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Sunday Meatloaf

Published: Aug 18, 2020 Modified: Apr 24, 2025 ·by Amber Bogardus / This post may contain affiliate links.

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What beats a warm plate of meat loaf on a relaxing Sunday evening?

Meatloaf is such a comfort food in our household. I love to make it on evenings that follow a lazy day. There's just something about the a savory taste of ground beef, sweet ketchup, and herbs and spices that make you feel like curling into the couch immediately after dinner.

I've played with my meatloaf recipe for several years, but I think I've finally got it down. This recipe is extremely easy, and perfect for 4-6 portions. It's made in a pound cake pan, and with just one pound of ground beef (which for some reason is rather hard to find out there!).

When you take your Sunday morning trip to the store for the week, be sure to pick up:

  • Ground Beef
  • Panko Breadcrumbs
  • 1 Egg
  • 1 Small Yellow Onion, chopped
  • Ketchup
  • 2 Cloves of Garlic, minced
  • Salt
  • Ground Black Pepper
  • Italian Seasoning
  • Onion Powder
  • Fresh Parsley, chopped

You'll also need the following for the delicious glaze on top:

  • Ketchup
  • White Vinegar
  • Salt
  • Ground Black Pepper
  • Brown Sugar
  • Paprika
  • Garlic Powder

Meatloaf 101: Mix With Your Hands

This is an incredibly important step! Meatloaf, meatballs, hamburgers - mixing with your hands is the best way to avoid over overmixing the meat. You don't want to end up with meat paste! You want crumbly, yet effectively combined meat to lead to a flavorful and just compact enough loaf.

You should only need to squeeze and mix for about a minute or two to get the right consistency.

Let's make it!

  1. Preheat your oven to 350°.
  2. Add all of the meatloaf ingredients to a large bowl and gently mix using your hands. I know super complicated.

It should look like this when you're finished.

  1. Line a pound cake pan with parchment paper and gently press the meat mixture down into the pan, smoothing it out on top.
  1. Bake the meatloaf in a 350° for 40 minutes.
  2. While the meatloaf is baking, gather all of your ingredients for the glaze.
  1. Whisk all of the ingredients together until the glaze is smooth and set aside.
  2. After the meatloaf has baked for 40 minutes, pull it out of the oven and spread the prepared glaze over the top.
  1. Place the meatloaf back in the oven for another 20 minutes, remove and allow it to cook for 10 minutes prior to removing it from the pan.
  2. Lift the meatloaf from the pan gently by using the overhanging parchment paper, and place it on a cutting board or serving platter.
  3. Gently slide the meatloaf off of the parchment and slice into 1 inch slices.

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Sunday Meatloaf

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Prep Time 15 minutes mins
Cook Time 1 hour hr
Total Time 1 hour hr 25 minutes mins
Course Main Course
Cuisine American
Servings 8 servings

Ingredients
  

Meatloaf

  • 1 lb Ground Beef
  • ½ cup Panko Breadcrumbs
  • 1 Egg
  • 1 Small Yellow Onion minced
  • ¼ cup Fresh Parsley Chopped
  • 2 teaspoon Italian Seasoning
  • 1 teaspoon Onion Powder
  • 1 teaspoon Kosher Salt
  • ½ teaspoon Black Pepper

Glaze

  • ½ cup Ketchup
  • ¾ teaspoon White Vinegar
  • 1 ½ tablespoon Brown Sugar
  • 1 teaspoon Garlic Powder
  • ½ teaspoon Onion Powder
  • ½ teaspoon Paprika
  • ¼ teaspoon Kosher Salt
  • ⅛ teaspoon Black Pepper

Instructions
 

  • Preheat the oven to 350°.
  • Add all of the meatloaf ingredients to a large bowl and gently mix using your hands.
  • Line a pound cake (or loaf) pan with parchment paper (leave about an inch of parchment paper hanging out of the top of the pan), and gently press the meat mixture down into the pan, smoothing it out on top.
  • Bake the meatloaf in the 350° oven for 40 minutes.
  • While the meatloaf is baking prepare the glaze by whisking all of the ingredients together in a mixing bowl until the glaze is smooth and incorporated.
  • After the meatloaf has been baking for 40 minutes, remove it from the oven and spread the glaze over the top of the loaf.
  • Place the loaf back in the oven and bake it for another 20 minutes.
  • Remove the loaf from the oven, and allow it to cool in the pan for 10 minutes.
  • Gently lift the loaf from pan, using the parchment paper, and place it on a cutting board or serving platter.
  • Slide the meatloaf off of the parchment paper and slice it into 1 inch slices.
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