Cheesecake Factory Meatloaf

Dave in Alpharetta, GA's Note:

I absolutely love their meatloaf and I found this copycat recipe online. I haven't tried it yet, but I plan to very soon! **Update - ok so I made this last night and I must say it came out pretty good. My wife loved it, she'd probably give it 5 stars, I'd lean more towards the 4 star rating. Also the cook time was off, I think next time I'll cook it at 375 instead of 350, and I recommend a 5-8 minute broil at the end to crisp up the top. Enjoy!

• Total Time: 1 hrs 15 mins
• Prep Time: 15 mins
• Cook Time: 1 hrs

Ingredients:

Servings: 6

• 1 lb lean ground beef
• 1/2 lb ground pork
• 1/2 lb ground veal
• 3/4 cup large-curd cottage cheese
• 1/2 cup shredded cheddar cheese
• 1 cup chopped onion
• 1/2 cup chopped green pepper
• 1/2 cup dry unseasoned breadcrumbs
• 2 eggs
• 1/3 cup tomato sauce
• 1/4 cup dry red wine
• 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
• 1 tablespoon salt (to taste)
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
2. Combine all ingredients in a bowl and mix well.
3. Pack into a 9 x 5-inch loaf pan and bake at 350 degrees F for 50 minutes.

Reviews

[Cooks4_6]

My husband and eldest daughter really enjoyed this recipe. I am horrible at making meatloaf and this turned out great! I liked the texture, the flavor and the way it cut. I used 1 lb of pork and 1 lb of beef; skipping the veal. I free formed it in a pan instead of cooking in a loaf pan and cooked it for an hour with the last 20 minutes on speed bake.

[Mastiffmama]

This is delicious! We all loved it. We did half beef, half pork, no veal. We put on broil for last 10 minutes to crisp the top. We used all the rest of ingredients as directed. We served with mushroom gravy, mashed potatoes and peas. Will never make any oyher meatloaf recipe but this one. It was extremely moist and flavorful.

[Chef #638264]

My whole family loved this meat loaf. I used a whole lb of ground pork and no veal. I also added in some finely shredded carrots to sneak in a little more nutrition. Instead of baking in a loaf pan I just free formed the mixture into a loaf and baked in a pan. Leftovers were great also! Thanks!