Meatloaf with Mushroom gravy. This meatloaf is dressed up with a seasoned mushroom gravy. Meatloaf is not the invention of thrifty housewives trying to stretch a small amount of costly meat with fillers and spices. It actually dates, in one form or another—patties or loaves—to ancient Rome and probably before that.

In a small bowl, combine milk and cornstarch; set aside. In a large skillet, melt butter over high heat. For the gravy: Melt the butter in a skillet over medium-high heat. You can have Meatloaf with Mushroom gravy using 9 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you achieve it.

Ingredients of Meatloaf with Mushroom gravy

Prepare 1 1/2 lbs of ground beef 80/20 lean.
It's 8 oz of fresh mushrooms sliced thin and chopped.
Prepare 1/2 of medium onion chopped.
It's 3/4 cup of bread crumbs.
You need 1-2 of eggs.
It's 2 tbls of Equal parts flour and butter.
Prepare 1 (14.5 oz) of can beef broth.
Prepare to taste of Salt and pepper.
You need of Ketchup.

Baked the meatloaf in the skillet that you sauteed mushrooms in, and once the loaf was resting, used the same skillet (and meat drippings) to build our gravy. Though we would never fault the classic glazed loaf, a recipe for a rustic meatloaf with hearty mushroom gravy piqued our interest. That means fried chicken with a crunchy coating and moist meat, a low-fat recipe makeover for macaroni and cheese that's as creamy and cheesy as the full-fat. This is a classic meatloaf recipe with a mushroom twist.

Meatloaf with Mushroom gravy step by step

Sauté onion and 1/4 of the mushrooms in a bit of olive oil until onions are translucent and mushrooms have browned a bit, set aside to cool.
Combine ground meat, cooled mushroom mixture, bread crumbs, eggs, and season with salt and pepper mix thoroughly.
Lightly oil the bottom of a baking dish and form meat mixture into a loaf brush with ketchup.
Bake in a 350deg oven for about 1 hour or until meat thermometer registers 135deg then remove from oven and rest for about 10 minutes before slicing.
While meatloaf is in the oven melt butter in a heavy bottom sauce pan and sauté mushrooms until most of the moisture has evaporated, sprinkle with flour to make a roux (use more flour and butter if you want a thicker gravy) and cook for a couple of minutes add beef broth and bring to a boil, then reduce to a simmer stirring until gravy thickens, adjust seasoning.

I think this is the BEST meatloaf recipe! A moist ground beef meatloaf with lots of flavor. If you're a comfort food lover. The meatloaf itself is tender with two kinds of meat, garlic, onions and worcestershire. Now I know that meatloaf is traditionally topped with ketchup and my little guys might prefer it that way, but seriously, I'm a gravy kinda girl.