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    Green Olive Meatloaf

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    Modified: May 3, 2026 · Published: May 19, 2015 by Ashley · This post may contain affiliate links · 3 Comments
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    Green olives add a fun twist to this comfort food classic.

    I saw this meatloaf over on Experimental Epicurean and thought it looked like a nice change of pace from traditional meatloaf.

    This was super easy to put together, which made it perfect for a busy weeknight.

    Green Olive Meatloaf

    My loaf didn't come out looking as pretty as the one from the original post - it was a little crumbly. I also think that the olives I picked up from the Farmers Market were a bit too potent in this recipe. I think the little ones from the regular grocery store would have worked out better, and maybe using unsalted saltine crackers. But a little extra ketchup helped balance that out, and we really enjoyed it.

    I served it with some leftover rice and green peas to round out the meal.

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    Green Olive Meatloaf

    Green Olive Meatloaf
    Green olives add a fun twist to this comfort food classic.
    Experimental Epicurean
    5 from 1 vote
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    Servings: 6 servings
    Course: Main Dish
    Cuisine: Italian
    Prep Time 10 minutes mins
    Cook Time 1 hour hr
    Total Time 1 hour hr 10 minutes mins

    Ingredients
     

    • 1 pound ground beef
    • 1 large egg
    • ½ teaspoon salt
    • ¼ teaspoon ground black pepper
    • 2 teaspoons Dijon mustard
    • 2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
    • 8 saltine crackers, crushed
    • 1 ½ cups chopped green olives

    Instructions
     

    1. Heat oven to 375 °F. Add meat to a large bowl along with the egg, salt, pepper, mustard, Worcestershire sauce, crackers, and olives.
    2. Using your hands, mix the ingredients together until well mixed.
    3. With wet hands, pat mixture into a 9×5-inch loaf shape on a foil lined and non-stick spray coated baking sheet.
    4. Bake until crisp on top and cooked through, about 1 hour.
    5. Cool slightly and serve with ketchup.

    Notes

    • Recipe by Experimental Epicurean

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    1. Dean A Ryan says

      August 08, 2019 at 3:17 pm

      I'm trying it tonight and I'll let you know how it went over.

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      • Ashley says

        August 08, 2019 at 3:49 pm

        I hope you enjoy it! There are a few things (noted in the post) that I would do differently next time but I remember it being pretty tasty!

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    2. George Moy says

      July 21, 2023 at 12:49 am

      5 stars
      It looks like a recipe that a block club newsletter has years ago except they used in their meatloaf recipe was onions,olives (mix of green,black olives w/pimento) bread crumbs,eggs oregano salt and pepper,no ketchup or anything else. It makes you wonder,how will this meatloaf will come together as taste goes?

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