Meatloaf From The Freezer

 

 

I made meatloaf today from several meats I cleaned out of the freezer. First a pound of ground beef, of course, I added a pound of ground turkey, as well and six eggs. I added about half a pound of grated beef fat trimmings to add fat and compensate for the lean turkey.

 

 

I grated about half a pound of chicken livers and added that to it. This is the first time I've used the chicken livers in anything but we can use the minerals and I had them in the freezer, so in they went. The chicken livers and the beef fat are easily grated when frozen.

I also added five cooked and grated smokies and about 2 cups of grated medium cheddar. I usually use bacon in a meatloaf but I had the smokies I needed to use up, so I grated those and put them in instead of the bacon. They were already cooked. 

 

 

I only added a small pinch of salt. The smokies and cheddar are salty enough for the whole thing. 

 

 

 

After mixing it altogether, I packed it all into a loaf pan large enough to hold it without spilling the juiced over in the oven. I always line the meatloaf pan with parchment sticking up, so I can get it out of the pan in one piece. 

I baked it for around 1.75 hours at 325f with convection, until it was around 175-180f in the center. It's important that it be fully cooked with the eggs and chicken livers in it. 

 

 

It was delicious! The livers were just barely evident in the taste, just adding a bit more flavour. The eggs make it hold together very well. 

I think its a great way to use up things in the freezer! It's the first time I've used livers in meatloaf. I like it! It'll be great hot with sour cream on it!