Ahhh glazed meatloaf — classic, cozy, and straight-up comfort food 🍽️. Here’s a juicy, flavorful version with that sweet-tangy glaze everyone fights over.
Classic Glazed Meatloaf
Ingredients (serves 4–6)
Meatloaf
- 1½ lbs ground beef (80/20 is best)
- 1 cup breadcrumbs or crushed crackers
- 1 cup milk
- 2 large eggs
- 1 small onion, finely diced
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
- 1 teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon black pepper
- 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning (or parsley)
Glaze
- ½ cup ketchup
- 2 tablespoons brown sugar
- 1 tablespoon mustard
- 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
Instructions
- Preheat oven
- Preheat to 350°F (175°C).
- Lightly grease a loaf pan or line a baking sheet with foil.
- Make the meat mixture
- In a large bowl, combine milk and breadcrumbs. Let soak 1–2 minutes.
- Add eggs, onion, garlic, Worcestershire, salt, pepper, and seasoning.
- Gently mix in ground beef until just combined (don’t overmix).
- Shape
- Press mixture into loaf pan or shape into a loaf on the baking sheet.
- Make the glaze
- Mix ketchup, brown sugar, mustard, and Worcestershire.
- Bake
- Spread half the glaze over the meatloaf.
- Bake 45 minutes.
- Final glaze
- Remove from oven, spread remaining glaze on top.
- Return to oven and bake another 15–20 minutes, until internal temp reaches 160°F (71°C).
- Rest & serve
- Let rest 10 minutes before slicing.
🔥 Tips & Variations
- Extra juicy: use half beef, half ground pork.
- BBQ glaze swap: replace ketchup with BBQ sauce.
- Add-ins: shredded cheese, diced bell pepper, or grated carrot.
- Leftovers make AMAZING sandwiches.
If you want, I can give you a slow cooker version, a mini meatloaf sheet-pan style, or a copycat diner-style glaze.
