Best Savory Meatloaf Recipes

SAVORY MEATLOAF

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F.
• Mix all ingredients except ketchup. Spread mixture in ungreased loaf pan, 8 1/2x4 1/2x2 1/2 or 9x5x3 inches, or shape into 9x5-inch loaf in ungreased rectangular pan, 13x9x2 inches. Spread ketchup over top.
• Insert meat thermometer so tip is in center of loaf. Bake uncovered 1 hour to 1 hour 15 minutes or until thermometer reads 160°F.

SAVORY VENISON MEATLOAF

Steps:

• Preheat an oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Mix the venison, egg, cracker crumbs, 1/4 cup barbecue sauce, onion, sage, steak seasoning, 2 tablespoons brown sugar, and 2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce in a mixing bowl with your hands until evenly combined. Pack into a 3x7-inch loaf pan, and lay the bacon strips over top.
• Bake in the preheated oven until no longer pink in the center and the bacon is crispy, about 35 minutes. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read at least 160 degrees F (70 degrees C). Meanwhile, stir 3/4 cup barbecue sauce, 2 tablespoons brown sugar, and 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce in a sauce pan over medium heat. Simmer 5 minutes, whisking constantly. Pour the sauce over the cooked meatloaf, and let rest 5 minutes before serving.

SAVORY MEATLOAF WITH TOMATO

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Place the onions in a heavy skillet, preferably nonstick. Cover and cook on low heat about 10 minutes, until the onions are soft and just beginning to brown. Stir in the garlic and cook a minute or so longer. Remove one-third of this mixture from the pan and set aside.
• Add one-third of the tomatoes to the pan and cook about five minutes, until the excess liquid has evaporated. Transfer mixture to food processor and process to chop very fine.
• Place the finely chopped onion mixture in a bowl and mix well with the bread crumbs, the beef, the egg, oregano, half the parsley, the red pepper and salt and pepper. Form the mixture into a loaf and place in a shallow baking dish. Bake 90 minutes.
• While the meatloaf is baking, return the reserved onion mixture to the skillet. Add the remaining tomatoes and the olive oil. Simmer over medium heat about 10 minutes. Add the reserved parsley and season to taste with crushed red pepper, salt and freshly ground black pepper. Set this sauce aside until you are ready to serve the meatloaf, then reheat the sauce and serve it alongside.

SAVORY BUTTERMILK MEATLOAF

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line a baking sheet with a silicone baking mat.
• Melt butter in a skillet over medium-high heat. Saute onion in hot butter until soft and translucent, 6 to 7 minutes. Cool to room temperature.
• Combine cooled onion, beef chuck, bread crumbs, buttermilk, ketchup, eggs, Worcestershire sauce, salt, black pepper, hot sauce, tarragon, and Italian seasoning in a bowl; mix together with a fork and let sit until breadcrumbs absorb moisture, about 10 minutes.
• Turn meatloaf mixture out into the center of the prepared baking sheet and form into a 9x5-inch loaf.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 45 minutes. While meatloaf is baking, whisk brown sugar, mustard, and cider vinegar together in a small bowl. Spread brown sugar glaze over the top of the meatloaf and continue baking until no longer pink in the center, about 30 minutes more. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read at least 160 degrees F (70 degrees C).

SWEET AND SAVORY MEATLOAF WITH SWEET AND TANGY GLAZE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line a rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper.
• Combine the meatloaf mix, breadcrumbs, spinach, mushrooms, prunes, dill, parsley, Worcestershire, eggs, garlic, onion, 1/4 cup of the ketchup, 1 1/2 teaspoons salt and 1/2 teaspoon pepper in a large mixing bowl. Using your hands, mix together until well combined.
• Transfer the mixture to the prepared baking sheet and form it into a compact oval-shaped loaf, about 9 inches by 5 inches. Bake the meatloaf for 30 minutes.
• Stir together the apricot preserves, soy sauce, ginger, vinegar and remaining 1/4 cup ketchup in a small bowl for the glaze. Remove the meatloaf from the oven and brush the top and sides all over with the glaze. Return to the oven and bake until the glaze starts to caramelize and a thermometer inserted in the center of the meatloaf registers 160 degrees F, about 25 minutes more. Let rest for 10 minutes before slicing and serving.

