Cajun seasoning and dry minced onion are the secret to meatloaf with a little kick to complement the sweet glaze.
Servings per Recipe: 8servings
Calories per Serving: 390
Prep Time: 15 minutesmins
Cook Time: 1 hourhr10 minutesmins
Total Time: 1 hourhr25 minutesmins
Ingredients
½cupketchup
⅓cupbrown sugar
3tablespoonslemon juice, for mealoaf
1tablespoonlemon juice, for glaze
1teaspoonmustard powder
2poundsground beef
3slicesbread, torn up into small pieces
1tablespoonsdry minced onion, or to taste
1egg, beaten
1½teaspoonsCajun seasoning, or to taste
Instructions
Preheat oven to 350°F.
Tear 3 slices bread into small pieces.
In a small bowl combine ½ cup ketchup, ⅓ cup brown sugar, 1 tablespoon lemon juice, and 1 teaspoon mustard powder.
Beat 1 egg.
In a large bowl combine 2 pounds ground beef, bread, 3 tablespoons lemon juice, 1 tablespoons dry minced onion, the egg, 1½ teaspoons Cajun seasoning and ⅓ of the ketchup mixture. Mix well and place in a loaf pan.
Bake for 1 hour, drain any fat off, then spread remaining ketchup mixture evenly over the top. Bake for 5-10 more minutes, then serve.
Notes
To prepare for freezer:
Prepare as raw meatloaf mixture as directed and form into a loaf.
Line a loaf pan with foil or freezer paper, then form the loaf to the pan.
Freeze loaf without cooking, reserving ⅔ of the ketchup mixture. Freeze the ketchup mixture in a small container that can be placed with the frozen meatloaf. When meatloaf is frozen, remove from the loaf pan using the foil or freezer paper as leverage. Wrap for the freezer with the extra glaze and label with: “Glazed Meatloaf: Thaw and bake for 1 hour at 350ºF. Drain fat and spread glaze over top of meatloaf. Bake 5-10 more minutes.”