Freshly Homecooked is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.com
Meatloaf is a classic comfort food meal that many people will remember eating growing up. Meatloaf is usually made with ground beef, but it can also be made with other meats as well, such as ground pork or turkey. For this meatloaf, I made just a classic meatloaf that is made with ground beef and breadcrumbs. And has a sweet brown sugar and ketchup glaze on the top. This warm meatloaf is a classic to eat during the colder months served with mashed potatoes and corn or carrots. And they make for a great meatloaf sandwich with the leftovers.
For the base of this meatloaf, I am using all ground beef. The ground beef is mixed with breadcrumbs, milk, an egg, diced onion and some seasonings. To season the meatloaf, I chose to use a mixture of Italian seasonings like dried oregano, rosemary, sage and thyme. Along with salt, pepper, onion powder and garlic powder to the mixture. After the meatloaf mixture is fully combined and all of the ingredients are incorporated, press the mixture into a loaf pan. Bake the meatloaf for 30 minutes. In the meantime, in a small bowl, mix together the ketchup, brown sugar and mustard. Remove the meatloaf from the oven and spread the brown sugar ketchup glaze across the top of the meatloaf. Bake it for another 20 minutes, until the meatloaf is cooked through. Let the meatloaf sit out at room temperature for at least 10 minutes so that it comes out of the pan easier.
Classic Meatloaf
Ingredients
- 1 pound ground beef
- 1/2 cup breadcrumbs
- 1/2 cup milk
- 1 large egg
- 1/2 cup diced onion
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano
- 1 teaspoon dried rosemary
- 1/2 teaspoon ground sage
- 1/2 teaspoon ground thyme
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/2 teaspoon onion powder
- 1 tablespoon worshtershire sauce
Ingredients for Brown Sugar Glaze
- 4 tablespoons ketchup
- 2 tablespoons brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon mustard
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 F. In a large bowl, combine ground beef, breadcrumbs, milk, egg, diced onion, seasonings and worshtershire sauce. Mix until evenly combined.
- Form mixture into a loaf and place it into a greased loaf pan. Bake for 30 minutes.
- For the brown sugar glaze, in a small bowl, combine ketchup, brown sugar and mustard together. Evenly spread glaze over the meatloaf and bake for another 20-30 minutes. Let cool for at least 10 minutes in the pan.