Best No Fail Meat Loaf Recipes
HEALTHIER EASY MEATLOAF
This no-fail recipe for meatloaf doesn't take long to make and is healthier with lean ground beef, low-fat milk, whole wheat bread crumbs, some fresh parsley, and carrot.
Provided by MakeItHealthy
Categories Main Dish Recipes Meatloaf Recipes Beef Meatloaf Recipes
Time 1h10m
Yield 8
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease a 9x5-inch loaf pan.
- Combine beef, egg, onion, milk, bread crumbs, parsley, and carrot in a large bowl. Season with salt and black pepper. Place beef mixture in loaf pan.
- Stir together brown sugar, mustard, and ketchup in a small bowl. Pour over meatloaf.
- Bake in preheated oven until no longer pink in the center, about 1 hour. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read at least 160 degrees F (70 degrees C).
Nutrition Facts : Calories 269.9 calories, Carbohydrate 18.4 g, Cholesterol 82.8 mg, Fat 12.4 g, Fiber 1.6 g, Protein 21.2 g, SaturatedFat 4.8 g, Sodium 284.8 mg, Sugar 9.8 g
TRADITIONAL MEATLOAF RECIPE
An easy, no-fail Traditional Meatloaf Recipe made simple and delicious! Topped with a sweet and tangy meatloaf glaze. Always juicy, tender, and never dry!
Provided by Kelly Anthony
Categories Main Course
Time 1h15m
Number Of Ingredients 15
Steps:
- Preheat the oven to 350° and have ready a rimmed sheet pan lined with foil, preferably nonstick foil.
- In a large bowl, use a fork to mix together breadcrumbs, salt, pepper, garlic powder, and onion powder. Add the milk, egg, and Worcestershire and mix once more.
- Add the ground beef and minced onion and mix with your hands until all of the ingredients are evenly incorporated. Transfer the mixture to the prepared pan and shape into a narrow loaf (the meatloaf will spread as it bakes).
- To make the topping, combine ketchup, sugar, Worcestershire sauce, salt, garlic powder, onion powder, and black pepper in a small bowl and whisk to combine.
- Pour half of the sauce mixture over the meatloaf and bake for 35 minutes. Remove from the oven, carefully pour over the remaining sauce, and bake an additional 30-35 minutes.
- Allow the meatloaf to rest about 15 minutes before slicing into. Serve and enjoy!
Nutrition Facts : Calories 443 kcal, Carbohydrate 22 g, Protein 32 g, Fat 25 g, SaturatedFat 10 g, Cholesterol 132 mg, Sodium 1445 mg, Fiber 1 g, Sugar 13 g, ServingSize 1 serving
NEVER FAILS ME MEATLOAF
Finally, I finally found a winning recipe for meatloaf and you wont believe the ingredient list! This meatloaf is on the sweet side...contains 1 tsp of brown sugar in both the loaf and the topping...so skip this one if that doesn't appeal to you...or try it anyway to see if you like the moist texture and skip the sugar. I am mostly posting this so I don't forget how I made it next time we get the taste for meatloaf...but maybe somebody out there has been looking for a filling, moist meatloaf and wants to give this a try! I LOVED the addition of the pasta in this meatloaf and from now on, even if I try a new meatloaf recipe, I'm going to add the pasta...it just made it the perfect texture for me. Maybe you will like it too! This meatloaf is very moist and flavorful. Despite the amount of bbq sauce in the loaf, we don't feel it is an overwhelming flavor after cooking. It doesn't cut as cleanly as some, but who cares when it tastes this good? Just use a narrow spatula to get the cut slices out of the pan. To eleminate any issue with cutting and to cut down on the prep time, just use a mini muffin pan instead.
Provided by Caryn Dalton
Categories Meat
Time 1h
Yield 8 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Heat oven to 375. Wash hands.
- Pulse the crackers or oats in a food processor a couple of times. You don't want to see whole oats in the end.
