How you prepare this meatloaf is what makes it so delicious! It’s crucial to bake this instead of baking it in a loaf pan. This will allow the fat to drain from the meatloaf, making it firmer and more flavorful.
| Prep Time: | 10 mins |
| Cook Time: | 1 hr |
| Total Time: | 1 hr 10 mins |
| Servings: | 8 |
| Yield: | 6 to 8 servings |
Ingredients
- 2 pounds ground beef
- ½ onion, chopped
- 1 (10 ounce) package saltine crackers, crushed
- salt to taste
- ¼ teaspoon ground black pepper
- 1 tablespoon steak sauce
- 2 eggs
- ¾ cup water
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
- In a large bowl, combine the beef, onion, crushed crackers, salt, ground black pepper, steak sauce, eggs and water and mix well. Transfer to an ungreased 9×13 inch baking dish. Form into a loaf about 6×10 inches.
- Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 1 hour, or until center is completely cooked.
Nutrition Facts
| Calories | 524 kcal |
| Carbohydrate | 26 g |
| Cholesterol | 143 mg |
| Dietary Fiber | 1 g |
| Protein | 24 g |
| Saturated Fat | 13 g |
| Sodium | 498 mg |
| Sugars | 1 g |
| Fat | 35 g |
| Unsaturated Fat | 0 g |
Reviews
Very good! Had seconds…
It was soooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo creamy
Delicious!!!
it fell apart for sandwiches
Kids loved I just made a few changes. I used Italian breadcrumbs (I didn’t have crackers) & no water instead I used Worcestershire sauce. I was told by my family panel that I could make this again.
I put ketchup and brown sugar on the top of the loaf and baked it to perfection.
This was a very tasty meatloaf. We loved it the first night and for lunches for a few days. Hubby keeps nibbling at it.
I was really pleased how this meatloaf turned out, simple to prepare, I did however, omit the salt and added 1 Tablespoon of soya sauce, and Teaspoon Worcestershire sauce instead. Very delicious . Thanks.
Great recipe. I made it & made alot of variations to it. I made it once before & didn’t like the taste & texture. The 2nd time I made it I replaced the saltine crackers with Japanese Panko breadcrumbs, added a package of onion soup mix, a dash of various spices like Parsley, Thyme, Basil, oregano & Garlic. I also added 2 chopped green onions. Kept everything else the same. I sprayed my pan with olive oil & cooked it uncovered for 45 min at 350, then raised the temp to 375 & let it bake for 15-20 min more. I let it rest for 10 min & then cut into it.. full of flavor & moist.
Made this to feed a crowd of 40. Started with 10 pounds of ground beef. Only used 1 full box of saltines, used tomato soup instead of water, substituted KC Masterpiece BBQ sauce instead of steak sauce then added a lot more BBQ sauce. It was a smash hit. I’ve made it at least twice more for the same group at their request.
Simple easy no fuss no mess very tasty I will fix it again
great base recipe with lots of wiggle room. i add (hide lol) 2 grated carrots,2 finely sliced celery stalks, and use a whole onion chopped finely. s and p the veggies saute til softened add em to the meat comes out bomb every time. i also get creative and use whatev i have on hand other than saltines. i have used bread crumbs,french fried onions,pita crackers.
This was yummy indeed! I picked this recipe because my husband is suppose to stay away from catsup and he loves steak sauce. The steak sauce did something special to it. Also, make sure that you put in the right amount of crackers. I did not have saltines because we use different rich and crispy ones that are out of this worlc. However, they dont come in 10 packages so I tried guessing…..wrong. Other than havng too many crackers in it which made it dry, my husband said it was really good. He just topped it with additional steak sauce. Added to my recipe box. Thanks, cant wait to try it again!
my kids love it
This is a keeper! My picky husband said this was the best I ever made. I will be using this one from now on.
I love this recipe and so does my family. I used ground turkey instead of ground beef, I also added shredded cheese and bell pepper chopped, so yummy!!
In the picture I saw ketchup, but it isn’t in the recipe. I added ketchup instead of the steak sauce and again on top, very nice! I roasted some garlic dill potatoes in the oven at the same time with the meatloaf, and it was a big hit, in fact, there were no leftovers. With two hungry teenage boys, there are rarely leftovers, but this one went fast.
I like it because its fast simple and good. 🙂 Very easy to cut in half or add more or to throw in a few extra ingredients if I wish. Its like the clay of meatloaf. 🙂
Almost exactly like my mom’s recipe, but she used ketchup instead.
I used this recipe and it turned out great.. I never liked meatloaf as a child but my kids loved this one. I added some chopped garlic and less crackers than indicated, and more sauce as well. A big hit!
I followed everything to a T. And I found it was too salty for our taste. And not much other flavor like something was missing. I won’t make this again