Old Fashioned Meatloaf Recipe with Glaze

Need a dinner idea that’s easy, delicious, and reminds you of home? Look no further! Our Old Fashioned Meatloaf recipe is comfort food at its finest. It’s meatloaf like grandma used to make, but with a healthy twist – it can be made with ground turkey or chicken. Still packed with flavor, our simple meatloaf recipe with a glaze guarantees a hearty meal that’s sure to please. Trust us, one bite and you’ll be back at grandma’s kitchen table. 

 

Old Fashioned Meat Loaf Recipe:

Ingredients:

• 2 pounds of ground beef
• olive oil
• 1 cup chopped onions
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 2 Tablespoons Worcestershire Sauce
• 3/4  teaspoon salt
• 1/2  teaspoon black pepper
• 2 eggs
• 1 1/2 cups of bread crumbs
• 8 ounce can tomato sauce

Glaze Ingredients:

• 1/2 cup tomato ketchup
• 2 Tablespoons apple cider vinegar
• 1 Tablespoon brown sugar 

NOTE: This can also make a delicious low-calorie ground turkey meatloaf by substituting ground turkey for the beef 

Equipment Needed:

• Medium skillet
• Large Mixing Bowl
• disposable food prep gloves , optional
• 9×5 Loaf Pan
• Parchment Paper
• Baking Sheet with Lip

Preheat oven to 350° F.  Sauté  the onions in olive oil until caramelized, add minced garlic, sauté for 1 additional minute.

Remove the onion mixture from heat, add Worcestershire sauce, salt and pepper and allow to cool to room temperature

Place parchment paper on a large baking sheet.  Carefully turn loaf pan upside down onto the parchment lined baking sheet to remove meatloaf.   Finish shaping the meat loaf by hand.   This step will prevent a soggy meatloaf since it will be baked on the baking sheet. 

Mix the meatloaf glaze ingredients,( ketchup, vinegar and brown sugar) in a small bowl.  Combine well. 

Pour a little over half of the glaze mixture on the entire meatloaf saving the rest for later. Spread with the back of a spoon until its evenly dispersed.    Place in preheated oven and bake for about 60 minutes until juices run clear and the center temperature is 160 degrees F.    During the last 10 minutes of baking, brush the remaining glaze mixture on the top of the meatloaf.  

Remove from oven and slice to serve.   This old fashioned meatloaf is our go-to weeknight dinner and we serve it with mashed potatoes or  our garlic mashed potato casserole and green beans. 

 

Other down home recipes:

• Pineapple Glaze for Ham
• Rich Fettuccini Alfredo recipe with Heavy Cream
• Salmon Patties
• Slow Cooker Chicken Stroganoff 

 

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An Old fashioned Meatloaf recipe that is made using a simple meatloaf recipe which makes it a good meatloaf recipe to save.

Evelyn Osborn

Prep Time 15 minutes mins

Cook Time 1 hour hr

Total Time 1 hour hr 15 minutes mins

Course Main Course

Cuisine American

Servings 8

Calories 421 kcal

Equipment

• medium skillet
• Large Mixing Bowl
• Disposable Food Prep Gloves optional
• 9 X 5 Loaf Pan
• Baking Sheet
• parchment paper

Ingredients

  

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• 2 Pounds Ground Beef could substitute ground turkey for a lower calorie dish
• olive oil
• 1 cup onion chopped
• 2 cloves garlic minced
• 3 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
• ¾ teaspoon salt
• ½ teaspoon black pepper
• 2 eggs
• 1 ½ cup bread crumbs
• 1 8 oz can tomato sauce

Glaze

• ½ cup tomato ketchup
• 2 tbsp apple cider vinegar
• 1 tbsp brown sugar or 2 teaspoons for not as sweet

Instructions

 

• Preheat oven to 350° F.  Sauté  the onions in olive oil until caramelized, add minced garlic, sauté for 1 additional minute.
• Remove the onion mixture from heat, add Worcestershire sauce, salt and pepper and allow to cool to room temperature.
• In a large mixing bowl, combine the ground ground beef,  eggs, bread crumbs, tomato sauce and the cooled onion mixture. 
• Use your hands to mix the simple meatloaf mixture very well.    Since this is raw meat you might wish to use disposable food prep gloves for this.
• Spray a bread loaf pan with cooking spray and press the meatloaf mixture into the loaf pan, press down well to shape.  Only use the bread loaf pan as a mold but not for baking.
• Place parchment paper on a large baking sheet.  Carefully turn loaf pan upside down onto the parchment lined baking sheet to remove meatloaf.   Finish shaping the meat loaf by hand.   This step will prevent a soggy meatloaf since it will be baked on the baking sheet. 
• Mix the meatloaf glaze ingredients,( ketchup, vinegar and brown sugar) in a small bowl.  Combine well. 
• Pour a little over half of the glaze mixture on the entire meatloaf saving the rest for later. Spread with the back of a spoon until its evenly dispersed.    Place in preheated oven and bake for about 60 minutes until juices run clear and the center temperature is 160 degrees F. 
• During the last 10 minutes of baking, brush the remaining glaze mixture on the top of the meatloaf.  Remove from oven and slice to serve.

Nutrition

Calories: 421kcalCarbohydrates: 24gProtein: 24gFat: 25gSaturated Fat: 9gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 11gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 121mgSodium: 659mgPotassium: 498mgFiber: 1gSugar: 8gVitamin A: 143IUVitamin C: 3mgCalcium: 81mgIron: 4mg

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