There are so many meatloaf recipes out there and they all have their own special twists that make them a favorite for dinner. This one is a simple meatloaf with lots of flavor and sauce. It’s important to me that my meatloaf not be dry. Moist and flavorful is the key to even having my five year old love to eat this. So, if you’re looking for a meatloaf recipe or just want to make an update to what you currently make, try this recipe. You won’t regret it. Enjoy!

Ingredients – Meatloaf

• 1 lb hamburg
• 1 egg
• 1 medium onion, diced
• 1/4 cup breadcrumbs
• 1/4 cup sauce
• 1/2 bell pepper, diced (not used here as my husband and peppers do not get along)
• 5-6 fresh mushrooms, sliced
• salt
• pepper
• onion powder
• celery salt

Ingredients – Sauce

• 1 medium can tomato sauce
• 3 T mustard
• 3 T brown sugar
• 1/2 can (of the tomato sauce) water

Instructions

• Heat over to 425 degrees.
• Mix the sauce ingredients together in a medium bowl.
• Add the hamburg to a large bowl.
• Add all other ingredients on top.

  

• Mix ingredients together by hand until combined well.
• Transfer meatloaf into an oven safe dish and shape into a “loaf”.

  

  

• Pour remaining sauce over the meatloaf.
• Sprinkle additional bread crumbs on top.
• Place in oven and back for 55 minutes.
• At 55 minutes, place a handful of fried onions on the top.
• Cook for 5 additional minutes.

  

• Remove from oven, wait about 5 minutes before serving.

Ideas

• Hamburg – make sure it’s pretty lean. You don’t want a greasy mess at the end, so choose a cut that is at least 85% lean.
• Hamburg 2 – For even more flavor, it you like pork, get some ground pork and mix it with the hamburg.
• Gloves – When touching uncooked meat, it’s always good to wear some gloves. Yes, I can wash my hands really well afterwards, but it’s tiresome to try to get meatloaf mix from under your fingernails.  Yuck!
• Mushrooms – You can use canned mushrooms if that is all you have, they just do not have the same flavor. Also, do not use the whole can or you’ll have mushroom loaf instead of meatloaf.
• Sauce – My mom always made this with the smaller cans of sauce, and it was delicious. If you do not like a lot of sauce, then by all means, use the smaller can. Then cut the rest of the sauce ingredients in third. i.e., 2 T instead of 3 T.