Can You Help Me Find the Perfect Meatloaf for Sandwiches? Good Questions

"Quickest Meatloaf in the West" from Kathleen Hanna's recipe book Got2Go: Feeding Families Fast. I've been making this excellent Turkey meatloaf for awhile now and I've found that I've converted my red meat loving husband over to turkey meatloaf! My husband commented that this feels 'lighter', and my husband's friends have also given it a big thumbs up. Instead of cooking it in the microwave as the recipe suggests, I put it in the oven at 350 for an hour. http://blisstree.com/live/the-quickest-meatloaf-recipe-ever/

Speak of the devil! I just posted this meatloaf recipe:
http://fritesandfries.com/post/680255393/annies-meatloaf

I love this Bon Appetit recipe for Turkey Meatloaf. It's delicious and makes for great sandwiches the next day.

I absolutely loathe meatloaf, but fine cookign magazine has a bacon-wrapped one with mushroom sauce that's fabulous!

http://www.finecooking.com/recipes/bacon-wrapped-meatloaf.aspx

I make my mother-in-law's recipe, which you cook flat instead of in a loaf pan. Makes fabulous sandwiches, you just cut a square or rectangle the size of your bread. It is pretty dense. The recipe is in the very old blog post: http://kateflaim.com/2008/01/americana-christys-meatloaf/

I like this <A href="http://sprng.me/4fs9">turkey meatloaf</A> recipe from The Daily Balance -- easy and healthy! (And this <A href="http://sprng.me/6sr">mini meatloaf</A> one from Food Channel is pretty good too...)

Here's my Meatloaf Burgers recipe: http://www.lanascooking.com/2010/02/12/meatloaf-burgers/ I use half beef and half pork for added flavor and moistness.

My wife just made the "spaghetti and meatballs for a crowd" test recipe from Cook's Illustrated last night. We formed the rest of the meatball mix into individual meatloafs and glazed them with lingonberry preserves, bbq sauce and a sprig of rosemary and thyme. I can attest that a good meatloaf it makes.

My recipe probably isn't any better than any of the others here - but I do have some advice. The more you mix the meat - kneading and working it by hand - the denser the final product will be. Perhaps that can help, whatever recipe you choose?

1 more thing--it is best to roast and then chill your meatloaf if it is to be used for sandwiches. Once the meatloaf is chilled, it is easy to slice 1/4" thick or more and the slices can be easily reheated in a toaster oven.

TURKEY MEATLOAF.
Package of ground turkey
Handful of dried onions
1 Egg
Dash of milk
Ketchup (just squirt a bunch in until it looks good and mushy)
Salt
Pepper
Any other seasons that sounds good (I like oregano)
Like a tablespoon ish of Woshtichire sauce
. . . I think thats everything. (Its a fly-by the seat recipie)
Mix it all together. Put it in a meatloaf pan (VERY IMPORTANT!!!!, they have them at Williams-Sonama) and cover with mustard, ketchup and brown sugar all mixed together.
Cook for about an hour at 3:50, or until the sauce on the top has started to carmalize.
ENJOY.

This is serioulsy the best ever. I have never met a person who didn't LOVE it.

Crap, I forgot about a 1/2 a cup of quick-oats. Maybe more, if you are feeling fiesty.

thanks everyone! i knew you'd pull through! can't wait to share these with my mom....

I have had luck with Cindy Pawlcyn's meatloaf. http://articles.sfgate.com/2009-02-08/food/17187101_1_meat-loaf-chefs-san-quentin/3

it is super dense and perfect for thin slices!

OMG. Turkey meatloaf sandwiches at our house are a weekly occurrence. We make a turkey meatloaf (recipe below) then put it on lightly toasted sourdough bread with a hint of mayo on both pieces of bread and catsup. Our meatloaf:

1.5 lbs ground turkey breast (extra lean is essential, otherwise it tastes too turkeyish ironically)
1 sauteed onion
salt
pepper
dash cayenne
2 eggs
2 TBS milk
1/2 cup or so breadcrumbs
3 TBS catsup
dash worcestershire

Bake for 15 mins at 350, then smother in tomato sauce and cook for another 30 mins.

yum!

I love this turkey meatloaf from Gourmet:

http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/Turkey-Meatloaf-107599

Oh, and for beef meatloaf, this recipe is fantastic:

http://find.myrecipes.com/recipes/recipefinder.dyn?action=displayRecipe&recipe_id=1160605

Just for another option, does it need to be meat loaf? A vegetarian nut loaf recipe will make delicious cold sandwiches the next day.

Giada De Laurentis has a recipe for turkey meatloaf that's wrapped in panchetta and it's AMAZING. You serve it with a foccacia roll and basil spread. It is one of the few things I miss now that I'm a vegetarian.

I have horrific memories of meat loaf from my childhood, so I totally broke away from the ground beef version.

Turkey Meat Loaf

1 pound ground turkey
½ teaspoon salt
¼ teaspoon pepper
1/ 4 cup applesauce
¼ cup ketchup
1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
scant 1/8 teaspoon ground thyme
scant 1/8 teaspoon sage
1/3 cup fresh breadcrumbs
2 T finely chopped onion, or to taste

Mix together well (it will be soft) and shape into oval loaf.

Combine 1/3 cup catsup and 2 Tablespoons brown sugar and spoon over loaf. Cover and bake at 350 degrees until done.