Barbara's Best Meatloaf

Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 60 min
Servings: 6
Yield: 6 servings

Description

Barbara's best meatloaf recipe is classic comfort food. It uses ketchup, brown sugar, mustard, and nutmeg as a topping for a tasty weeknight dinner.

Ingredients

1 cup milk
2/3 cup dry bread crumbs
1 1/2 pounds ground beef
1/4 cup diced onion
1 egg, beaten
1 teaspoon salt
ground black pepper to taste
1/4 cup ketchup
3 tablespoons brown sugar
1 teaspoon ground mustard
1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg

Directions

1 Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
2 Pour milk over bread crumbs in a large bowl; soak until crumbs are softened, at least 5 minutes.
3 Combine ground beef, bread crumb mixture, onion, egg, salt, and black pepper; shape into a loaf and transfer to a baking dish.
4 Stir ketchup, brown sugar, mustard, and nutmeg together in a bowl until smooth; spread over meatloaf.
5 Bake in the preheated oven until no longer pink in the center, about 1 hour. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read at least 160 degrees F (70 degrees C).