Meatloaf TV Dinner Part 1: The smoked meatloaf

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My wife and I picked up some old lunch trays at the antique mall recently. Ever since then we’ve been wanting to make a TV dinner-like meal. We settled on this outstanding combination of smoked meatloaf, scratch mashed potatoes with gravy, fantastic herbed peas and carrots, and a light apple pie wonton crunch.

Meatloaf TV Dinner Part 1 - The smoked meatloaf

In this part 1 of our dinner, we’ll make the meatloaf. This was made on the smoker, but you could also make it on a grill (over indirect heat), or in your oven. The original recipe came from a Texas BBQ Rub newsletter. You should try their rubs – they’re great! And sign up for their newsletter. It’s always full of great recipes, like this one!

Mashed potatoes and gravy recipe
Herbed peas and carrots recipe

Meatloaf TV Dinner Part 1 - The smoked meatloaf
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Meatloaf TV Dinner Part 1: The smoked meatloaf

Fantastic meatloaf. Absolutely the best meatloaf you’ll ever eat.
Course Main Dish
Cuisine American
Keyword meatloaf, smoked, tv dinner
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 3 hours 45 minutes
Total Time 4 hours 5 minutes
Servings 8
Calories 656kcal
Author Texas BBQ Rub

Equipment

Ingredients

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350 F if cooking in the oven.
  • If smoking or grilling, cut a few slits about 1/2″ up from the bottom in the pan so that the excess fat can drip out.
  • Mix all ingredients except for the BBQ sauce in a large bowl.
  • Place mixture into baking pan. Form into a loaf.

For the smoker or grill

  • Smoke or grill at 225 F for 2-3 hours.
  • Spread BBQ sauce over top of loaf and return to smoker or grill for another 30-45 minutes or until internal temperature reaches 170 F.

For the oven

  • Bake for 1 to 1 1/2 hours.
  • Spread BBQ sauce over top of loaf and return to the oven and bake another 10 minutes or until internal temperature reaches 170 F.

Nutrition

Calories: 656kcal | Carbohydrates: 31g | Protein: 39g | Fat: 41g | Saturated Fat: 16g | Trans Fat: 2g | Cholesterol: 252mg | Sodium: 1086mg | Potassium: 992mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 17g | Vitamin A: 717IU | Vitamin C: 21mg | Calcium: 349mg | Iron: 10mg

Nutritional values are approximate.

2 thoughts on “Meatloaf TV Dinner Part 1: The smoked meatloaf”

  1. The meatloaf looks outstanding but I LOVE the old lunch trays. Those are too cool. I was looking for some of those awhile back, but somehow got distracted (ADD), quit looking and never bought any. Might have to go out and score a few.

    1. Hi Griffin. I’ve been lucky enough to score a few sets of trays from various antique malls. I’m always on the lookout for them. Of course you can find them on eBay too!

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