Kids Favorite Meatloaf

  4.4 – 130 reviews  • Beef Meatloaf Recipes

For a summer BBQ, picnic, or potluck, a straightforward cauliflower salad with a homemade vinegar dressing is the ideal side dish. I was motivated to write this since I adore giardiniera. For a milder version, feel free to eliminate the red pepper flakes.

Prep Time: 20 mins
Cook Time: 1 hr 20 mins
Total Time: 1 hr 40 mins
Servings: 8
Yield: 8 kid-size servings

Ingredients

  1. ½ cup ketchup
  2. 2 tablespoons brown sugar
  3. 1 teaspoon prepared mustard
  4. 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
  5. 1 teaspoon salt
  6. 1 ½ teaspoons onion powder
  7. ¼ teaspoon garlic powder
  8. 1 egg
  9. 1 tablespoon milk
  10. ¼ teaspoon ground black pepper
  11. 1 ½ cups crispy wheat cereal squares
  12. 1 ½ pounds ground beef

Instructions

  1. In a large bowl, combine the ketchup, brown sugar and mustard and mix well. Remove 4 tablespoons of this mixture and reserve for later for the top of the loaves. To the mixture in the bowl, add the Worcestershire sauce, salt, onion, garlic, egg, milk and ground black pepper and mix together well.
  2. Stir in the wheat cereal squares and let stand for 5 minutes. Then break up the cereal squares and add the ground beef, mixing well. Shape the mixture into the mini loaf pans you’ve decided to use.
  3. Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 65 minutes. Brush on reserved ketchup mixture and bake for 15 more minutes.

Nutrition Facts

Calories 334 kcal
Carbohydrate 15 g
Cholesterol 96 mg
Dietary Fiber 2 g
Protein 16 g
Saturated Fat 9 g
Sodium 612 mg
Sugars 9 g
Fat 24 g
Unsaturated Fat 0 g

Reviews

Samantha Clements
Delicious!! My grandma made it and we are making it again soon. Love, Annie (MLM’s Granddaughter)
Jonathan Ward
It’s the only meat loaf I make! I really wasn’t a big fan of meat loaf, now I love it! This is a must make!!!
Daniel Johnson
I went with a cup of plain bread crumbs I had on hand.
Frank Rose
I’ve been making this for years. I discovered it on Allrecipes. It’s tasty, foolproof & adaptable. I’ve never made it in muffin tin due to the fact I love a leftover meatloaf sandwich. I’ve substituted all kinds of binders for the wheat square cereal, bread crumbs, crackers, oatmeal with the same great results. I’ll add diced green peppers, diced green chilies- whatever I have on hand. Excellent meatloaf. I come back to this over & over again.
Bethany Johnson
I’m now the only one in the family allowed to make meatloaf – says the kids!
Todd Goodwin
This was so very easy to make. My husband does not like meatloaf at all!!!! I said come on babe try it this way. He did and he LOVED IT!!! He has asked me to make it again. Thank you for sharing this!!!
Mrs. Angela Garcia
I love the addition of brown sugar. I mean. Who knew??!! I used quinoa in place of cereal. Otherwise I followed the recipe. I love playing with food in recipes, so unless I’m baking, I don’t measure most ingredients. Nummy. Thanks for the recipe.
Vincent Hall
This is great! I did add mozzarella cheese like one reviewer suggested simply because my kid loves cheese but I followed everything else as above and they turned out great. I cooked them in a mini muffin pan, also just because my kid thinks that is cute. So I only had to cook for 25 minutes and they were done…. I will make this again and again!
Craig Tucker
My son loved it! I didn’t have the wheat cereal… so I used quick cooking oats and corn flakes. Didn’t have onion powder and used fresh garlic. It turned out great! A sign of a strong recipe in my opinion… adaptations don’t significantly change the recipe’s deliciousness… but tweak it to the chef’s limitations/preferences. 😀 Thanks for the recipe!
Joseph King
This is the only meatloaf my kids will eat. Husband loves it too. I leave out the cereal and it still taste great. I make it as 1 large loaf.
Caitlin Day
This is the best meatloaf recipe!!! The first time I made it I did not have cereal squares, I rarely do, so I used chopped up croutons! It works amazing and if you get the seasoned ones it gives it a little extra kick! This is my go to recipe for meatloaf now! Sure to please any crowd!
Diana Morris
The best! Yay!
Johnny Hayes
I add a cup or so of mozzarella to the meat mixture, then form two loafs by hand, place on a wire rack on top of a foil lined baking sheet for easy clean up. My husband raves about this meatloaf, and he is the pickiest man I have ever met!
Daniel Moore
Made recipe as posted with one exception being used 1 cup seasoned bread crumbs instead of cereal (based on recommendations of other raters). Came out way too dry, although taste itself was fine. If making it again (which I won’t…have much better meatloaf recipes), would definitely reduce cook time!
Amber Eaton
I hated meatloaf growing up, but both my picky eater and I love this recipe.
Toni Cooper
We love this meatloaf!! We put it in muffin pans so we get more of the outside crunchy/gooey!!
Daniel Martin
it is delisious!:)
Alex Chang
too sweet
Stephanie Mills
I am always looking for recipes to incorporate hidden vegetables into my dishes in order for my kids (ages 3 & 5) to secretly eat their veggies. This was the perfect recipe. Instead of using onion & garlic powder, I used finely chopped fresh onion, garlic and red bell peppers. Once mixed into the rest of the ingredients, the kids never knew they were eating veggies. They absolutely LOVED these. I cooked them in a regular sized muffin tin (made 15 muffins) and called them “Super Hero Cups.” Big, big hit. They have already asked me to make them again. P.S. Even hubby liked them enough to eat four of them.
Katherine Clements
SOOO good! My kids do not even like meatloaf and they LOVE this!! Its a usual around our house
Crystal Williams
I wanted to try this recipe as I wanted a Gluten Free meatloaf..so I used rice and corn Chex Mix instead of the wheat. My husband declared this the best meatloaf he had ever had..and I agreed! I used 3/4 of the mixture to make one small meatloaf and added rice to the rest of the mixture and stuffed 2 red peppers..added a little spaghetti sauce to the pan and those were fantastic too!! Can’t wait to make again..was gone too fast. Just the right combination of spices..

 

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