The Best Homemade Meatloaf: Easy Simple MEATLOAF Recipe

ground beef

🥗Healthier: ground turkey

💰Cheaper: ground pork

Ground turkey is leaner, while ground pork is often less expensive.

bread crumbs

🥗Healthier: oats

💰Cheaper: crushed crackers

Oats add fiber, while crushed crackers can be more economical.

ketchup

🥗Healthier: tomato puree

💰Cheaper: homemade sauce

Tomato puree has no added sugars, and homemade sauce can be made at a lower cost.

egg

🥗Healthier: flaxseed meal

💰Cheaper: applesauce

Flaxseed meal is a vegan option, while applesauce adds moisture and sweetness.

Chop the onions and green peppers into small pieces, but not too small since they will shrink when cooked.

Heat a frying pan over high heat (about 7 or 8 on the dial).

Add 1/4 stick of butter to the pan and let it melt.

Add the chopped onions and green peppers to the pan and cook for about 7 minutes until they look cooked.

Add 1 teaspoon of minced garlic to the pan and mix it in, being careful not to add too much garlic.

In a large mixing bowl, add the ground beef.

Add 1 teaspoon of celery salt, 1 teaspoon of garlic powder, 1 teaspoon of black pepper, and about 1/2 teaspoon of thyme to the ground beef.

Add one pack of Lipton onion soup mix to the bowl and stir the seasonings into the beef.

Add the cooked onions and green peppers from the frying pan to the bowl with the ground beef.

Add 2 tablespoons of Worcestershire sauce to the mixture.

Add 2 eggs to the mixture to help bind the meat.

Add about 2 tablespoons of ketchup to the mixture.

Drain the juice from the can of diced tomatoes and add about 1/4 cup (4 tablespoons) of diced tomatoes to the mixture.

Add 1/2 cup of milk to the mixture.

Add 3/4 cup of bread crumbs to the mixture.

Gently combine all the ingredients in the bowl, being careful not to overmix.

Transfer the meat mixture to a baking pan and shape it into a loaf.

Preheat the oven to 350°F (about 180°C).

In a separate bowl, mix together some barbecue sauce and ketchup to use as a topping for the meatloaf.

Pour a little bit of the barbecue sauce mixture at the bottom of the baking pan before placing the meatloaf in.

Spread the remaining barbecue sauce mixture over the top of the meatloaf.

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