The Most Amazing Meatloaf Quick and Easy

Meatloaf is a dish of ground meat that has been combined with other ingredients and formed into the shape of a loaf, then baked or smoked. The final shape is either hand-formed on a baking tray, or pan-formed by cooking it in a loaf pan.

Add moisture at every step. Don't skip adding eggs, ketchup, milk, bread, or some combination of wet seasonings. They don't just add flavor and texture, they help make the meat super juicy.

What is the secret to moist meatloaf?

The most common reason why your meatloaf may fall apart is that it doesn't have enough binding agents, like eggs and bread or breadcrumbs. These ingredients are key because they're what make the meat mixture stick together and stay together while it cooks.

Why does my meatloaf fall apart when I cut it?

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The Most Amazing Meatloaf Quick and Easy

Ingredients

2.5 lbs of ground chuck

1 Tbsp of vegetable Oil

1 Onion, finely diced

3 cloves of Garlic, minced

1 stalk celery, grated

1 large carrot, grated

4 slices of Italian bread

½ cup of Milk

¼ cup of Chopped Parsley

1 cup of Parmiggiano Reggiano

2 Eggs

1 tbsp Worcestershire Sauce

Salt and Pepper, to taste

For the Glaze:

3/4 cup of Ketchup

2 Tbsp of Tomato Paste

¼ cup of Brown Sugar

1 tsp of Dried Mustard

1 tsp of Paprika

1 tsp of Granulated Garlic

1 tsp of Granulated Onion

Directions

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.

Prepare a small rimmed baking sheet with tin foil and an even layer of nonstick spray and prepare a 9-inch loaf pan with a light coating of nonstick spray.

Meanwhile, begin heating the oil in a large skillet over medium heat.

Add the onion with a pinch of salt and cook, stirring periodically, for 5 - 7 minutes or until the onions are translucent.

Add the carrots and celery to the pan, and continue cooking the vegetables for 3 - 4 minutes.

Add the garlic and cook for an additional 60 seconds. Allow the vegetables to cool for 15 minutes.

In a large bowl, put the pieces of bread and pour the milk over them, let them sit for a few minutes or until the bread soaks up all the milk.

Combine the milk-soaked bread, cooked onion, celery, carrot and garlic, parsley, Parmigiano, Worcestershire sauce, eggs, salt, and pepper. Mix until everything is well combined. Add the ground meat and Gently fold the ingredients together with your hands. Try to avoid squeezing the meat as much as possible while still achieving a homogenous mixture.

Press the meatloaf mixture into the prepared loaf pan. Flip the meatloaf out onto the foil-lined baking sheet.

In a small bowl, mix together all the ingredients for the glaze. Smear half of it evenly over the top and reserve the rest.

Bake the meatloaf for 50 minutes, then smear the rest of the sauce on top and put it back in the oven to bake for another 5 to 10 minutes. or

Continue cooking until the internal temperature reaches 155 °F

You may change the setting of your oven to broil during the last 5 minutes to caramelize the top of the glaze.

Enjoy The Most Amazing Meatloaf Recipe