This is my husband's favorite meal. Period. Favorite. I started making this when we were dating (my mom has been making it for years and years) and he was in love. Hands down, if I ever ask him what he wants for dinner, this is it. It's super easy...can be prepared in advance and then popped in the oven at the last minute...and you probably already have all of the ingredients on hand. Served with a side of mashed potatoes, this is a man's dinner. A real man's dinner.
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1 pound ground beef
1 cup Saltine cracker crumbs (that's about 12 crackers)
2 eggs, beaten
1 onion, chopped
1 teaspoon salt
5 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce, divided
1 (8 oz) can tomato sauce
1 cup ketchup
2/3 cup brown sugar
1 teaspoon mustard
Preheat oven to 350 degrees
Mix ground beef, cracker crumbs, eggs, onion, salt, 3 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce, and tomato sauce in a bowl. Put in a greased 9x9 inch baking dish, bake 40 minutes.
Meanwhile, combine remaining 2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce, ketchup, brown sugar and mustard in a bowl. Once 40 minutes is up, top casserole with sauce and return to oven for 15 minutes.
That's it! If you ever need to cook for my husband, please make him this. He won't be disappointed!
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22 comments:
I, too adore this dinner. My number one go to meal since I got married to a Massey 6 years ago. Thanks to this MMM that so graciously shared this recipe way back when:) Love you!
I am so glad you posted this recipe. Tim loves this meal. He asked me about it last week and I made myself a note to ask you for the recipe and now I don't have to! Love you.
I call this meatloaf, friend. :)
I hate meatloaf because it always seems to have green peppers. I don't like those little things.
BUT this looks yummy!
I made this for dinner tonight. I must have done something wrong. Are you supposed to shape into a loaf? It was too wet to do that. So I just patted it into the pan. It tasted fine, but way too soupy texture. Just falls apart and won't keep a shape.
I put it in a casserole dish (not a loaf pan), so it slices like a casserole should. You might have under-cooked it just a tad. Did it taste good? That's the most important part!
I was planning on making my hubby meatloaf for Valentine's Day tomorrow and this looks great! It seems very similar to the one my dad used to always make but it's nice to have it written down in recipe form since he just randomly adds the ingredients and couldn't really give me measurements..thanks!
I too am planning on making it for vday tomorrow - but was wondering how to go about making it in advance as you suggested. Can I just prepare the mixture and refrigerate in the pan until ready to bake? Thanks!
You can absolutely make this in advance and just pop it in the fridge until you're ready to bake it. You could freeze it too.
Just wondering if you have every tried using ground turkey instead? I wanted to make this tonight, but I sometimes prefer turkey rather than ground beef and wondered if it work ok with this recipe! Looks awesome and THANK YOU for sharing!
Turkey would be delicious in this! You might want to add a tablespoon of olive oil to the mixture too...it will help keep the mixture moist if you're using turkey.
I made this last night and went ahead with the turkey instead! SO delicious! My boyfriend came over for dinner and left with a full, very happy belly! He's still talking about it today! I'll certainly be using this one again! He said that if I had not told him, he wouldn't even have known that I didn't use beef! Thank you for sharing!
I made this last night for dinner - it was delicious! But like rxsavings it seemed a bit wet prior to putting in the pan. One other quick question, the ingredients call for 5 tbsp of worcestershire sauce but the directions only show 4 being used.
Mrs. DevilGuy!
This is one of my most popular recipes (if not, the most popular) and you're the first one to spot the typo! Thank you for letting me know...I have corrected it. The recipe is wet...that keeps the meat loaf nice and moist. Thanks again!
I met my sweet man just under two years ago and he despised meatloaf til he tried a recipe I found....I have to share it with you and I MUST try yours!!!!!
Hi Shay! Dumb question, but what do you serve with this?? I'm assuming mashed potatoes, but I'm trying to start eating healthier, and mashed potatoes tend to not be great for you.
Thanks so much! You're the queen of recipes and blogging!
Sarah
Sometimes I serve mashed potatoes, sometimes I serve peas and sometimes, I just serve a big green salad. No matter what, you'll love it!
I made this last night and my husband almost ate the whole pan! Thanks for the recipe. I love your blog!
I have a stupid question. Most meat loafs end up floating in the grease from the hamburger. Do you use extra lean meat or how do you avoid this?
I use really lean ground beef...but you could also drain off the top of the meatloaf before adding your sauce and returning it back to the oven.
hi - looking for a new meatload recipe and this looks great! do you think its ok in a loaf pan? same cook time?
thanks!!!
nicole
A loaf pan will be perfect too! Same cooking time!
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