Make this Classic Meatloaf for dinner and serve it with mashed potatoes and a green vegetable. A hearty and delicious supper!
Meatloaf gets such a bad rap! It’s one of those things that you aren’t supposed to like for some reason, but we love meatloaf. Like my daughter says, it’s really just a big yummy meatball! Mmmmm…she’s so right! Meatloaf is an easy meal for a weeknight because it’s quick to make, you can make it ahead of time, and it’s delicious! So if you don’t have one already, this is a great recipe. It’s meaty, hearty and so great drenched in the sweet and sour sauce! Yum.
Meatloaf Recipe Tips!
- Meatloaf is great served with mashed potatoes and peas or green beans.
- If you don’t want to use oats in your meatloaf, you can use bread crumbs instead.
- Use half of the sauce to bake with the meatloaf, and use the other half for serving.
Classic Meatloaf
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 1 hour
- Total Time: 1 hour 15 minutes
- Yield: 6 - 8 servings 1x
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Make this Classic Meatloaf for dinner and serve it with mashed potatoes and a green vegetable. A hearty and delicious supper!
Ingredients
Meatloaf
- 1 lb lean ground beef
- 1/2 cup chopped onion
- 2 tbsp milk
- 1 egg
- 1/4 cup oats
- salt & pepper
Sauce (See Notes)
- 1/2 cup ketchup
- 1/2 cup water
- 2 tbsp mustard
- 1/2 – 1 cup brown sugar (I use 1/2 cup)
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350 degrees.
- Make your sauce first by combining all the ingredients and mixing well. I use a hand blender to do this. Set aside.
- Combine beef, onion, milk, egg, oats, salt & pepper.
- Press the meat mixture down into a loaf pan, then make a well down the centre of the loaf. To do this, just run a table knife lengthwise down the centre of the loaf, making about a 1/4 x 1/4 inch indent.
- Pour about 1/2 of the sauce into the well, and coating the top of the loaf a bit. Save the other half of the sauce for when you serve the meatloaf.
- At this point, you can put the meatloaf into the fridge until you are ready to bake it that evening.
- Bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour. Drain. And put onto a serving plate.
- Drizzle on the remaining sauce when serving the meatloaf.
Notes
This recipe makes a lot of sauce, so use half for the baking, and half for serving with the finished meatloaf.
Keywords: meatloaf
Recipe from The Joy of Cooking
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12 Comments
Tonya Diehl
September 4, 2012 at 2:10 PMThis sounds delicious! You are right, meatloaf totally gets a bad rap, but it’s one of my husband’s favorites! Can’t wait to try this recipe!
Ali Richardson
September 4, 2012 at 3:53 PMI’m one of those non-meatloaf lovers :/ My mom just never made it for us growing up (and I’ll even admit that I don’t really like meatballs either…too meaty lol). My husband, however, loves it and all things meaty (Lol). I may have to give it a try 🙂
hardydanielle
September 4, 2012 at 4:14 PMMmm thanks for posting! This looks like a hearty meal, perfect for a cozy night at home 🙂 Cant wait to try! xo
Lindsay @ Delighted Momma
September 4, 2012 at 4:16 PMMAKING this asap–I will use almond meal in place of the oats! Pinned!
Jessica Anderson
September 4, 2012 at 4:53 PMLooks good, I always use half beef, half pork for the meat.
sjr
September 4, 2012 at 5:32 PMLooks delish, now I know what to have for supper tonight … love the new look but I have to say I still miss “one glue gun burn at a time” 🙂
The Passionate Home
September 4, 2012 at 6:26 PMThank you! I am not much of a cook as my husband does most of the cooking but with his new job, I will be looking for ideas! I am making this tonight but with turkey! Hope the kids like it! Thanks again!
Anonymous
September 5, 2012 at 10:48 PMMy husband LOVES meatloaf but I have never tried to make it. If I were to cook it in individual muffin pan servings so I could freeze for Lon lunches how long should I cook for? Should I adjust the temp too? Sorry I am totally a home cooking newbie.
A Pretty Life in the Suburbs
September 5, 2012 at 10:59 PMHi! Funny you should ask that – I debated whether or not to make this recipe in my little pans too! I saw on a recipe on AllRecipes.com for mini loaf pan meatloaves, and the suggestion was to arrange the tins in one large pan for baking, and then to bake for 45 minutes. I would start there and just watch them to see if they are done. Hope that helps?
Jo-Anna
The Quiet Mom
September 10, 2012 at 5:18 PMOh that looks super scrumptious. Maybe we’ll have that for dinner on Monday:)
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A Pretty Life in the Suburbs
September 12, 2012 at 2:25 AMThank so much! And I’m so happy to have you here!
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