Name: Classic Meatloaf
Cook time: 55 min
Ingredients: 1 1/2 pound lean ground beef or turkey; 3/4 cup oats (quick or old fashioned, uncooked); 3/4 cup finely chopped onion; 1/2 cup catsup; 1 egg, lightly beaten; 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce or soy sauce; 2 cloves garlic, minced; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 1/4 teaspoon black pepper

Classic Meatloaf

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Meatloaf is a traditional dinner that everyone should know how to make. It's easy to throw together, so it's no wonder it is a go-to dinner for many families. This Classic Meatloaf recipe is a great quick and easy meatloaf recipe to start with. The oats provide a healthy source of stability. It's easy to swap out ground turkey for ground beef if you want to make this meatloaf a little healthier.

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Cooking Time55 min

Ingredients

1 1/2 pound lean ground beef or turkey
3/4 cup oats (quick or old fashioned, uncooked)
3/4 cup finely chopped onion
1/2 cup catsup
1 egg, lightly beaten
1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce or soy sauce
2 cloves garlic, minced
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon black pepper

Instructions

Heat oven to 350 degrees F. Combine all ingredients in large bowl; mix lightly but thoroughly.
Shape meatloaf mixture into 6 x 10-inch loaf on rack of broiler pan.
Bake 50 to 55 minutes or until meatloaf is to medium doneness (160 degrees F for beef, 170 degrees F for turkey), until not pink in center and juices show no pink color.
Let stand 5 minutes before slicing. Cover and refrigerate leftovers promptly and use within 2 days, or wrap airtight and freeze up to 3 months.

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Janice L

Oct 31, 2017

This sounds like a good, basic meatloaf recipe. Like most dishes, this can easily be customized to suit personal taste. Sage and ground mustard would be good additions to this recipe. When I make meatloaf, I like to use Worcestershire sauce, instead of soy sauce. A delicious topping for a meatloaf is barbecue sauce.

asoley 3922608

Nov 07, 2016

I've been looking for a classic meatloaf recipe for awhile now, and this looks perfect!

luvmyjava66 577618 3

Dec 28, 2015

I meant one half to two thirds ketchup. Sorry I did not do a good job of proofreading before posting.

luvmyjava66 577618 3

Dec 28, 2015

My favorite topping after it is almost finished (about 10 mins. before) is to mix ahead of time while the loaf is cooking, one half cup brown sugar (light or dark, whatever you have) with about one half to three thirds cups ketchup and whisk and let the acid from the ketchup break down the sugar. Pull the loaf out, baste and put back in the oven for the last ten minutes.

sargentsheila 0212 404

May 22, 2013

Is basically what I make at home, except I use V-8 Vegetable Juice instead of the -catsup. Bake and then I take out and add V-8 to the top and put back in for around ten minutes.

grumpy

Jan 21, 2012

I've made a similar recipe for years. If no oats, no prob. just use crushed crackers and ommit the salt or use coarse breadcrumbs. Throw in some chopped green pepper ( bout 1/2 cup ). Want something extra? Layer half the mix in pan, add a layer of cheese, then the rest of the mix and bake as sugested.

sjbmouse

Jan 21, 2012

I worked in a family restaurant for years and made the meatloaf every week for some of those years. This recipe is very close except we didn't use worcestershire sauce or garlic. It wasn't a written recipe, it was handed down from manager to manager so I am not sure about the exact measurements. We always used beef. This of course, is before I became a vegetarian.