This is the best. If you like sweet and sour you will love this Simple Meatloaf Recipe. It is one of the best. And not much prep time. This is not your ordinary meatloaf. The flavor is outstanding. The one person in our family that doesn’t like Meatloaf changed his mind after I made this recipe. Serve with Mashed Potatoes and Enjoy!
Ingredients
1 1/2 lbs ground beef (ground shoulder roast is good)
1 slice bread (broken or chopped finely)
1 egg
1 small onion , finely chopped
1 teaspoon table salt
1/4 teaspoon black pepper
4 tablespoons ketchup
1/2 cup whole milk
Sauce
4 tablespoons apple cider vinegar
4 tablespoons dark brown sugar, packed firm (to taste)
1/2 cup ketchup
Directions
1. Combine meat loaf ingredients and place into a loaf baking dish.
2. Smooth out top.
3. Sauce: Combine sauce ingredients and pour on top and sides of meatloaf.
4. Bake at 350°F about 1 hour to 1 hour 15 minutes or until done. 170F with a meat thermometer.
This reminded of how much I love meatloaf… and that I haven’t had it in way too long. Yours looks delicious!
I think this is the best-looking meatloaf I have ever seen. Wow!!! This looks great.
That meatloaf looks nice and moist and tasty!
That is some homey deliciousness you’ve got goin’ on there. Yummm…
just made this for dinner tonight–excellent!!
I have made many meatloves. This one got a lot of compliments.
I made this meatloaf as my first meatloaf. I was nervous, because I didn’t want to mess up such a fundamental meal, but with this recipe I nailed it! This meatloaf was amazing! My husband said it might be the best thing I’ve ever made! I didn’t have the apple vinegar, so I left that out, and I added a dash of Worcestershire to the meat mixture, just because we love it! It turned out great!
Thanks for the recipe.
This meatloaf turned out really great. I tweaked it a little bit since I didn’t have any apple cider vinegar. Instead I used mustard and pickled jalapeno juice, also added a couple tbs of mustard to meat mixture and forgot to add milk. But it turned out so good, I really don’t know why the milk is needed.
Hi Tee- Thanks for your comment.
My guess would be the milk is added as a binder, but you are right it might not be necessary.
Made this for dinner. It was delicious even though I forgot the eggs =X Will make this again and won’t forget the egg!
This is a great meatloaf – actually the BEST. My family love it. Sometimes I use turkey or pork & veal or whatever I have. It always works and it’s always delcious and moist. Thank you!
Just made this tonight and it is the first meatloaf in years that we actually enjoyed eating!!! This is now my go to meatloaf recipe. I forgot to put in the onions (had them, just distracted by children) and it was still incredible. So glad you shared this!
Note: added 1/2 tbsp-1 tbsp worcestershire sauce,
instead of 1 slice of bread I used 1 cup Italian bread crumbs,
used 2% milk instead of whole milk,
I had to add a little bit more milk as it was looking dry, maybe 3/4 cup bread crumbs is enough
sauted onions in butter until they were soft, let them cool before adding them
I made this for my husband tonight for his dinner. On the weekdays we usually don’t get to eat dinner, so I cook and he eats whenever he gets home. We haven’t been married for that long and I am a relatively new cook, so making his favorite dish, is a bit daunting. So as I was getting out of the shower I hear a knock on the door, and it’s my husband. He’s still got food in his mouth, he gives me a sweet little kiss, swallows his food, and he says “I can’t stop eating this, it’s amazing.” He even went as far as to say, that it is better than his mom’s meatloaf! Holey Moley! I can’t stop smiling =D thank you for sharing this recipe, it was super easy, juicy, tasty and it turned out so much better than the first meatloaf recipe I tried. This is going in my recipe folder for life. <3
Found your recipe last week and decided it was as close as I was going to finding a really good meatloaf recipe. It was everything your blog claimed it would be. It came out just like your pictures and it was really delectable.!
Love this recipe! Someone gave it to me when I was recovering from surgery at home. It is excellent. Tonight I’m making it for the person who sent it to me since she just had knee surgery and can’t get around to well. Thanks!
Do you add the brown sugar to meat mixture or then sauce?
Add it to the sauce.
I’ve been making this for a couple years & it’s the best! I lost my printed recipe for a while and I’m so glad I found it again!
Made this without the sauce, excellent!