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halloween spider meatloaf idea with sausage legs on a platter.
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Halloween Spider Meatloaf

Learn how to make a spider meatloaf, perfect for Halloween. Delicious pork and beef meatloaf with sausages shaped as a spider.
Prep Time20 minutes
Cook Time1 hour
Total Time1 hour 20 minutes
Course: Meat Recipes
Cuisine: American
Servings: 8 servings
Calories: 587kcal
Author: Adina

Ingredients

  • 1 onion
  • 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
  • 4.5 oz white bread crust removed
  • 1.7 lbs ground meat half pork, half beef, Note 1
  • 3 eggs
  • 3 garlic cloves
  • 1 teaspoon sweet paprika powder
  • 2 teaspoons medium mustard
  • 1 teaspoon dried thyme
  • 1 ½ teaspoons fine sea salt to taste
  • ½ teaspoon ground black pepper
  • 8 long sausages Note 2
  • 2 large black olives
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Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 400°F/200°C. Lightly oil a baking tray.
  • Chop the onion finely. Heat the oil and cook the onion until softer and golden. Set aside and let cool while you prepare the rest.
    1 onion + 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
  • Soak the white bread chunks in some water for a few minutes. Squeeze the bread well and place it into a bowl.
    4.5 oz white bread
  • Add the ground meat, lightly beaten eggs, grated garlic cloves, paprika powder, mustard, thyme, cooked onion, salt, and pepper. Mix well with your hand. Form the body of the spider using about ⅔ of the meat mixture. Wet your hands and press the ground meat into an oval. Place it on the baking sheet. Use the rest of the mixture to form the head of the spider, as seen in the picture. Stick the olives into the head of the spider as its eyes.
    1.7 lbs ground meat + 3 eggs + 3 garlic cloves +1 teaspoon sweet paprika powder + 2 teaspoons medium mustard +1 teaspoon dried thyme +1 ½ teaspoons fine sea salt + ½ teaspoon ground black pepper + 2 large black olives
  • Roast the “spider” for 40 minutes.
  • Add sausages: Remove from the oven and place the sausages around the spider, you don't have to place them into the right position now.
    8 long sausages
  • Continue roasting the spider and the sausages for about 20 minutes, turning the sausages one time in between or until the sausages and the meatloaf are cooked through.
  • Serve: Carefully lift the body of the spider and place it onto a large serving platter. Lift the head as well and place it on the platter in the right position. Arrange the sausages around the spider as its legs.

Notes

  1. Ground meat: You can use either finely ground or coarsely ground bratwurst or any other sausages you like.
  2. Sausages: Make sure that the sausages are long enough so that they look like spider legs.

Nutrition

Serving: 1slice meatloaf and 1 sausage | Calories: 587kcal | Carbohydrates: 10g | Protein: 39g | Fat: 42g | Saturated Fat: 14g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 23g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 203mg | Sodium: 1163mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 2g