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The Best Ever Meatloaf

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Blue placemat with a plate that has The Best Ever Meatloaf , mashed potatoes, and broccoli on it. There is a yellow napkin on the left of the plate while on the right is a fork.

My Best Ever Meatloaf got its start when I was a teenager. My husband and I are high school sweethearts, we have been together since we were 17 years old.

Blue plate mat with a a plate that has The Best Ever Meatloaf , mashed potatoes, and broccoli on it. There is a yellow napkin on the left of the plate while on the right is a fork.

Like most high school couples we would hang out after school.  Sometimes it was my responsibility to make dinner for the family after school.

Depending on what was for dinner meant how soon I had to start making it. Like meatloaf needed to start sooner than most meals did.

I'm sure my husband can testify for me that it seems like we had meatloaf all the time. My dad liked it one way and my mother liked it another.

Dad used to tell me "someday you are going to make some man a good wife", it's funny because I can remember my husband standing in the kitchen watching me make meatloaf many afternoons.

After we were married it took me a few years before I would make meatloaf for him, I was tired of it.

I think it might have even been by my husband's request for me to make meatloaf for dinner. That's when I started playing around with my recipe.

 Brown Sugar, Ketchup, and Mustard Glaze

Clear bowl with catsup, mustard, and brown sugar in it.

This meatloaf would be good on its own without any sauce, but you can't have The Best Ever Meatloaf without the sauce.

In a small bowl, I mixed 1 cup ketchup (I use Heinz), 1 teaspoon mustard, 1 tablespoon brown sugar, and 1 teaspoon of Worcestershire sauce until the brown sugar was dissolved.  Setting aside.

Classic Recipe

Clear bowl with ground beef, onion, catsup, bread crumbs, egg, and garlic in it.

For some reason whenever I make meatloaf I can hear Randy from A Christmas Story saying, "Meatloaf, smeatloaf, double beatloaf".

I'm not sure why that runs in my head. Maybe it's because my husband and I are always repeating movie lines or song lyric's to the kids.

Anyway, here is how I make The Best Ever Meatloaf.

Start by preheating your oven to 350- degrees and spray a 9 x 13 baking dish with cooking spray.

Using a large bowl.  Combine 3 ½ pounds ground beef, 1 medium sized onion that was diced,  and 1 tablespoon minced garlic.

As much as I love garlic I don't like my hands smelling like garlic for days. So I buy jarred garlic that is already minced for me.

This is the little cheats I do to make my cooking go a little faster, even though mincing a garlic clove would give me more flavor.

Add 3 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce (helps bring out the flavor of the beef more), 2 eggs, and 1 cup of Italian breadcrumbs.

Of course, like most meat I cook I added pepper and seasoning salt, this I'm saying do to your taste. Just be careful with the seasoning salt because Worcestershire sauce already has salt in it unless you have low sodium Worcestershire sauce.

Now back to that sauce, I'll take about ¼ cup of the sauce and add to the meat mixture. Setting the remainder aside for the end.

Finishing touches

9x13 baking dish with the raw meatloaf pressed in with tomato glaze on it.

With all the ingredients in my large bowl, I removed my rings and with clean hands got to mixing. Sometimes cooking calls for what God gave you to use and for this it was my hands.

Once all is mixed well spread the meatloaf into the prepared 9 x 13 baking dish.

Taking the remainder of the sauce and spreading on top of the meatloaf then cover with foil.

Place into a 350-degree oven for 1 hour and 30 minutes. Oven temps may vary. Depending on how fast your oven cooks will decide how long it should be in for.

Yum
Blue plate mat with a a plate that has The Best Ever Meatloaf , mashed potatoes, and broccoli on it. There is a yellow napkin on the left of the plate while on the right is a fork.

After the many years of debate between my parents on how to make meatloaf, this is my favorite way to make it.

To go along with this meatloaf you might want to try my Instant Pot mashed potatoes recipe.

Hope you enjoy ~Jenny

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Meatloaf with a tomato glaze on a white plate.
Blue plate mat with a a plate that has The Best Ever Meatloaf , mashed potatoes, and broccoli on it. There is a yellow napkin on the left of the plate while on the right is a fork.
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The Best Ever Meatloaf

Easy Meatloaf Recipe with tomato Sauce #mycreativemanner #meatloaf #comfortmeal #beef #groundbeef #dinner

Course Main Course
Cuisine American
Keyword Dinner recipes, Easy Dinner Ideas, Ground Beef, Ground Beef Recipe, How to make meatloaf, Main Dish Recipes, Meatloaf, Sunday Dinner
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour 30 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 45 minutes
Servings 8 people
Calories 609 kcal

Ingredients

For The Sauce

  • ½ Cup Ketchup
  • 1 Teaspoon Mustard
  • 1 Tablespoon Brown Sugar
  • 1 Teaspoon Worcestershire Sauce

For The Meatloaf

  • 3 ½ Pounds Ground Beef
  • ½ Medium size Onion Finely diced
  • 1 Tablespoon Garlic Minced
  • 3 Teaspoons Worcestershire Sauce
  • 2 Large Eggs
  • 1 Cup Italian Bread Crumbs
  • ¼ Cup Of Prepared Sauce
  • 1 Tablespoon Fresh Parsley finely chopped

Instructions

For The Sauce

  1. Preheat oven to 350-Degrees 

  2. Spray a 9 x 13 baking dish with cooking spray and set aside 

  3. In a small bowl add all ingredients together. Mix until sugar is dissolved

For The Meatloaf

  1. In a large bowl combine all ingredients.  Making sure to mix well

  2. Once all ingredients are combined place the meat mixture into the Prepared 9 x 13 baking dish

  3. Flatten the meatloaf to fill the baking dish

  4. Add the remaining sauce to the top of the meatloaf. Making sure to cover all the meatloaf with the sauce.

  5. Place foil over the top of the baking dish and place into a 350-degree oven

  6. Bake for 1 hour and 30 minute or until center of meatloaf is completely cooked. 

Nutrition Facts
The Best Ever Meatloaf
Amount Per Serving (8 g)
Calories 609 Calories from Fat 378
% Daily Value*
Fat 42g65%
Saturated Fat 16g100%
Trans Fat 2g
Cholesterol 188mg63%
Sodium 525mg23%
Potassium 679mg19%
Carbohydrates 17g6%
Fiber 1g4%
Sugar 6g7%
Protein 38g76%
Vitamin A 219IU4%
Vitamin C 3mg4%
Calcium 81mg8%
Iron 5mg28%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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