Old Fashioned Meatloaf Recipe with Glaze (2024)

This is an Old fashioned Meatloaf recipe like the one grandma used to make. This simple meatloaf recipe with a glaze for any weeknight dinner. This recipe could also be made into a ground chicken or round turkey meatloaf.

This Simple Meatloaf recipe has a few changes from our original with the addition of Worcestershire sauce. and makes it the meatloaf recipe to save. And it can also be made using ground turkey or chicken

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Even though we can’t make a meatloaf with grandmas’ love stirred into it, we can do a few other things. We added a little brown sugar to the glaze and it does make a big taste difference. Also, it helps adhere the glaze to this simple meatloaf recipe. And she was right, caramelized onions really rock this dish.

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, sautéfor 1 additional minute.

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

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. 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.