can I turn a meatball recipe into meatloaf?

[Anonymous]

Is there any reason this wouldn't work? I love this recipe https://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/anne-burrell/excellent-meatballs-recipe-1943292 but I want to make it as a meatloaf instead. Thoughts?

[Anonymous]

I would think so. You'd probably just have to adjust cooking time and temperature?

[Anonymous]

Yes, you always can make a meatball into a meatloaf, just adjust the cooking.

I make miniloaves because I can’t take the greasy damp of regular meatloaf.

[Anonymous]

I don't know why but the thought of this cracks me up. A giant meatball in a pan!

[Anonymous]

Yes absolutely! A meatloaf is just a big meatball. I do mini loaves too, they cook more evenly. My dad does them in a cupcake pan so they are individual-sized.

[Anonymous]

you need a source of moisture unless you like your meat loves super dry. The time it takes to cook a meatloaf fully is way more than a meat ball (which may be cooked in sauce).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:you need a source of moisture unless you like your meat loves super dry. The time it takes to cook a meatloaf fully is way more than a meat ball (which may be cooked in sauce).

Excellent point. I was just watching one of those cooking competitions and one of the chefs made this same error in not having a moist enough version of the loaf because there was no sauce for the meat to sop up.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:you need a source of moisture unless you like your meat loves super dry. The time it takes to cook a meatloaf fully is way more than a meat ball (which may be cooked in sauce).

Excellent point. I was just watching one of those cooking competitions and one of the chefs made this same error in not having a moist enough version of the loaf because there was no sauce for the meat to sop up.

Forgot to add...so maybe an extra egg or two or three?

[Anonymous]

I did it! It was very moist. Cooked at 350 and it reached 160 degrees internally after about 45 minutes, faster than I expected. I think I prefer the meatball version -- browning them first does add flavor. But this was good.