I will be honest and say that I have never truly measured when making my meatloaf. I basically dump the ingredients in a gallon sized Ziploc bag and smash it around. I mostly make this with beef but have made it with turkey. It can be roasted in the oven or cooked in the slow cooker over an afternoon.
2 lbs Ground Beef
2 Eggs
1/3 Cup Water
1/2 Cup Ketchup
1 Envelope Lipton Onion Soup Mix (or Beefy Onion)
1/4 Cup Breadcrumbs
1-2 Tbsps Worcestershire Sauce
1 Tbsp Tastefully Simple Merlot Sauce (optional)
1/3 Cup Red Wine
1 or 2 Onions, quartered
Place all the ingredients from beef to Merlot sauce (if using) in a gallon sized Ziploc bag or large bowl and mix until well blended. From here meatloaf can be placed in the freezer until a later time or placed in a 2 quart baking pan or slow cooker. I recommend spraying the pan with Pam first.
If baking in the oven, place meatloaf in a 2 quart baking dish (sprayed with Pam) and place quartered onions around the loaf. Pour the wine over top and bake at 400 degrees for about 45 minutes until cooked through. This will form a nice crust on the outside of the loaf.
If baking in the slow cooker, place loaf in the slow cooker surrounded by the onions. Cook on high for 1 hour. Pour red wine over the loaf and continue cooking on low for 4-6 hours.