SAVORY SPICY MEATLOAF AND SAUCE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• In a large mixing bowl, combine meat, egg, onion, and spices.
• Mix with hands until.
• Add sauces and mix again with your hands.
• Place meatloaf in an ungreased, nonstick metal baking pan, in a loaf shape.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 25 minutes.
• Meanwhile, combine all sauce ingredients in a small saucepan.
• Bring contents to a boil, then reduce to a simmer while the meatloaf cooks.
• After the 25 minutes, brush meatloaf with sauce and bake 5 more minutes.

SAVORY ITALIAN MEATBALLS OR MEATLOAF

Steps:

• Wash your hands.
• Form your ground beef into a tube on a large cutting board. Cut a slice down the middle of the tube forming a pocket along it's length.
• Remove the Italian Sausage (optional) from casing and place it into the pocket, then sprinkle all other ingredients over it (except the Spaghetti Sauce).
• Knead your ground beef tube with your hands until all ingredients are mixed thoroughly.
• Form your meatballs rolling them with the palms of your hands.
• If you are making meatloaf instead of meatballs, form your meatloaf tightly and bake it on a broiler pan (so the grease will drain through the holes) at 350 degrees for 30-45 minutes. During the last 10 minutes of cooking, pour your favorite Spaghetti Sauce over your meatloaf. When the meatloaf is done, it is ready to serve.
• Place your meatballs on tin foil in a large roasting pan. Roast at 350 degrees for about 35 minutes. This recipe makes about 50 meatballs. You may need to use 2 roasting pans depending on your pan size. Remove from oven when done.
• Pour your sauce (I always use Paul Newman's Sockarooni Sauce) into a crockpot until it is about 1/2 full. Add your meatballs and cover with a bit more sauce. Freeze any extra meatballs or set them aside in your fridge for a second serving later.
• Set your crockpot on high. Your meatballs will be ready to serve in about 1 hour.
• Try to keep the crowd back once word spreads about the juicy Italian flavor. Whatver else is happening at your party, a line will always be formed in front of your meatballs.

BETTY CROCKER'S SAVORY MEATLOAF

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F.
• Mix all ingredients except ketchup. Spread mixture in ungreased loaf pan, 8 1/2x4 1/2x2 1/2 or 9x5x3 inches, or shape into 9x5-inch loaf in ungreased rectangular pan, 13x9x2 inches. Spread ketchup over top.
• Insert meat thermometer so tip is in center of loaf. Bake uncovered 1 hour to 1 hour 15 minutes or until thermometer reads 160°F.

SAVORY MEATLOAF

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Mix all ingredients except ketchup.
• Spead mixture in ungreased loaf pan, 8 1/2 x 4 1/2 x 2 1/2 or 9 x 5 x 3 inches, or shape into 9 x 5-inch loaf in ungreased rectangular pan, 13 x 9 x 2 inches.
• Spread ketchup over top.
• Bake uncovered 1 hour to 1 hour 15 minutes or until thermometer reads 160 degrees Farheinheit.

SAVORY HERB MEATLOAF

Steps:

• mix all ingredients well, add additional salt and pepper if you like.
• pat into an ungreased loaf pan, smear top of loaf with a little ketchup and bbq sauce.
• bake uncovered at 350, 45 minutes to an hour.

