Meat Loaf
This meatloaf recipe is quick and easy to make, and it's delicious.
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon good olive oil
- 3 cups chopped yellow onions 3 onions
- 1 teaspoon chopped fresh thyme leaves
- 2 teaspoons kosher salt
- 1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 3 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
- 1/3 cup canned chicken stock or broth
- 1 tablespoon tomato paste
- 2 1/2 pounds ground chuck (80 percent lean)
- 1/2 cup plain dry bread crumbs
- 2 extralarge eggs beaten
- 1/2 cup ketchup
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F.
- Heat the olive oil in a medium saute pan. Add the onions, thyme, salt, and pepper and cook over mediumlow heat, stirring occasionally, for 8 to 10 minutes, until the onions are translucent but not brown.
- Remove the pan from the heat, then add the Worcestershire sauce, chicken stock, and tomato paste. Allow to cool slightly.
- In a large bowl, combine the ground chuck, onion mixture, bread crumbs, and eggs, and mix lightly with a fork. Don't mash or the meat loaf will be dense.
- Shape the mixture into a rectangular loaf on a sheet pan covered with parchment paper.
- Spread the ketchup evenly on top. Bake for 1 to 1 1/4 hours, until the internal temperature is 160 degrees F and the meat loaf is cooked through. Serve hot.
Notes
- Place a pan of hot water in the oven on the rack under the meat loaf. This will keep the top from cracking.
Nutrition
Serving: 1 sliceCalories: 509kcalCarbohydrates: 8gProtein: 33gFat: 38gSaturated Fat: 15gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 17gTrans Fat: 2gCholesterol: 134mgSodium: 1215mgPotassium: 662mgFiber: 0.2gSugar: 5gVitamin A: 150IUVitamin C: 3mgCalcium: 48mgIron: 4mg
Nutritional information is based on third-party calculations and should be considered estimates. Actual nutritional content may vary depending on the brands used, measuring methods, portion sizes, and other factors.
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