Meatloaf

My mom’s meatloaf was a favorite of mine growing up. I loved eating it hot from the oven and then in sandwiches the next day. I have only made a few changes to my mom’s original recipe. This easy beef meatloaf recipe makes the house smell delicious while it’s baking in the oven, and we really love the sauce–it’s sweet, tart, and tangy. I serve my meatloaf with a garden salad, roasted green beans and tomatoes, and creamy mashed potatoes.

Meatloaf

Ingredients:

• ½ yellow onion, finely minced
• ½ lb mushrooms, finely minced
• 3 tbsp Parmesan cheese, finely grated
• 2 cloves of garlic, finely minced
• ½ cup milk
• 10 saltine crackers, finely crushed
• 2 tbsp Italian bread crumbs
• 1 egg, well-beaten
• Sea salt and fresh cracked pepper, to taste
• ½ tsp garlic powder
• 1 lb. ground beef

Sauce:

• 1 cup of ketchup
• 2-3 tbsp brown sugar, to taste
• ½ tsp dried mustard
• Dash of nutmeg

How to Make Meatloaf:

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Coat a loaf pan with olive oil cooking spray.

Prepare the meatloaf mixture by combining the onion, mushrooms, parmesan, and garlic in a food processor. Pulse until finely minced.

Combine the milk, crushed saltine crackers, bread crumbs, and well-beaten egg in a dish. Season with garlic powder, sea salt, and freshly cracked black pepper to taste and mix well.

In a large bowl, mix the onion mixture, milk mixture, and ground beef until well-combined.

Form into a loaf and place in the prepared loaf pan.

Make the sauce by combining the ketchup, brown sugar, dried mustard, and nutmeg in a small bowl until well-mixed.

Brush most of the sauce over the top of the meatloaf, saving extra sauce for serving.

Bake the meatloaf for 60-90 minutes, or until cooked through.

Let the meatloaf rest for 10 minutes before slicing and serving with additional sauce. Enjoy.

Meatloaf

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Prep Time: 15 minutes minutes

Cook Time: 1 hour hour 30 minutes minutes

Total Time: 1 hour hour 45 minutes minutes

Course: Main

Cuisine: American

Servings: 6

Author: Pam - For the Love of Cooking

Equipment

• Large Loaf Pan
• Food Processor

Ingredients

• ½ yellow onion finely minced
• ½ lb mushrooms finely minced
• 3 tbsp Parmesan cheese finely grated
• 2 cloves of garlic finely minced
• ½ cup milk
• 10 saltine crackers finely crushed
• 2 tbsp Italian bread crumbs
• 1 egg well-beaten
• Sea salt and fresh cracked pepper to taste
• ½ tsp garlic powder
• 1 lb. ground beef

Sauce:

• 1 cup of ketchup
• 2-3 tbsp brown sugar to taste
• ½ tsp dried mustard
• Dash of nutmeg

Instructions

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Coat a loaf pan with olive oil cooking spray.
• Prepare the meatloaf mixture by combining the onion, mushrooms, parmesan, and garlic in a food processor. Pulse until finely minced.
• Combine the milk, crushed saltine crackers, bread crumbs, and well-beaten egg in a dish. Season with garlic powder, sea salt, and freshly cracked black pepper to taste and mix well.
• In a large bowl, mix the onion mixture, milk mixture, and ground beef until well-combined.
• Form into a loaf and place in the prepared loaf pan.
• Make the sauce by combining the ketchup, brown sugar, dried mustard, and nutmeg in a small bowl until well-mixed.
• Brush most of the sauce over the top of the meatloaf, saving extra sauce for serving.
• Bake the meatloaf for 60-90 minutes, or until cooked through.
• Let the meatloaf rest for 10 minutes before slicing and serving with additional sauce. Enjoy.

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