{"id":159,"date":"2025-12-31T20:55:57","date_gmt":"2025-12-31T20:55:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/food.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/?p=159"},"modified":"2025-12-31T20:55:57","modified_gmt":"2025-12-31T20:55:57","slug":"loaded-potato-meatloaf-casserole","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/food.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/?p=159","title":{"rendered":"Loaded Potato &#038; Meatloaf Casserole"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Loaded Potato &amp; Meatloaf Casserole Recipe (Easy Family Dinner)<\/h2>\n<h3>Description<\/h3>\n<p>This <strong>Loaded Potato &amp; Meatloaf Casserole<\/strong> is a hearty, comfort-food dinner made with juicy beef meatloaf, creamy mashed potatoes, melted cheddar cheese, and green onions. Perfect for a <strong>family dinner<\/strong>, <strong>make-ahead meal<\/strong>, or <strong>weeknight recipe<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h2>Ingredients<\/h2>\n<h3>For the Meatloaf Layer<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>1.5 pounds ground beef<\/li>\n<li>1 onion, finely chopped<\/li>\n<li>2 cloves garlic, minced<\/li>\n<li>1\/2 cup breadcrumbs<\/li>\n<li>1\/4 cup milk<\/li>\n<li>1 egg<\/li>\n<li>1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce<\/li>\n<li>1 teaspoon salt<\/li>\n<li>1\/2 teaspoon black pepper<\/li>\n<li>1\/2 cup ketchup<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>For the Potato Layer<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>2 pounds potatoes, peeled and sliced<\/li>\n<li>1\/2 cup sour cream<\/li>\n<li>1\/4 cup milk<\/li>\n<li>2 tablespoons butter<\/li>\n<li>1 cup shredded cheddar cheese<\/li>\n<li>1\/4 cup chopped green onions<\/li>\n<li>Salt and pepper to taste<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Instructions<\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Preheat oven<\/strong> to 375\u00b0F (190\u00b0C). Grease a baking dish.<\/li>\n<li>In a large bowl, mix ground beef, onion, garlic, breadcrumbs, milk, egg, Worcestershire sauce, salt, and pepper.<\/li>\n<li>Press the meat mixture evenly into the bottom of the baking dish.<\/li>\n<li>Spread ketchup over the meatloaf layer.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Bake for 25 minutes.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>While baking, boil potatoes until fork-tender (about 15 minutes). Drain and mash with sour cream, milk, butter, salt, and pepper.<\/li>\n<li>Spread mashed potatoes evenly over the cooked meatloaf.<\/li>\n<li>Top with shredded cheddar cheese and green onions.<\/li>\n<li>Return to oven and bake <strong>20 more minutes<\/strong>, until cheese is melted and bubbly.<\/li>\n<li>Let rest for 10 minutes before serving.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2>Recipe Tips<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Use <strong>sharp cheddar<\/strong> for more flavor.<\/li>\n<li>Add <strong>crispy bacon bits<\/strong> for extra \u201cloaded potato\u201d taste.<\/li>\n<li>This casserole freezes well for meal prep.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Nutrition &amp; Time<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Prep Time:<\/strong> 20 minutes<\/li>\n<li><strong>Cook Time:<\/strong> 45 minutes<\/li>\n<li><strong>Total Time:<\/strong> 65 minutes<\/li>\n<li><strong>Calories:<\/strong> ~600 kcal per serving<\/li>\n<li><strong>Servings:<\/strong> 6<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Loaded Potato &amp; Meatloaf Casserole Recipe (Easy Family Dinner) Description This Loaded Potato &amp; Meatloaf Casserole is a hearty, comfort-food&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":160,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6,5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-159","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-home","category-recipes"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/food.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/159","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/food.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/food.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/food.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/food.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=159"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/food.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/159\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":161,"href":"https:\/\/food.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/159\/revisions\/161"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/food.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/160"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/food.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=159"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/food.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=159"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/food.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=159"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}