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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 Time
20 mins
Cook Time
1 hr
Total Time
1 hr 20 mins
Servings: 8 servings
Calories: 587 kcal
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: American

Ingredients

  • 1 onion
  • 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
  • 4.5 oz white bread 120 g, crust removed
  • 1.7 lbs ground meat 800 g, half pork, half beef
  • 3 eggs
  • 3 garlic cloves
  • 1 teaspoon sweet paprika powder
  • 2 teaspoons medium mustard
  • 1 teaspoon dried thyme
  • 1 to 1 ½ teaspoons fine sea salt to taste
  • ½ teaspoon ground black pepper
  • 8 long sausages See note
  • 2 large black olives

Instructions

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  1. Preheat the oven to 400°F/200°C. Lightly oil a baking tray.
  2. 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
  3. 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/120 g
  4. Add the ground meat, lightly beaten eggs, grated garlic cloves, paprika powder, mustard, thyme, cooked onion, salt and pepper. Mix well with the 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 tray. 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/ 800 g + 3 eggs + 3 garlic cloves +1 teaspoon sweet paprika powder + 2 teaspoons medium mustard +1 teaspoon dried thyme +1 to 1 ½ teaspoons fine sea salt + ½ teaspoon ground black pepper + 2 large black olives
  5. Roast the “spider” for 40 minutes.
  6. 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
  7. 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.
  8. 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

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

Nutrition Information

Serving 1slice meatloaf and 1 sausage Calories 587kcal (29%) Carbohydrates 10g (3%) Protein 39g (78%) Fat 42g (65%) Saturated Fat 14g (70%) Polyunsaturated Fat 23g Trans Fat 1g Cholesterol 203mg (68%) Sodium 1163mg (48%) Fiber 1g (4%) Sugar 2g (4%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 8servings

Amount Per Serving

Calories 587

% Daily Value*

Serving 1slice meatloaf and 1 sausage
Calories 587kcal 29%
Carbohydrates 10g 3%
Protein 39g 78%
Fat 42g 65%
Saturated Fat 14g 70%
Polyunsaturated Fat 23g 135%
Trans Fat 1g 50%
Cholesterol 203mg 68%
Sodium 1163mg 48%
Fiber 1g 4%
Sugar 2g 4%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.