Best Ever Meatloaf

Submitted by B B Adams

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• Ready In: 1hr 45mins
• Ingredients: 14
• Serves: 6

ingredients

• 2 eggs
• 2⁄3 cup milk
• 3 slices bread, torn into pieces
• 1⁄2 cup chopped onion
• 1⁄2 cup grated carrot
• 1 4 ounces cheddar cheese or 4 ounces mozzarella cheese
• 1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley or 1 teaspoon dried parsley
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 1 teaspoon thyme (optional) or 1 teaspoon sage (optional)
• 1⁄4 teaspoon pepper
• 1 1⁄2 lbs lean ground beef

• TOPPING

• 1⁄2 cup packed brown sugar
• 1⁄2 cup tomato sauce
• 1 teaspoon mustard

directions

1. In a large bowl, beat eggs.
2. Add milk and bread; let stand a few minutes or until the bread absorbs the liquid.
3. Stir in the onion, carrot, cheese, herbs and seasonings.
4. Add beef; mix well.
5. In a shallow baking pan, shape beef mixture into a 7 1/2 inches x 3 1/2-in. x 2 1/2-in. loaf.
6. Bake at 350 degrees for 45 minutes.
7. Meanwhile, combine topping ingredients. Spoon some of the topping over meat loaf.
8. Bake for about 30 minutes longer or until no pink remains, occasionally spooning some of the remaining topping over loaf.
9. Let stand 10 minutes before serving.

Reviews

[jamessantacroce]

My Wife and helper, with 60 years cooking experiance, added a glove of crushed garlic, used a teaspoon of both thyme and basil, changed the topping to 1/4 cup brown sugar and (1) cup of tomato sauce. Absolutly the best meatloaf I have ever tasted and my wife will replace her old tried a true recipe with this one. GREAT! ..Jim

 

[Milla]

this was some stunning meatloaf. i omitted the cheese from this recipe, but it still came out flavorful, moist and yummy.

 

[Kathy]

Add me to the list of reviewers who loved this recipe. Flavorful and moist - fantastic! The sauce was a bit sweet for our taste, and I will cut the brown sugar in half the next time. I made this meatloaf as a Halloween dinner. I used a hand-shaped mold then inverted the meatloaf onto a baking sheet. The fingernails were slices of onion. The wrist bone was a peeled onion, with enough layers removed so the "bone" was proportional to the hand. I topped the meatloaf with sauce, then added sliced provolone cheese to create a burned skin effect. To serve, I piped mashed cauliflower between the fingers and surrounding the hand. Totally gross, and so cool!

 

[DeliciousAsItLooks]

Excellent meatloaf! To make it guten-free, I subbed 1/2 cup quinoa flakes for the bread slices (could also use quick oats). Love the addition of carrots and cheese. Hubby loves meatloaf and he gave this 2 thumbs up!

 

[crystal dowling]

I found this meat loaf to be quite tasty, I was a little nervous about the carrots,but it made it sweeter than I have tasted in a meat loaf. The measurements were a little over it made a rather large loaf and took a lot longer to cook. I had to raise the temp to 400 to get it to cook at a faster rate. It also gave off a lot of liquid and I used extra lean meat. It made about eight servings and all together was a good meat loaf. I would defintely make it again.