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Copycat Cracker Barrel Meatloaf (Crowd Size)
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If you've got a big crowd to serve, here's just the meatloaf recipe. The Cracker Barrel secret is mixing in biscuit crumbs into the beef mixture for the perfect texture.
serves/makes:
ready in:
1-2 hrs
1-2 hrs
2 reviews
3 comments
ingredients
10 pounds ground beef
30 ounces finely chopped onion
1 pound seeded and diced green bell peppers
10 eggs, beaten
5 tablespoons salt
1 1/2 tablespoon black pepper
1 1/2 quart diced canned tomatoes
2 1/4 cups grated biscuit crumbs
1 1/2 cup ketchup
directions
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (or 300 degrees F for a convection oven).
Combine the ground beef, onion, bell pepper, eggs, salt, pepper, tomatoes, and crumbs in a large bowl. Mix well.
Divide the meatloaf between loaf pans, packing the meat lightly.
Place the pans in the oven and bake at 350 degrees F for 1 hour 30 minutes (or 60 minutes in a 300 degrees F convection oven). The meatloaf should register 165 degrees F on a meat thermometer when cooked through.
Remove the meatloaf from the oven and invert onto wire racks placed over rimmed baking sheets to drain off any excess grease.
Spread 1/2 cup ketchup over each loaf. Cut each loaf into slices and serve.
nutrition data
394 calories, 30 grams fat, 8 grams carbohydrates, 21 grams protein per serving. This recipe is low in carbs.
Please note:
This is a copy cat recipe submitted to CDKitchen by a third-party. This recipe is not an original recipe unless specifically stated and is considered only to be an acceptable "clone" to the original for the home cook to attempt to duplicate. Please also note that many nationwide restaurant chains vary their menus and ingredients by region so the version provided may not be similar to what you may have tried before. All trademarks referenced are property of their respective owners.
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reviews & comments
Looks like a very easy recipe for a crowd. We're wondering what is the biggest size of loaf pan we can use and would we need to change the cooking time?
I wouldn't use anything larger than a standard loaf pan otherwise it might be difficult to get the meatloaves to cook evenly.
Really??? Serves 42. Need to make it easier to cut the recipe down. If you go with Serves 4 you get everything converted into weight measures. What am I doing wrong? I just signed up today so still trying to figure the site out.
Not every recipe scales easily. This one is particularly difficult because it's meant to yield a restaurant sized batch (which is why it also uses weight measurements). Usually you only want to cut recipes in halves - so this one will scale easiest to 21 servings. You could cut it in half again to 10.5 but then the measurements start to get wonky. Once you get down to a size that is closer to what you want then in some instances you'll have to manually round measurements up or down.
how to make it for 6 servings
Use the "change servings" option at the top of the recipe. You'll want to change it to "7" however because it will scale better (changing this recipe to 6 servings will give you odd measurements).
November 3, 2013
Made these into small individual size meatloafs and frozen them ahead of time (my freezer was FULL!). Thawed and heated through with the ketchup on top.
August 24, 2007
Absolutely fabulous meatloaf. Thanks for having it posted for all to enjoy.