Easy 1lb Meatloaf

Raincloud_specialty's Note:

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.)

• Total Time: 50 mins
• Prep Time: 10 mins
• Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients:

Serves: 4

Yield: 1.0 pan

• 1 lb ground beef, thawed
• 1 egg
• 1/3 cup oatmeal
• 1 cup chopped onion (about one large onion)
• 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1/2 teaspoon chili powder
• 1/4 teaspoon lemon pepper (regular pepper will also work)
• 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt (regular salt will also work, kosher is what we prefer)
• 1/4 cup ketchup

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. In medium mixing bowl, break beef into small chunks.
3. Add egg, oatmeal, onion, spices, and ketchup.
4. 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).
5. Smooth mixture into regular sized bread pan.
6. If you like having a sauce on top, smooth some extra ketchup over the top of the uncooked meatloaf (this step is optional).
7. Place in oven for 35 to 40 minutes, or until meat is cooked all the way through.
8. Let sit for 5-10 minutes before serving.

Reviews

[Sunkitten]

Now that we are empty nesters, I have wanted a smaller meatloaf recipe for 2, and this is perfect! Instead of using ketchup, I used 1/4 of Kinder's BBQ sauce, which gave the meatloaf a little zip. Great flavor! I didn't have an onion, so I used 1 TBSP of dried minced onion. A little too moist and fell apart in a couple of spots, but maybe that was due to the change in onion. Will be making again!

[Ang11002]

The spices in this recipe made me curious to try it and I wasnt disappointed. My 10 yr old really enjoyed as well. Served w/ mashed potatoes. Thanks for sharing:)

[Chef Zephyr]

My husband like this a lot. However, I adjusted the spices to our taste. No chili powder, added 1/4 tsp. Worcestershire pepper, 1/4 tsp ground savory, and 1/4 tsp. oregano. Topped with my homemade chili sauce - a sweet & sour kind, not salsa. Great comfort food. will be making this again. Perfect sized recipe for a couple! (with leftovers).