This meatloaf is a tasty evening dinner thanks to the brown sugar and ketchup topping.
| Prep Time: | 20 mins |
| Cook Time: | 1 hr |
| Total Time: | 1 hr 20 mins |
| Servings: | 8 |
| Yield: | 1 9-inch loaf |
Ingredients
- ½ cup ketchup
- ½ cup packed brown sugar
- 1 ½ teaspoons salt
- ½ teaspoon chili powder
- 1 ½ pounds lean ground beef
- 1 ½ cups croutons, crushed
- 1 small onion, chopped
- 2 eggs
- ¼ cup milk
- ¼ teaspoon ground black pepper
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease a 9×5-inch loaf pan.
- Stir ketchup, brown sugar, salt, and chili powder together in a bowl until smooth. Spread a small amount of ketchup mixture into the bottom of the prepared loaf pan.
- Mix ground beef, croutons, onion, eggs, milk, and black pepper together in a large bowl; shape into a loaf and put into the prepared pan. Spread remaining ketchup mixture over loaf.
- Bake in the preheated oven until no longer pink in the center, about 1 hour. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read at least 160 degrees F (70 degrees C).
- You can use onion powder in place of the onion if you prefer.
Nutrition Facts
| Calories | 278 kcal |
| Carbohydrate | 23 g |
| Cholesterol | 103 mg |
| Dietary Fiber | 1 g |
| Protein | 19 g |
| Saturated Fat | 5 g |
| Sodium | 720 mg |
| Sugars | 18 g |
| Fat | 12 g |
| Unsaturated Fat | 0 g |
Reviews
Everybody raved about how good this was. Thank you for sharing. I follow directions to the tee. I will definitely make this again. No images there was none left to take a picture of by the time I thought of it. Sorry.
I used 3 lbs gr. Beef and 2 pkgs of stovetop (too much). 4 eggs worstshire sauce garlic and onion powder and shredded cheese. Loved the sauce but I may add some to the meat mix next time. Added A1 to the sauce. Made 2 loaves & put 1 in the freezer for another time.
Very easy to make and everyone loves it!!
This recipe is DELICIOUS! My family loves it. It’s so hard to have it bake for an hour because the smell of the meatloaf with ketchup glaze cooking is to die for!
This sauce is so good, we make 1.5 times the recipe for more goodness. I used 1 lbs ground turkey and .50 lbs Beyond Meat and it is delicious!
This recipe was super simple to prep and cook. I added just a tad extra ketchup and brown sugar to the glaze mix for a boldness of flavor.
I added the brown sugar and katsup to the ground beef mixture. Added wooster sauce instead of chili powder. Also softened 1/2 cup chopped onions and added those. Mixed up some katsup and brown sugar to spread over meatloaf before baking. one pound of hamburger and one pound of sausage went into the recipe. We have made this several times, always tastes good.
I thought it was great! I did add about 1/4 tsp of salt to the meat and I also added about a handful of mozarella cheese as well. The glaze was fantastic.
This is the only meatloaf recipe for our home. The only change I made was using a package of stove top stuffing instead of croutons. Amazingly delicious!!!!
I added the brown sugar to meat mixture and used Panko bread crumbs in place of croutons. No chili powder, but 2 TBS Wooster. sauce. In spite of all the changes, the meatloaf was super delish. I made a glaze using brown sugar and catsup. 5 star fare!
I cut down on the salt and added a bit more brown sugar. The hit of this meatloaf versus others was holding the meatloaf together with croutons. Who would have thought? I followed the “Tip” using onion powder instead of an onion.
Really good, I added slices of bacon to the top of it.
Quick and easy. Used one quarter of the brown sugar, and no salt. Used onion powder and suggested. Made with ground moose; very lean so no draining required. Also, lined pan with foil, so no cleanup required!
This is now officially my go to recipe for meatloaf! Absolutely delicious! I made it exactly as stated including the chili powder! Yummy!
Made this today and my family loved it ,it turned out so good
Followed recipe exactly. Absolutely delicious!! We will be making this again!
It was just a little too sweet, I would decrease the sugar some, but otherwise teriffic, everyone loved it.
Best meatloaf ever! I used butter garlic croutons, onion powder and just a dash of chili powder in the glaze. Took advice of other reviewers and added the salt to the meat mixture. I’d use less sugar in the glaze next time, although it was delicious as is. My husband said it was the best textured meatloaf he’s had. Made great leftovers the next day. I prepared it in the afternoon, covered the loaf pan with plastic wrap and put it in the fridge until I was ready to bake it. Let it set out on the counter while the oven preheated. Removed the plastic wrap and naked for an hour. Might try checking it at 55 minutes next time. Will make again!
This was a really good recipe. My husband and I typically like meatloaf, but my 8 year old can be picky, he liked this version and we will definitely be making it again.
Oh, the best meatloaf ever! I’ve made a bunch of them, and this one gave me pause…chili powder in the glaze? I thought it might be a mistake. Doesn’t taste like chili, but does its job in making a great glaze!
Best meatloaf I’ve ever made. Very moist, not dry like some. The sauce is extremely flavorful. You can also use less ground beef and not cut the ingredients for a super moist taste. This recipe can also be used to stuff peppers instead of tomato sauce.