Sage Meat Loaf

Submitted by Karamia

"I really like this meat loaf because it's moist and the sage flavor in it makes it really yummy. The topping is not too sweet and adds a nice zip to it. It's also a good way to use up those saltine crackers that linger around. Recipe comes from Taste of Home magazine."

 

• Ready In: 1hr 20mins
• Ingredients: 13
• Yields: 1 meat loaf
• Serves: 4-6

ingredients

• 1 egg, beaten
• 2⁄3 cup milk
• 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
• 1 cup crushed saltine crackers
• 1⁄4 cup finely chopped onion
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1⁄2 teaspoon rubbed sage (or ground)
• 1⁄4 teaspoon fresh ground pepper
• 1 1⁄2 lbs 93% lean ground beef

• sauce topping

• 1⁄4 cup ketchup
• 3 tablespoons brown sugar, not packed down
• 1 teaspoon ground mustard
• 1⁄4 teaspoon ground nutmeg

directions

1. Preheat oven to 350°F.
2. Crush saltine crackers in ziplock bag with mallet or rolling pin until finely crushed.
3. Combine the first 9 ingredients together in a large bowl and mix well with your hands.
4. Place and form meat loaf into a greased 9x5 loaf pan.
5. Bake uncovered for 50 minutes.
6. Combine sauce ingredients and spread over top of meat loaf.
7. Bake 15-20 minutes longer, until thermometer reads 160°F
8. Let meat stand for 10 minutes before slicing.
9. Enjoy!

Reviews

[Chef shapeweaver]

I made this for mine and my SO's dinner on 12/28/12. I did add some seasoned salt and a bit of garlic powder as I was mixing together the rest of the ingredients. I never use a loaf pan when making meatloaf, it's just always free-formed. But the baking time was " Spot On ".. I do think that the amount of sage was just right and the leftovers made a very good sandwich. Thanks for posting and " Keep Smiling :) "

 

[shanti2]

Simply..DELICIOUS...I also subbed seasoned salt for regular..added a bit of garlic,used breadcrumbs and i always use a bit of McCormick Hamburger Seasoning to my hamburg dishes....we all loved this meatloaf..it is totally delicious cold also...very easy to make..

 

[cteberry]

REALLY good. I doubled the topping (minus mustard and nutmeg), since I love a ton of ketchup on my meatloaf. The brown sugar in the sauce really made it delicious, and I'll be adding it to my loafs from now on! I didn't have any sage so I used Italian seasoning, which worked well.

 

[Cindi-Marie-Bauer]

Karamia, this meatloaf was very good, but the next time I decide to make it, I will reduce the sage to a 1/4 teaspoon, as I thought the 1/2 teaspoon was a bit much. When making the meatloaf, I used 87% ground beef, which I thought worked well in this recipe, and I added 2 cloves of minced garlic, plus I used Nabisco's Hint of Salt Low Sodium Saltine Crackers, and I subbed Lawry's Seasoned Salt for the table salt. I also doubled the amount of sauce topping, which I'm glad I did. I then made the meatloaf round in shape and flatten the top of it a bit, and baked it in a 13x9-inch aluminum baking pan which I sprayed just the bottom of the pan w/a non-stick cooking spray. Thank you Karamia for sharing this delicious tasting meatloaf recipe!!

 

[Emoximuu]

This was really good. I don't usually like meatloaf. I did add garlic to the meat, and used Panko breadcrumbs instead of crackers. Like Michelle S. suggested, I added some balsamic vinegar to the sauce. The only other thing I'd change next time is to leave the nutmeg out of the sauce. I wasn't crazy about that flavor in this.