What is your favorite ...

Meatloaf - 
Your basic meatloaf.
@Ldyjarhead (10233)
United States
March 22, 2008 5:44pm CST
... thing to eat with meatloaf? Mashed potatoes are always good, or macaroni and cheese. Do you have a favorite side dish that you always have with meatloaf?
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@freak369 (5113)
• United States
30 Mar 08
Cornbread fresh out of the oven so you can smother them with the gravy for the meatloaf! Corn on the cob is also a favorite of ours but you can;t go wrong with a baked potato and nice salad either.
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@freak369 (5113)
• United States
30 Mar 08
It only works if you have tons of gravy and it's really sloppy. Give it a try .. lol!
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@Ldyjarhead (10233)
• United States
30 Mar 08
Hmm, I wouldn't have thought cornbread with meatloaf, but ok, if it works for you!
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@arkaf61 (10881)
• Canada
26 Mar 08
ALthough I also like it with mashed potatoes, my favorite is actually a lettuce and tomato salad. It's actually the favorite in our home. WHen I make meatloaf I rarely serve it with anything else than salad.Sometimes we have salad, shredded carrots and peas, but often it's only salad.
@Ldyjarhead (10233)
• United States
26 Mar 08
That's interesting. I wouldn't have thought of just a salad. A salad with something else maybe. But that's why I asked the question, to find out what interesting things everyone else does.
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@arkaf61 (10881)
• Canada
27 Mar 08
A few years back I wouldn't think of a salad only either:)But I have learned that sometimes it's just enough, specially if the other part of the meal is rich. There are now certain dishes that I used to eat with rice, or potatoes and that I serve with only salad now.
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@KrauseHome (36448)
• United States
31 Mar 08
For me, it would definately have to be Mashed Potatoes, and usually gravy on both. I Love a Good meatloaf, and for me it would not be right to have it without some mashed potatoes on the side as well.
@Ldyjarhead (10233)
• United States
31 Mar 08
Overall, I think mashed potatoes and corn would be my favorite too.
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@bronie123 (4587)
• United States
23 Mar 08
Yeah i would say mashed potatoes are the best side dish to go with a meatloaf :) I like to cook a green bean cassorole or some english pea's with mine i have done mac and cheese pie also so really it depends on what everyone is in the mood for that night :)
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@Ldyjarhead (10233)
• United States
23 Mar 08
I think mashed potatoes go with everything, don't they?
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@bronie123 (4587)
• United States
23 Mar 08
they sure do !!!
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@Modestah (11179)
• United States
23 Mar 08
mashed potatoes are really good with meat loaf but I tend to make baked with it - maybe because the oven is already on I figure, why not... I also like to have baking powder biscuits with our meatloaf dinners and usually the veggie choice will be green.... broccoli, peas, stringbeans...
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@Modestah (11179)
• United States
24 Mar 08
that's great! did you make them from scratch? if so what type of bean/s did you use?
@Ldyjarhead (10233)
• United States
23 Mar 08
Oh yes, baked are good too. I should have done that, drat. Well at least I didn't waste the oven heat. I had some baked beans in there as well for today's dinner.
@ruthinian (2309)
• United States
24 Mar 08
I love to eat it with rice.
@Ldyjarhead (10233)
• United States
24 Mar 08
No! Really? Silly girl ...
@ruthinian (2309)
• United States
24 Mar 08
Why not? Remember, rice is my staple back home. We eat everything with rice and we do cook meatloaf there (though we call it a different name, but the same ingredients and way of preparing it) and there is no way you can eat it but with rice or bread sometimes, but not potatoes. I only learned to eat eat it with potatoes when I came here.
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@surfette (673)
• United States
25 Mar 08
When I was growing up, one of my most favorite suppers was the combination of meatloaf, baked beans and au gratin potatoes. The flavors of those three foods together makes my mouth water right now. I always serve the baked beans with mine and if I don't do the au gratin potatoes, I will substitute baked or mashed with a little cheese. Yummy.
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@Ldyjarhead (10233)
• United States
25 Mar 08
Yum! I just made my own baked beans for the first time the other day. They came out pretty good, so I'll have to make them again with meatloaf.
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• United States
23 Mar 08
Are you kidding? Anything but smashed potatoes and corn would be - well - let's just say it's traditional to have smashed potatoes and corn. Mac and cheese does sound good though. Now you've done it....You've gone and made me hungry for mac and cheese. YUM
@Ldyjarhead (10233)
• United States
24 Mar 08
Personally, I don't think there's anything that mashed potatoes and corn don't go with.