SAVORY MEATLOAF (MAKEOVER)

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. Into food processor or blender, tear toasted bread into pieces. Cover; process with on-and-off pulses until bread is crumbly and evenly chopped.
• In large bowl, mix bread crumbs and remaining ingredients except ketchup and bell pepper slices. Spread mixture in ungreased 8x4- or 9x5-inch loaf pan. Spread ketchup over top.
• Baked 1 hour to 1 hour 15 minutes or until meat thermometer inserted in center of loaf reads 165°F.
• Let meatloaf stand 5 minutes; drain. Remove from pan. Top with bell pepper slices. To serve, cut meatloaf into 6 slices.

BETTER THAN MOM'S SWEET AND SAVORY MEATLOAF

Steps:

• PREP: Place oven rack on middle setting and preheat oven to 350 degrees. If using a less fatty meat, use a non-stick cooking spray to lightly coat the inside of your loaf pan. (If using ground beef, it is unnecessary to spray or grease your pan.). Lightly press the separate 2 tbsp of the packed brown sugar into the bottom of your loaf pan. Put like ingredients into prep bowls for ease in mixing later - this helps when you'll only have one hand (especially at least the dry ingredients of bread crumbs, salt, and pepper). Hint: thaw meat fully and bring cold ingredients (eggs, pasta sauce, sauce ingredients, etc) to room temperature prior to combining - this will aid in even cooking and correct cook time. (Waiting for items to reach room temperature is the bulk of your prep time, so your actual "work" prep time v. "waiting" prep time is about 5 min of work and 15-20 min of waiting.).
• SAUCE: Stir the remaining tbsp of brown sugar and the rest of the sauce ingredients in a bowl until combined. Sauce should be slightly runny. With a spatula, lightly drizzle some rows of the sauce over the brown sugar in the bottom of the loaf pan. Do not fully cover. Set the remaining majority of the sauce aside.
• LOAF: In a small skillet, sweat the diced onion over low heat. Half way through, add the garlic. (The onions and garlic do not cook inside the loaf and therefore you must heat them before.) Do not let them brown or carmelize. In a large mixing bowl, gently break up the meat with one hand (keep your other hand free and clean to hold the bowl and add in your other ingredients). When they are cool enough, slowly add in the onions and garlic until completely folded. Then add the pasta sauce, parsley, basil, garlic powder, and marjoram until blended. Next, you will alternate combining the dry ingredients (bread crumbs, salt, pepper combination) and half of the beaten eggs. Repeat dry ingredients and eggs until fully mixed. Shape mixture into a loaf and transfer it into your loaf pan. Gently press the loaf down and against the sides until you have a flat top service (as the meat cooks, it will pull away from the sides and form the classic "loaf" shape"). Pour the majority of the sauce over the top of your loaf and spread it evenly until covered (I like to keep just a tiny bity of sauce to drizzle over the loaf when there is about 10 min of cook time left, but you can add it all at this point if you like).
• Bake for 1 hour to 1 hour 15 minutes, checking occassionally. Add more sauce when and if necessary. Let cool for at least 10 minutes before serving.

SAVORY MEATLOAF (LIGHTER RECIPE)

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F.
• Mix all ingredients except ketchup. Spread mixture in ungreased loaf pan, 8 1/2x4 1/2x2 1/2 or 9x5x3 inches, or shape into 9x5-inch loaf in ungreased rectangular pan, 13x9x2 inches. Spread ketchup over top.
• Insert meat thermometer so tip is in center of loaf. Bake uncovered 1 hour to 1 hour 15 minutes or until thermometer reads 180°F.
• Let stand 5 minutes; remove from pan.

