A comforting dinnertime meal, this Easy Meatloaf is hearty, tasty and super easy to throw together. With tasty ingredients, this dish will have you coming back for more.
Preheat the oven to 350°F. In a large bowl, mix together the breadcrumbs, ¼ cup of ketchup, eggs, 2 tablespoons brown sugar, Worcestershire sauce, garlic powder, onion powder, salt, and pepper. Add the ground beef and mix until combined, I like to do this by hand, trying not to overmix.
Place the mixture on a sheet tray and form it into a loaf. You can also use a 9x5 loaf pan to form a loaf. Press the meat mixture into the loaf pan and press down so it is even. Invert the loaf pan onto the sheet tray and remove the pan.
Bake for 30 minutes. While the meatloaf is baking, make the glaze. Place the remaining ¼ cup ketchup and 2 tablespoons brown sugar in a small bowl and stir to combine.
Take out the meatloaf after the initial 30 minutes and brush on the glaze, use all of it.
Bake an additional 20-30 minutes until the internal temperature reaches 165°F. Let cool on the counter for 10 minutes before slicing and serving. Garnish with optional parsley.
Notes
You can add vegetables to this if you'd like, see above on how we like to do this.
This does not have to be glazed, see other options above.
Use a lean ground beef.
You can switch the meat up to half beef and pork, or you can use chicken or turkey as well.