@suehan1 (4344)
• Australia
25 Mar 08
i usually have vegetables with my meatloaf or i will make some chips and salad,thats always good with meatloaf,i suppose it depends on the weather as to what we have as a side dish.hot weather salad,cold weather vegetables.cheers sue
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@Ldyjarhead (10233)
• United States
25 Mar 08
That's true. I sometimes make potato salad and such year round, though. I haven't had any in a while so I need to add that to my list in supper rotation.
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@Hatley (163776)
• Garden Grove, California
23 Mar 08
Ilove steamed mixed vegetables and mashed potatoes and a nice green salad.
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@Ldyjarhead (10233)
• United States
23 Mar 08
I had some frozen veggies that I should have done. Hmmmm ...
• United States
23 Mar 08
Meat loaf, baked potatoes and corn. lol. Most of the time that is what we have.
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@Ldyjarhead (10233)
• United States
24 Mar 08
We ended up with corn and stove top stuffing. Since I didn't know what time Tom was going to wake up, it needed to be something quick. Meatloaf I could stall.
@dawnald (85146)
• Shingle Springs, California
23 Mar 08
Haven't had meatloaf in ages but probably mashed potatoes and gravy with green beans! First thing I learned how to cook, should try it on my daughter!
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@Ldyjarhead (10233)
• United States
23 Mar 08
Mashed potatoes and green beans seem to be the norm, for sure.
• Philippines
30 Mar 08
For me, rice and some vegetable sidings is perfect enough. =)
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@Ldyjarhead (10233)
• United States
30 Mar 08
Yep, rice is always good too. Have you ever cooked rice IN your meatloaf?
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• United States
30 Mar 08
corn, potato salad and jiffy cornbread are a must to accompany meatloaf.
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@Ldyjarhead (10233)
• United States
30 Mar 08
Ok, there's another one for cornbread. I'll have to fix some next time!
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• United States
23 Mar 08
I love to eat meatloaf with green bean cassarole and potatos. Its funny that you posted this because last night we had meatloaf. We ate steamed asian veggies (from the frozen food section), potatos, and a salad. Oh and dont forget the ketchup!! Gotta have ketchup with my meatloaf. I also like scalloped potatoes with meatloaf.
@Ldyjarhead (10233)
• United States
23 Mar 08
Oh yes, scalloped or au gratin potatoes are good too. And of course, don't forget the green beans and ketchup! I've got a meatloaf in the oven now, but husband is taking a nap and I have no idea when he'll wake up. I'll probably fix stovetop stuffing and a canned veggie, which is easy enough to do when he wakes up.
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@bdugas (3578)
• United States
23 May 08
Meatloaf is a great thing to make as you can have just about anything with it. My favorite I guess would be meatloaf and mashed potatoes and gravy. I use the grease that acculates in the bottom of the baking pan to make the gravy, it gives it so much flavor. Also having mac and cheese with it is a easy meal to make, I love meatloaf but I got to have sour cream to spread on mine, how about you do you use sour cream on it or is it just me that like sour cream on many things. French fries also is good with meatloaf, I see a lot of restaurants serve iot that way.
@Ldyjarhead (10233)
• United States
23 May 08
No, I've never had sour cream on mine. That sounds interesting. I love to make things WITH sour cream, but I don't usually like to just put it ON things I eat, like baked potato or something like a lot of people do.
@Chey1970 (1186)
• United States
23 Mar 08
I always have mashed potaoes with gravy, corn on the cob, and normally dinner rolls to go with my Meatloaf. That is if I am cooking it. I have eaten meatloaf, with broccoli and cheese as the side dish at my mother-in-laws.
@Deea48 (1166)
• United States
31 Mar 08
My favorite thing to eat with Meat Loaf is mashed potatoes and corn. Mmmmmm, I always end up mixing everything together at the end. When I have meat loaf it has to be my mothers recipe, she made the best I think.
@Deea48 (1166)
• United States
1 Apr 08
I know isn't it yummy, I just love it all mixed up together. Just the best!
@Ldyjarhead (10233)
• United States
31 Mar 08
That is my absolute favorite!
@beaniecat (329)
• United States
6 Apr 08
I'd have to say that mashed potatoes are an absolute must. I also crave corn as a side dish with meatloaf. I haven't had meatloaf in ages. I wonder if I even remember how to cook it anymore.
@SomeCowgirl (32191)
• United States
6 Apr 08
I like to eat meatloaf with just mashed potatoes, macaroni and cheese, a vegetable and a roll. However, I believe I have also eaten it with creamed spinach at a friend's house.
@Ldyjarhead (10233)
• United States
6 Apr 08
Mashed potatoes or macaroni and cheese would be my favorites too, with some sort of vegetable on the side.