episode where Rachel accidentally combines the recipes for Shepard’s Pie and Trifle.
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Would It mess a recipe up to mix ingredients from two different ones?
