Halloween Jack-O'-Lantern Meatloaf

Name: Halloween Jack-O'-Lantern Meatloaf
Total time: 110
Yield: 12
Ingredients: 4 pounds lean ground beef; 3 cups Italian bread crumbs; 4 eggs; 1 large onion, chopped; ¼ cup spaghetti sauce; ¼ cup grated Parmesan cheese; 1 pinch garlic salt, or to taste; ¼ cup spaghetti sauce; 1 tablespoon Italian seasoning; 3 drops orange food coloring, or as needed (Optional)

Recipe by Kelly Stoltenburg from allrecipes.com

Dinner 2 Hr. 50 Mins.

Ingredients

12 servings

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4 pounds lean ground beef
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3 cups Italian bread crumbs
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4 eggs
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1 large onion, chopped
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¼ cup spaghetti sauce

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¼ cup grated Parmesan cheese
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1 pinch garlic salt, or to taste
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¼ cup spaghetti sauce
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1 tablespoon Italian seasoning
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3 drops orange food coloring, or as needed (Optional)

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
Combine beef, bread crumbs, eggs, onion, spaghetti sauce, Parmesan cheese, and garlic salt in a large bowl. Push mixture down into the bottom of the bowl and smooth the top. Flip bowl over into a large cake pan with sides to hold drippings. Use fingers to mold a stem shape at the top and make a happy or scary pumpkin face in the meat.
Combine spaghetti sauce and orange food coloring in a small bowl. Paint the meat loaf surface with the sauce mixture and sprinkle Italian seasoning on the stem.
Bake in the preheated oven until inside is no longer pink, 1 1/2 to 2 hours.
Drain grease from cake pan or transfer loaf to a serving plate.