Easy Meatloaf Recipe
The whole family will devour this Easy Meatloaf! It's super simple—making it perfect for all levels of cooks in the kitchen.
Servings: 8
Ingredients
- 1 cup ketchup
- ⅔ cup packed brown sugar
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice divided
- 2 teaspoons dry mustard
- 4 bread slices
- 2 pounds lean ground beef 80% lean/20% fat
- ¼ cup diced onion
- 1 egg beaten
- 1 beef bouillon cube crushed
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
- In a small bowl, combine ketchup, brown sugar, 1 tablespoon lemon juice and the dry mustard and mix until smooth. Set aside.
- Crumble bread slices in a food processor until crumbled and uniform in size.
- In a large bowl, combine ground beef, breadcrumbs, onion, egg, bouillon cube and remaining 1 tablespoon lemon juice. Add half the ketchup mixture and mix until well combined. Form meat into a loaf and place in a lightly greased casserole dish.
- Bake for 1 hour. Drain fat from the dish, then top with remaining ketchup mixture and bake for an additional 10 minutes.
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Notes
Make Ahead: Meatloaf can be mixed, shaped in its pan and frozen raw: After shaping, take it out of the pan, wrap tight in aluminum foil and freeze for up to 3 months. Thaw, wrapped, in the refrigerator for 24 hours before baking as directed.
Nutrition
Serving: 1slice | Calories: 308kcal | Carbohydrates: 34g | Protein: 27g | Fat: 7g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Trans Fat: 0.4g | Cholesterol: 91mg | Sodium: 546mg | Potassium: 545mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 25g | Vitamin A: 184IU | Vitamin C: 3mg | Calcium: 54mg | Iron: 4mg