Easy 1lb Meatloaf

"This is actually a recipe of my grandmother's that I have sized down. Her recipe feeds about a dozen people, but now that I am living on my own, the recipe makes way more food than is necessary for the amount of people I need to serve. So I tried sizing it down, and it worked, because there wasn't anything left for leftover. (This recipe can easily be doubled, tripled, or even quadrupled to meet your families needs.)"
 
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Ready In:
50mins
Ingredients:
9
Yields:
1 pan
Serves:
4
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ingredients

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directions

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  • In medium mixing bowl, break beef into small chunks.
  • Add egg, oatmeal, onion, spices, and ketchup.
  • Mix until well blended (you can mix with your hands, but if you prefer not to use that method, a large mixing spoon or rubber spatula will also work just fine).
  • Smooth mixture into regular sized bread pan.
  • If you like having a sauce on top, smooth some extra ketchup over the top of the uncooked meatloaf (this step is optional).
  • Place in oven for 35 to 40 minutes, or until meat is cooked all the way through.
  • Let sit for 5-10 minutes before serving.

Questions & Replies

  1. To use this recipe formed into the patties shown in the picture, how would the bake time change?
     
  2. Bake time please?
     
  3. If I were to double this recipe would I need to adjust the cook time? If so by how long?
     
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Reviews

  1. Made this as written and wouldn't change a thing. It was excellent! Thank you for sharing your recipe.
     
  2. I added 2 TBS. chopped green bell pepper to the meatloaf and used no topping as my family doesn't care for meatloaf topping. With chili powder and garlic the meatloaf was so flavorful that a topping wasn't needed. I will use this recipe again and again because I like a smaller meatloaf and my husband loves it.
     
  3. I have never made meatloaf before as we don't really have it in England but I fancied trying it. I used this recipe and it was really lovely, we will be having this again although next time I will leave it longer before I turn it out as I was too eager to try it !
     
  4. I believe this is my all-time favorite meat loaf recipe! It is so versatile. One can vary the seasonings depending upon your whim. The oats are a better carb choice than using breadcrumbs. They also add to the protein level and give the dish extra moistness. You can use any sort of ground meat you wish to use. I usually double it and make it in individual mini loaves and spread extra ketchup on top of each loaf. Raincloud, this is the best!! Thank you!!
     
  5. We all know meat loaf isn't the hardest thing in the world to cook, but was looking for confirmation on cooking time and this provided the trick! I tend to do a glaze with ketchup, mustard and brown sugar. Hmm, Hmm, Hmm, it's good.
     
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Tweaks

  1. Cookie B I make mine with progresso Italian breadcrumbs and onions And I also put catch up on top of it before I put it in the oven. I’ve been making it that way for 78 years my family loves it
     
  2. Mixed 1/4 cup light brown sugar with 1/4 cup ketchup for topping
     
  3. I make mine with progresso Italian breadcrumbs and I add onions otherwise it’s the same and it is delicious
     
  4. What's great about this recipe is it's very simple. My boys can be fussy about veggies. So I grate and finely chop carrots, and dice some green pepper to add to this. It's fantastic and they're none the wiser.??
     
  5. This is great. It's nice having a meatloaf recipe that only needs 1 lb of meat. It's so quick and easy too. I've actually made this a few times before, but this is the first time I've actually had onion to use instead of onion powder, it's an interesting texture. The only changes I made were to substitute cayenne for the chili powder to make it spicy, and I added some shredded cheese on top at the end. Tasty!
     

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