The famous 1950s 15-minute meatloaf recipe

The famous 15-minute meatloaf recipe (1955)

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15-minute meatloaf recipe (1955)

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The famous fifties’ 15-minute meatloaf recipe

The famous 15-minute meatloaf recipe (1955)

15-minute meatloaf retro recipe

Yield: 6 servings
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 15 minutes
Total Time: 30 minutes

This classic meat loaf recipe comes to you direct from the fifties!

Ingredients

  • 1-1/2 pounds ground beef
  • 1-1/2 teaspoons salt
  • 1/8 teaspoon pepper
  • 2 tablespoons chopped onion
  • 2 tablespoons chopped green pepper (optional)
  • 2 8-ounce cans Hunt's Tomato Sauce
  • 2 tablespoons sugar
  • 1/4 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce

Instructions

  1. Combine beef, salt, pepper, onion, green pepper and 1/2 of an 8-ounce can Hunt's Tomato Sauce.
  2. Press into greased 9- x 12- x 2-inch baking dish.
  3. Bake on lowest shelf in hot oven (450 F) for 10 minutes.
  4. Place 1 inch under medium broiler heat, and broil 5 minutes longer.
  5. While meat cooks, combine remaining tomato sauce, sugar and Worcestershire in small saucepan and boil 3 minutes.
  6. Add meat drippings, if desired.
  7. Cut meat in half crosswise.
  8. Arrange sandwich fashion on platter, pouring sauce between and on top.

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Nutrition Information:
Yield: 6 Serving Size: 1
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 431Total Fat: 26gSaturated Fat: 10gTrans Fat: 1gUnsaturated Fat: 12gCholesterol: 135mgSodium: 845mgCarbohydrates: 5gFiber: 0gSugar: 5gProtein: 41g

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The fifties' famous 15-minute meatloaf recipe (1955)

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2 Responses

    1. I just checked some newspapers from 1955, and confirmed they are the 8-ounce cans. Thank you for letting me know this was missing! We will update this recipe now.

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