- In a clean bowl, mix all ingredients except meat and oats (or crackers) well. Then add ground meat and mix only as much as is needed to incorporate all ingredients. Try not to overmix because this tends to make your meatloaf mixture more dense than is necessary. Mixing gently with your hands, mix in the oats or crackers until mixture is no longer runnuy. If it is, add more crushed crackers, oatmeal and/or pasta, remembering that the pasta will absorb excess liquid only as it cooks. Important: when right, the mixture should retain a shape made by your hand. If you don't get this part right, your meatloaf will not retain its shape when cooked. If you get the mix right, it will cut nicely and likely lose a crumble or two when transfering from the pan to plate. For that reason, I do this in mini muffin pans too and they come out just right, not crumbling.
- Put mixture into a loaf pan. Pat lightly to smooth out top of loaf. Cover loaf pan with foil and put in oven. Prepare topping by mixing ketchup with the 1 tsp of brown sugar and set aside.
- After 45 minutes, carefully pour off excess grease (place something on top of loaf so it doesn't fall OR use a turkey baster to suck out the juices) and thn spread topping over meatloaf. Put back in oven, uncovered. Cook for 5 more minutes and check to see if loaf is done by using a thermometer reading. If not done, check every five minutes until done. It is done and safe to eat at 160 degrees, but you can take it out at 152 and let it rest for five minutes and the temp will rise to a safe temperature.
- I do not trust the "it's done if it aint pink no more" method because ground meat products can both look brown long before they are safe to eat and look pink long after they are actually done. A thermometer is just easier to use and safer too. So, you use your own judgment on cook time. I pulled mine out of the oven after 52 minutes of cook time and it was 161 degrees and DELICIOUS.
- If you are making mini muffins, start your initial cook time at 30 minutes and keep checking with your temp till the center of the muffins reach at least 155. Also, you still have to remove the excess grease from the pans during cooking. For that reason, when making meatloaf muffins, I put a baking sheet under the pan to catch drips.
- A word of warning: This recipe is not friendly to subbing out the pasta or the lean ground meat. If you omit the pasta, the loaf will not be moist and hold its flavor. If you use higher fat ground meat, your pasta will be cooked in grease and the loaf will be mis-shapen, swimming in grease and unappetizing. Believe me, I know -- I've tried both. When you have both ingredients, just try it as it's written and most of all:.
- Enjoy.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 330.1, Fat 15.5, SaturatedFat 5.5, Cholesterol 122.8, Sodium 401.1, Carbohydrate 19.7, Fiber 0.9, Sugar 8.2, Protein 26.2
CLASSIC MEAT LOAF
This is an easy no-fail recipe that is always moist and tender. The leftovers make excellent sandwiches.
Provided by ed 29260
Categories Meatloaf
Time 1h15m
Yield 1 loaf, 6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Saute onions and garlic. Combine all ingredients except sauce. I mix it with a stand mixer. Grease a 9"x13" glass baking dish and form meat into a 3" thick loaf in the center of dish. Cover with sauce and bake at 350 for one hour or to 160 degrees. Allow to rest 15 minutes before cutting.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 469.8, Fat 25.1, SaturatedFat 9.6, Cholesterol 164.8, Sodium 583.2, Carbohydrate 26.7, Fiber 1.6, Sugar 15, Protein 33
NO-FAIL MEAT LOAF
This is our family's personal favorite for meatloaf. You absolutely cannot fail with this one, it is always moist and any leftovers make the best sandwiches.
Provided by Kim Barnes @jkb628
Categories Beef
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Mix all ingredients thoroughly. Reserve 8 oz of tomato sauce for later use.
- Place in loaf pan and cover tightly with aluminum foil. Bake for 1 hour.
- Remove from oven and remove foil. Top with remaining 8 oz of tomato sauce. Place back into oven, uncovered, and cook for an additional 20 minutes. Let sit for 5-10 minutes prior to slicing.
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