There’s nothing more comforting than this Weeknight Meatloaf served with a side of mashed potatoes.
Weeknight Meatloaf
Ingredients
- 1 slice white bread, torn into small pieces
- 1/2 cup milk
- 2 lbs lean ground beef
- 1 cooking onion, grated
- 1/2 cup rolled oats
- 1 egg
- 2 Tbsp Worcestershire sauce
- 2 tsp dried thyme leaves
- 1 tsp mustard powder
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 1/2 cup ketchup
- 1/2 tsp salt
Topping
- 2 Tbsp ketchup
- 2 Tbsp brown sugar
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350ºF (180ºC).
- In a small bowl combine the bread and milk, set aside to soak.
- In a large bowl, combine the beef, grated onion, oats, egg, Worcestershire, thyme, mustard, garlic, ketchup and salt.
- Mash the milk-soaked bread up and add to the bowl with all the other ingredients. Mix well so everything is combined.
- Add the mixture into a 9 x 5 inch (22 x 13 cm) loaf pan and pat the mixture firmly into the pan. Cook for 1 hour.
- Mix together the ketchup and brown sugar and spread over the top of the meatloaf after 1 hour of cooking. Return to the oven and cook for an additional 30min or until and instant read thermometer inserted into the centre of the meatloaf reads 160F (71 ºC).




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