Need quick cooking help: I don't have breadcrumbs for meatloaf

[krispos42]

Thought I did, but I don't. :-(

What can I use as an alternative? Flour? Bisquick?

I don't have a lot of choices here.

[GOPisEvil]

1. Got any fresh bread and a food processor?

Make your own crumbs.

[flvegan]

2. Corn Flakes!

Makes good breading for fried chicken, too.

:popcorn:

[krispos42]

7. I have Golden Grahams

:rofl:

[Rabrrrrrr]

18. In all honesty, those golden grahams would taste good in a meatloaf

as long as you compensated for the sweetness by not including anything else sweet.

[greenbriar]

22. add in diced potatos

that would be good

[krispos42]

27. That doesn't sound bad at all, actually.

I can't remember the last time I peeled a potato on my own, though.

Hmmm... I made diced unpeeled potatoes coated in onion-soup mix a few times since the separation (3 years ago), but actually peeling and cooking them?

I have no idea.


I need a woman that I can cook with.

(take that how you may) :-)


I could have put come tater-tots in the meatloaf, I guess. I have a bag of those! :rofl:

[krispos42]

26. Hmmm....

Something to consider next time.


As well as "cornflake" meatloaf.


Not only in the meatloaf, but on it!


Bet that'll start a flamewar!

[Ptah]

3. Toast some bread.

Crumble

good to go

[krispos42]

6. I have whole wheat

Think that will work?

No food processor, though...

[PeaceNikki]

8. Toast it to dry it out and crumble.

[Ptah]

Toast it medium dark, pulverize it with your manly calluses and forearms.

Get to work!

[krispos42]

23. I have the callouses but not the forearms

I'm not flvegan, you know!

:rofl:

[krispos42]

24. I have the callouses but not the forearms

I'm not flvegan, you know!

:rofl:

[PeaceNikki]

4. Crackers or oats

[krispos42]

9. I have instant oatmeal

But it's flavored.

[PeaceNikki]

11. Hmm... strawberries n cream in meatloaf sounds icky

:P

[bicentennial_baby]

5. Make your own?

Wheat germ?

Panko?

Ground up cereal?

[krispos42]

13. I'm divorced... I barely cook! lol

And I have Frosted Maple Shredded Wheat or Golden Grahams for cereal.

What's "Panko"?

[sarge43]

10. Oatmeal? n/t

[skygazer]

12. I always use bread rather than bread crumbs

Holds the moisture in better imo. :hi:

[Gormy Cuss]

31. You are such a

Yankee. My mother never made a meatloaf with crumbs. She always used torn bread. Half the time her meatballs were made with bits of bread rather than crumbs too...:hi:

[skygazer]

35. Well, yeah

How else do you make meatballs? :rofl:

[Rabrrrrrr]

14. Crackers! Or a couple eggs.

[krispos42]

19. No crackers.

Snacky food does not tend to last long in my house.

O8)

[greenbriar]

15. crackers, cornflakes oatmeal

all are good alternatives

[Lil Missy]

16. Cracker crumbs

[krispos42]

17. So the Lounge goes with "toast my own", so I will

Quick, to the toaster oven!



Thanks guys!

:hug:

[LeftyMom]

21. Yeah, just toast it and toss it in the blender.

I don't keep breadcrums around, they're overpriced and doing it that way is an easy way to use up bread heels, which I won't eat because I'm spoiled.

[Darth_Kitten]

20. crackers, grated carrots......

:)

[krispos42]

25. Update: 4 slices of "Home Pride Wheat" were toasted and crumbled

Meatloaf is now baking, along with a box of au graten potatoes that expired 14 months ago.

Scarily, it wasn't the oldest thing in my pantry. I think I have stuff that date from by pre-separation days!

I will update on how it turns out. Might even include a picture for your viewing pleasure.



Thanks for the help, guys. I think of the bread so much for my work sandwiches I didn't even think of using it!

:dunce:

[harmonicon]

36. 14 months? That's nothing

A few years ago I found stuff in my parents' cupboard that they bought before they moved into their new house - in 1989. I bet there are still some things from that vintage in there.

[auntAgonist]

28. I made meatloaf for dinner tonight .. I used oatmeal. n/t

[orleans]

45. oatmeal? just all mixed up with the meat? (i'm guessing uncooked oatmeal)

how is it?

[auntAgonist]

48. It's delicious. I always use oatmeal in my meatloaf.

Uncooked , yes. I don't know what measure I use, I do it more by feel. Too much isn't good.

[China_cat]

29. Grated Parmesan

[Rhiannon12866]

30. My mother crushes up saltine crackers, and I break up fresh bread.

Those are both great choices, and any kind of cracker or bread that you like will do...:hi:

[Duer 157099]

32. Rice works n/t

[begin_within]

33. A good tip:

Jyoti Bihanga vegetarian restaurant in San Diego makes a "Neatloaf," and it's better than any meatloaf with meat you've ever had. I have no idea what combinations of seasonings they use, but it has an irresistible flavor, and the tangy barbecue sauce on top makes it heavenly. The recipe is secret, but I did talk to the chef once about it and he told me one of the ingredients is Special K cereal - which gives it an interesting, slightly crunchy texture.

[grasswire]

34. oatmeal is the best

Those little oats get toasted and nutty on top. Besides, oats lower cholesterol.

Flour? Bisquick? What were you thinking? :-)

[MilesColtrane]

37. Instant Potato Flakes.

They work well as a binder, and even add a little more flavor.

[Miss Carly]

38. crunched up crackers, some onion, an egg and some tomato sauce

Carly

[EFerrari]

39. You can grate a potato and use it just like bread crumbs.

:)

[Lex]

40. No need to add refined carbs to it. Just beat an egg or two

and mix it in. That'll hold it together nicely.

[krispos42]

41. Okay, here it is in all it's glory!

[orleans]

46. it looks like a mini loaf! how was it?

i'm reading down this thread, and there were so many suggestions i forgot what you finally decided to use....

was it oatmeal? no, it was toasted bread, right?

btw--i recently made some of those expired potatoes lately. they were still good. (although mine weren't 14 months expired!)

[applegrove]

42. Bran?

[AwakeAtLast]

43. I think saltine crackers taste better than breadcrumbs

I use about 16-20, crumbled or crushed fine, for a pound of ground beef.

[Pharlo]

44. I'm a purist.

Meatloaf in this house consists of hamburger, a chopped up onion, and pepper - no other additives. Yeah, it's just baked hamburger, but the dogs don't mind.

[nemo137]

47. any savory, grain-like substance you have lying around

I'm partial to crunched up saltines myself.

Also, I haven't gotten to say this before, but I love your heraldry sig line.