Meatloaf is a great make-ahead meal for a long cruise. It’s so easy to prepare and freezes well. And the meatloaf itself is filling and nourishing, whether you eat it plain or in a sandwich, hot or cold. This Italian Meatloaf was made and frozen the week before our cruise from Fernandina Beach to Charleston. I avoided eggs or dairy products for a longer refrigeration life.
Italian Meatloaf
3 lbs ground beef
2 lbs Italian Sausage
6 cloves garlic, minced
1 small onion
2 teaspoons salt
1 tablespoon Italian seasoning
2 teaspoons fennel seed
2 teaspoons dried hot peppers
1 teaspoon black pepper
1 1/2 cups bread crumbs
1 cup tomato sauce
1/2 cup dry red wine
Very similar to making Norwegian Meatballs, throw the first nine ingredients into the largest pot or bowl or (clean) bucket you own. Then mix with your (again, clean) hands.
Add bread crumbs, red wine and tomato sauce.
Mix together and place into two loaf pans. Preheat your galley oven to 350 degrees.
Place into your preheated oven and baked for 1 hour.
Remove from oven and let cool. Once cooled, slice loafs into 1/2″ slices. Place parchment paper between each slice for easy separation if frozen or even just refrigerated. It’ll be very easy to break apart and grab a slice when you’re under your red LEDs at night.
Or…devour it as we did, for an easy pre-made meal at the dock.
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We just enjoyed this delicious dish on our passage from Hampton, Virginia to the British Virgin Islands, and the crew LOVED it. It was the favorite dish of the trip! The recipe makes so much that we even have leftovers for a post-passage meal. Shhh…..don’t tell the crew!! 🙂
We are still eating them! So Good!
So the DO have a long refrigeration life! Good to hear!
“I will do anything at all for a meat loaf sandwich, Oh yes, I’ll do anything at all, but I won’t do that!”
Hmmm….we thinks you’ll do anything… ; )