Meatloaf for our Family of 8 w/ Ancestral Ground Beef

Here at Folsom Farm we love to gather around the table as a family and share a meal. It connects us and makes us stronger as a family unit! For dinners, I use a lot of ground beef (especially our ancestral blend) because it’s easy and economical and everyone loves it! There is something about the simplicity and smell of meatloaf as it cooks, and the satisfying richness that just makes it the perfect family meal! My mom made the yummiest meatloaf after church on Sundays and it’s still one of my favorites to this day!

It’s great alongside mashed potatoes, and your favorite steamed veggies! You choose the sides that work best for you but give this recipe below a try and let us know what you think.

The ancestral ground beef from Folsom Farm includes 85-90% premium ground beef plus 10-15% liver and heart blended in. Gram for gram, beef liver is one of the most nutrient dense food there is on the planet. Most people don’t have a palate for eating liver and other beneficial organs, so we offer our ground beef ancestral blend so you can enjoy the benefits of the superfood nutrients AND actually enjoy your experience eating it! Even our kids LOVE it!!

You can order your ancestral ground beef here

Meatloaf Recipe w/ our Homegrown Ancestral Beef

The most satisfying dishes are often the ones that are the most simple and straightforward, but executed to perfection. This meatloaf is perfect because it uses our Folsom Farm ancestral ground beef blend which includes beef liver and heart giving it all the extra nutritional value without sacrificing the taste!

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Servings 8

Ingredients

  

• 4 lbs ground beef (we use our Folsom Farm ancestral blend)
• 2 cup breadcrumbs
• 1 onion (chopped finely)
• 6 cloves garlic (minced)
• 4 eggs
• 1/2 cup ketchup
• 1/2 cup milk
• 1/2 cup coconut aminos (you can use soy sauce)
• 2 tsp salt
• 1 tsp thyme
• 1 tsp oregano
• 1 tsp paprika
• 1 tsp black pepper

Glaze

• 1 cup ketchup
• 4 Tbsp brown sugar
• 2 Tbsp mustrard

Instructions

 

• Step 1: Preheat your oven to 350 and lightly grease a 9×13 pan
• Step 2: In a large bowl, combine ground beef, breadcrumbs, onion, garlic, eggs, ketchup, milk, coconut aminos and all spices. Mix well until incorporated.
• Step 3: Transfer the meat mixture into the greased pan and press it down to form an even layer
• Step 4: In a small bowl, whisk together the glaze ingredients then pour the glaze over top the meatloaf, spreading it evenly.
• Step 5: Bake the meatloaf in the preheated oven for 1 hour or until the internal temp reaches 160 F.
• Step 6: Remove meatloaf from oven and let it rest for 10 minutes before slicing and servings.