EASY SAVORY MEATLOAF

Steps:

• For Meatloaf:
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• In a large bowl, mix chopped onion and stuffing mix, and pour in the broth and let set while you prepare the pan.
• Line a jelly roll pan or cookie sheet with deep sides with foil. Set a baking rack large enough to hold the meatloaf in the pan and spray lightly with cooking spray, or brush lightly with oil.
• In the large bowl, mix in remaining ingredients until evenly blended.
• Form the meat mixture into a large loaf pan, pressing down with a rubber spatula or large spoon until the meat is evenly pressed into the pan.
• Cut a piece of foil slightly smaller than the top of the meatloaf and press it onto the top. (This foil keeps the meatloaf from falling through the rack as it cooks.)
• Run a dull knife around the sides of the meatloaf to loosen it from the pan.
• Invert the meatloaf onto the prepared rack on the cookie sheet and tap the bottom of the loaf pan so it slides out on the rack.
• You will now bake the meatloaf with no pan. The lets the grease drain away as it cooks.
• Bake about 60 minutes, then remove from oven and glaze the top with the three remaining ingredients blended into a sauce.
• Return to oven and cook about 15 minutes further or until any juices run clear.
• Note: You can substitute ground turkey for the pork. Serve with more of the sauce used for the glaze.

SUSAN'S SAVORY MEATLOAF

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• 2. Break the ground meat up into loose chunks. Mix in all the other ingredients well, but don't mix too hard, as it will make it too dense.
• 3. Form into a loaf shape in a pan that is about 1-2 inches bigger all the way around. Lining the pan with crinkled aluminum foil helps with the baking, and the cleanup. (Or, fill muffin cups with mixture.)
• 4. Bake: for whole loaf, 60-70 minutes. Use meat thermometer and cook to at least 165 degrees. For muffin tin, it only takes about 20 minutes.
• 5. Let cool slightly before slicing or removing from muffin pan.
• 6. If you want to top it with something, mix together 1-2 tablespoons worcestershire sauce and 1/2 cup ketchup and brush on during last 15 minutes of cooking.

SAVORY & SPICY TURKEY MEATLOAF

Steps:

• Combine dry oatmeal, egg, onions, peppers, and salt in a bowl. Add gound meat, and mix it lightly with your hands.
• Gradually add the hot sauce and HALF of the vegetable juice. Mix together lightly, but well.
• Shape into loaf in a shallow baking dish. Pour remaining juice on top. Bake at 350 for 40-50 minutes.

SAVORY HERBS BEEF MEATLOAF

Steps:

• 1. Pre-Heat oven to 350 Mix wet ingredients first in a large bowl and then add dry ingredients and mix well.
• 2. Use a non stick spray for your loaf pan. 8x8 or slightly larger.
• 3. Bake one hour. Cool 10 to 15 minutes before cutting. Enjoy!.
• 4. *** Use can add bbq sauce on top last 5 minutes of baking for a delicious flavor instead of kethcup.

SAVORY TURKEY MEATLOAF FLORENTINE

Steps:

• HEAT oven to 350°F.
• MIX first 6 ingredients in large bowl until well blended. Add spinach, peppers and onions; mix well.
• SHAPE into 9x4-inch loaf in 13x9-inch pan sprayed with cooking spray.
• BAKE 45 min. Mix mustard and honey; brush onto meatloaf. Bake 25 to 35 min. or until done (165°F). Let stand 10 min. before slicing.

SAVORY CHICKEN MEATLOAF

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Spray a 7x11-inch glass or thick metal pan with nonstick spray.
• Combine ground chicken, onion, carrot, Parmesan cheese, bread crumbs, bread cubes, egg, garlic, milk, crushed bouillon, pepper, and sage in a large bowl. Use your hands to mix ingredients thoroughly. Form mixture into a loaf and place in the center of the prepared pan.
• Bake in the preheated oven until an instant-read thermometer inserted in the center reads at least 165 degrees F (74 degrees C), about 45 minutes.

SAVORY TURKEY MEATLOAF FLORENTINE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F.
• Mix first 6 ingredients in large bowl until well blended. Add spinach, peppers and onions; mix well.
• Shape into 9x4-inch loaf in 13x9-inch pan sprayed with cooking spray.
• Bake 45 min. Mix mustard and honey; brush onto meatloaf. Bake 25 to 35 min. or until done (165°F). Let stand 10 min. before slicing.