Easy Monday Night Meatloaf made with a tangy sweet glaze on top. You can’t go wrong with meatloaf!
Are you good at meal planning? I really wish I was better at it. For some reason I have a mental roadblock when it comes to thinking out that far. I seem to always just run to the store for the basics and grab a few things for a few dinners.
The one thing I do know is what my family likes, and meatloaf always makes the list. We’ve dubbed Mondays – meatloaf Monday around here, to make things easy. It’s not every Monday, but when it works, it does help to take the guess work out of the meal planning. Our week sometimes looks like this:
We had a short time when we as a family were gluten free, and this meatloaf was a great option for dinner because it is made with oats. In addition to being off of gluten, we were off regular sugar, soy… we even made homemade ketchup…I know! Talk about dedication. Making ketchup at home is so easy
Meatloaf Monday
Taco Tuesday (“Everything is Awesome!”)
Whatever Works Wednesday
Thoup & Thalad Thurthday (tee-hee)
French Toast Friday
When Monday rolls around next week, you can make this meatloaf and your family will love it.
Easy Meatloaf
Ingredients
- 1 pound ground beef
- 1 cup oats
- 1 egg
- 1/2 cup water
- 1/4 cup onions minced
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic minced
- 1/2 cup ketchup
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper
Tangy Meatloaf Glaze
- 1/3 cup ketchup
- 1 tablespoon mustard
- 1/4 cup honey raw and unfiltered
Instructions
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Preheat your oven to 350.
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Mix the egg and the water together first. Add in all the other ingredients and mix well.
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Lightly spray your pan with nonstick cooking spray. Add the meatloaf mixture into the loaf pan.
For the Meatloaf Glaze:
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Mix together the meatloaf topping ingredients. Spread the topping over the meatloaf. Bake for 1 hour.
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Serve it with baked potatoes, and a steamed vegetable. It's a great dinner for a Monday Night.
Recipe Notes
*Optional shortcut: you can omit the salt and fresh minced onion and instead add one packet of Lipton Onion Soup Mix to the meatloaf mixture before baking.
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I’d love to hear…what meals make your weekly rotation?
Kami,
A book I highly recommend to help with meal planning and production is “Dinner’s in the Freezer” by Jill Bond. It is available through Amazon and greatly helped me with my budget and meal planning. I currently don’t use this system because of the job I have but would totally go back to it if my circumstances change.
Maureen
I love meatloaf and I happen to have a pound of ground beef in my fridge!
What’s not to love about meatloaf. I order it whenever it’s on a menu at a restaurant!
Love this recipe. Used to make something similar from Quaker oats recipe. Thanks for the recipe,and reminding me of this easy recipe that is simple,with the much better taste than complicated recipes with ingredients I usually don’t have. My kids thank you,too!