The Best Meat Loaf Recipes

Slideshow: Comfort Food

Cooking Guides: Beef

3 Variations on Meat Loaf

Shea Gallante brushes his meat loaf with a red wine glaze, which caramelizes as it bakes.

This luxurious yet easy take on classic meat loaf gets stuffed with spinach, carrots, prosciutto and cheese.

While most people would serve meat loaf with red wine, this one actually tastes best with a medium-bodied white, such as a Vernaccia or Vermentino.

1. Meat Loaf with Red Wine Glaze

2. Meat Loaf Stuffed with Prosciutto and Spinach

3. Seared Tuscan-Style Meat Loaf

More Meat Loaf Recipes

Smoky Meat Loaf with Prune Ketchup

This pistachio-studded recipe beautifully combines seasoned meat with smoky Spanish paprika, smoked salt and ground bacon.

Neapolitan Meat Loaf with Pine Nuts and Raisins

Crusty on the outside and moist and cheesy on the inside, Anna Imparato’s meat loaf is comfort food at its most luxe.

Grilled Mini Meat Loaves

The delicious individual meat loaves—made with just six ingredients and stuffed with cubes of fresh mozzarella that become warm and gooey—cook directly on the grill for less than 10 minutes.

Bison Meat Loaf

Bison, especially when it has been raised on grass, makes for a sustainable choice with brawny flavor and little fat.

Veal-and-Mushroom Meat Loaf with Bacon

Herbed Meat Loaf with Mushroom Gravy