Simple Old Fashioned Meatloaf Recipe
An easy no-fail recipe for classic old-fashioned meatloaf.
Servings 10
Calories 222kcal
Ingredients
- 2 Tablespoons oil
- 2 stalks celery cleaned and diced
- 1 medium onion diced
- 2 cloves garlic diced
- 2 pounds ground beef 15% - 10% fat
- salt and pepper to taste
- 1/3 cup catsup
- 2 Tablespoons dijon mustard
- 2 Tablespoons Worcestershire Sauce
- 1 Tablespoon dried thyme
- 2 eggs lightly beaten
- 1 cup panko bread crumbs or crushed saltine crackers
- For the Meatloaf Glaze:
- 1/4 cup catsup
- 1 Tablespoon Dijon Mustard heaping
- 3 shakes Tabasco sauce
- 2 Tablespoons brown sugar
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 Degrees.
- Heat fry pan over medium high heat. Add oil until hot. Add onion and celery and cook until tender. About 5-6 minutes. Add garlic and cook until fragrant. Remove from heat.
- In a large bowl add the ground beef, salt, pepper, onion, celery, garlic mixture, catsup, mustard, Worcestershire, thyme, eggs and panko. With your hands blend mixture until well mixed.
- In a small bowl, combine the catsup, mustard, Tabasco and brown sugar to make the glaze. Stir well until blended.
- Form the mixture into a loaf using either a loaf pan, sheet pan or oven safe casserole. Smear the loaf with the glaze mixture. Bake 50 minutes or until thermometer reaches 160 degrees.
Notes
Tips for Success:
- Use your hands to mix the meatloaf ingredients together before forming into a loaf. Your hands are gentler tools. A large spoon will simply mash the ingredients together, risking a tight dry loaf.
- Cut the vegetables as small as you can. Large uneven cuts of veggies can cause the meatloaf to fall apart.
- Let the meatloaf cool for about 10 minutes before slicing. This will insure the loaf will not fall apart when you slice it
Nutrition
Calories: 222kcal | Carbohydrates: 13g | Protein: 22g | Fat: 9g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Cholesterol: 89mg | Sodium: 338mg | Potassium: 429mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 7g | Vitamin A: 135IU | Vitamin C: 2mg | Calcium: 44mg | Iron: 3mg