You know we aren’t going to start a blog called ‘Yesterday’s Meatloaf’ and our first post not be our go to recipe for meatloaf. As a matter of fact, this meatloaf is so good, it won’t be tomorrow’s Sloppy Joes. Like most kids my age, I wasn’t a fan of meatloaf night. But, after trying this recipe, I guarantee your friends and family will fly like a bat out of Hell for seconds.

This recipe is simple, straight forward, and one that even the pickiest eater will enjoy. It should take you around an hour and twenty minutes from start to finish, so its perfect for any night of the week. You’ll just need a couple of good size mixing bowls and loaf or sheet pan. A box grater is completely optional, but we used one to get some nice minced onions for this recipe. The smaller the better.
Below are all the ingredients you’ll need.

Meatloaf:
1.5lbs ground beef (85/15)
½ cup onion, minced
½ cup breadcrumbs (we used Italian)
1/3 cup milk
1 egg
1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
1teaspoon garlic powder
1teaspoon kosher salt
¼ teaspoon black pepper

Glaze:
½ cup ketchup
1 Tablespoon brown sugar
1 Tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
1 teaspoon yellow mustard
To start, in a small bowl whisk milk, egg, and 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce.

In a separate bowl mix breadcrumbs, garlic powder, Italian seasoning, salt, and pepper.
Finely mince ½ cup onion. Try and get it as minced as possible, larger pieces of onion will make the meatloaf fall apart more easily. We used a box grater to easily mince the onion.

Next, add everything to the ground beef and mix until everything is evenly combined. We always use 85/15 because anything leaner tends to dry out. Also, try to avoid over mixing it as it can breakdown some of the fat and make the final product tough.

Place meatloaf in a greased loaf pan (or an actual meatloaf pan if you have one). You can also place on a baking sheet and form a loaf (8”long x 4” wide x 2” tall)

Combine the ketchup, mustard, brown sugar, and Worcestershire sauce for glaze and stir together. Spread the glaze over top of meatloaf.

Bake at 350 uncovered for 50-55 minutes or until internal temperature reaches 165 F. Cooking times might vary depending on the type of pan you use. Let the meatloaf rest a few minutes before serving. Since we don’t have a fancy meatloaf pan, we channeled our inner MacGyver and used a parchment paper hack to help easily remove ours. If you go the baking sheet method, this won’t be an issue.

Slice the meatloaf in about one inch slices and serve. You can obviously use whatever sides you want, but we always do mashed potatoes and some other vegetable.