Classic American Meatloaf

Name: Classic American Meatloaf
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 1 h 10 min
Total time: 1 h 25 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2 lbs ground beef; 1 onion, diced; 2 cloves garlic, minced; 2 eggs; 1 cup breadcrumbs; ½ cup whole milk; 2 tbsp Worcestershire sauce; ¼ cup ketchup; 2 tbsp brown sugar; 1 tbsp yellow mustard; salt to taste

Old-fashioned meatloaf with a tangy ketchup-brown sugar glaze — comfort food at its most nostalgic. Resting the meatloaf for 10 minutes before slicing lets it firm up enough to hold together instead of falling apart on the plate.

Total time

85 min

Prep

15 min

Cook

70 min

Difficulty

easy

Cuisine

American

comfortbakedfamily-friendly

Ingredients

2 lbsground beef

1onion, diced

2 clovesgarlic, minced

2eggs

1 cupbreadcrumbs

½ cupwhole milk

2 tbspWorcestershire sauce

¼ cupketchup

2 tbspbrown sugar

1 tbspyellow mustard

saltto taste

Instructions

Mix beef, onion, garlic, eggs, breadcrumbs, milk, Worcestershire, and salt until combined.

Shape into loaf in baking dish.

Mix ketchup, brown sugar, and mustard for glaze; spread over top.

Bake at 350°F for 60-70 minutes until internal temp is 160°F.

Rest 10 minutes; slice and serve with mashed potatoes.

Nutrition (estimated)

Per serving, based on a standard 4-serving portion and standard nutrition references — not a lab or USDA-verified measurement.

Calories

295

Protein

12.1g

Fat

Carbs

46.7g

Fiber

Sodium

1016mg

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