Ok its crazy that I had the most difficult time finding a meatloaf recipe that didn’t ask for everything in my pantry. With the help of a few friendly suggestions, I think I’ve found the perfect meat loaf recipe for dinner tonight.
So I made this tonight for dinner and it turned out amazing. Paired it with a baked russet potato.
Must do it again.
Ingredients:
1 to 2 pounds ground beef
- 1 egg
- 1 tablespoon Worcestershire
- 1 chopped onion (I used 1 cup chopped frozen onions)
- 1 chopped green pepper(I used 1 cup shopped frozen pepper)
- 1/2 cup seasoned bread crumbs
- 1/2 cup ketchup for topping, plus 1/4 cup to incorporate into the loaf
- 1 teaspoon dried thyme leaves
- 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder or salt
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper
- 1 teaspoon seasoning salt
- 2 tablespoon smoked BBQ sauce (for topping)
Instructions:
Crumble ground beef in a large bowl. In a smaller bowl combine eggs, Worcestershire sauce, and 1/4 cup ketchup. Add thyme leaves, pepper, garlic powder, seasoning salt. Pour over beef then use hands to incorporate the ingredients.
Add onions, peppers and mix again, then add bread crumb and mix it in well.
Place in a loaf pan and create into desired loaf form.
Bake for 1/2 an hour at 400 degrees. Lower temperature to 350 and continue baking for 1 hour.
For Topping
15 Minutes before the loaf is completely done, you will need to add the topping.
Instructions for topping
Mix 1/2 cup ketchup and 2 tablespoon of BBQ sauce then spread evenly on the top of the loaf.
PLEASE NOTE: The loaf should be cooked until it reaches an internal temperature of 160 degrees. It depends on your oven you might have to cook your loaf a bit longer
