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)
• ½ teaspoon garlic powder
• ½ teaspoon chili powder
• ¼ teaspoon lemon pepper (regular pepper will also work)
• ¼ teaspoon kosher salt (regular salt will also work, kosher is what we prefer)
• ¼ 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

[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).

[Mountainbaby]

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.

[Chef #1238404]

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 !