If you love meatloaf I have the best recipe for you. This is an easy classic brown sugar meatloaf recipe. If you have never had brown sugar in your meatloaf, you are in for a treat.
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup packed light brown sugar
- 1 cup ketchup
- 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
- 1 1/2 pounds ground beef chuck
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
- 1/2 cup milk
- 2 large eggs
- 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
- 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
- 1 package of dry onion soup mix
- 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
- 3/4 cup Italian bread crumbs
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line a casserole dish with foil.
- In a small bowl, combine brown sugar, ketchup and 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce. Divide evenly among three separate bowls; set aside.
- In a large bowl combine garlic, Worcestershire sauce, milk, eggs, salt, pepper, soup mix, ginger, bread crumbs and one bowl (1/3) of prepared brown sugar/ketchup mixture. Add ground beef and mix to thoroughly combine.
- Shape into a loaf and spoon one bowl (1/3) of prepared brown sugar/ketchup mixture onto the top of the loaf.
- Place the meat loaf, brown sugar/ketchup side down, into prepared casserole dish. Top with remaining bowl (1/3) of prepared brown sugar/ketchup mixture.
- Bake in preheated oven for 1 hour, until juices are clear or until thermometer inserted into the loaf reads 160 degrees F. Let stand 10 minutes before slicing.