Favorite Meatloaf Recipe with Tomato Sauce
My Favorite Meatloaf recipe with tomato sauce and brown sugar glaze is flavorful, fork tender and delicious. An easy dinner everyone loves, this classic classic meatloaf recipe is perfect for busy weeknights!
Servings: 10
Cost: $5
Ingredients
- 2 pounds lean ground beef
- 1 cup soft bread crumbs roughly chopped or torn ½from 3 slices of fresh bread
- 1 egg slightly beaten
- 1 15-ounce can tomato sauce divided
- ½ teaspoon sea salt
- ½ teaspoon ground black pepper
- 1 small yellow or white onion chopped, about 1/2 cup
For the glaze
- ½ can tomato sauce
- ¼ cup water
- 2 tablespoons Dijon mustard
- 2 tablespoons vinegar
- 2 tablespoons brown sugar, firmly packed
Instructions
For the Meatloaf
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees
- Place the ground beef into a large mixing bowl
- Add the breadcrumbs, egg, half the can of tomato sauce, sea salt, pepper and chopped onion, and mix well using your hands
- Form the meat into a loaf about 2 inches high, and place in baking pan or casserole dish
- Place loaf into oven, make the glaze, and pour glaze over meatloaf
- Bake for 1 hour or until internal temperature reaches 160 degrees, according to meat thermometer
For the Glaze
- Pour the remaining half of the tomato sauce into a small mixing bowl, and add the water
- Add the mustard, vinegar and brown sugar, and mix until well combined
Notes
Use about half of the tomato sauce in the meatloaf mixture and the other half for the glaze.
You can substitute 1/2 cup of dry breadcrumbs for the fresh bread.
Nutrition
Calories: 156kcal | Carbohydrates: 7g | Protein: 20g | Fat: 5g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Cholesterol: 56mg | Sodium: 405mg | Potassium: 452mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 4g | Vitamin A: 147IU | Vitamin C: 3mg | Calcium: 23mg | Iron: 3mg
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