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Mmm Meatloaf – Family Recipe

Mmm Meatloaf – Family Recipe January 9, 201612 Comments

Hi, I’m Kari, creator of Keep it Simple, DIY. I’m a lifestyle blogger with an MBA who blogs about finance, Home & DIY, blogging, and more. My main motto is that if you just try, you will succeed. The key is to Keep it Simple.

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While Winter can bring freezing temperatures and shoveling can be miserable, Winter does bring some of the most cozy meals.  Today’s meal is meatloaf, a recipe my mom made often when I was growing up.  I of course have put my own spin on the recipe by making mini-meatloaves instead  of one large meatloaf because I typically bring them to work and it is easier to have them pre-portioned.  And, the cook time is way lower when they are smaller.

Before we get started, preheat your oven to 350 degrees and gather your ingredients.

For the loaf, you will need:

  • 1 lb ground beef
  • 1 egg
  • 1/4 cup breadcrumbs
  • 1/4 cup ketchup
  • 1/8 cup milk
  • salt and pepper to taste
  • onion powder and garlic powder to taste

For the glaze, you will need:

  • 1/4 cup ketchup
  • 1/4 cup packed brown sugar
  • 1/2 tbsp. Worcestershire sauce

 

I began by adding all of the ingredients for the loaf into my mixing bowl.  As I was done with each item, I put the item away.  I always clean as I go when cooking because there is nothing worse then feeling accomplished in your cooking endeavors just to turn around and see a big mess.  Don’t forget to leave out the ketchup since it will be used for the glaze too.

 

After mixing the ingredients together, I turned my attention to the glaze and simply added all of the glaze ingredients into a smaller bowl then mixed them together.wp_20151213_18_58_50_richwp_20151213_19_03_18_rich_liwp_20151213_19_04_59_rich_li

 

Before rolling the loaves, I prepped my cookie sheet by lining the sheet with foil, placing a cooling rack on top, and greasing with a cooking spray to avoid the loaves sticking to the sheet.

Finally, I rolled the meat into six mini-meatloaves and put on a coat of glaze.  Save the extra glaze as you will need to re-coat the loaves a few minutes before they are finished cooking.  Each loaf is quite small which is perfect for my lunch at work.  If you are making this for dinner, I suggest you make at most four loaves from this recipe.

 

 

Here’s the finished product!  These taste great side with mashed potatoes or baked potatoes and a salad on the side.  I hope you enjoy!

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Hi, I’m Kari, creator of Keep it Simple, DIY. I’m a lifestyle blogger with an MBA who blogs about finance, Home & DIY, blogging, and more. My main motto is that if you just try, you will succeed. The key is to Keep it Simple.

12 comments

  1. I love the idea of mini meatloafs! That way the whole family can have one and you don’t need to cut into a large meatloaf. I also like that you can portion them into whatever size you want. Great idea.

  2. That’s a great idea to make mini meatloafs! I haven’t had meatloaf in a long time. I need to make it for the family soon. Looks yummy.

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