This was absolutely the best meatloaf I have ever made, or had for that matter, in my life. I highly recommend it. The savory sweet glaze is fantastic! My whole crew normally puts ketchup on everything. Not one of them reached for it!! Amazing!
I've always found meat loaf bland and a hard sell at my dinner table, until I found this recipe. It's been my stand-by for a couple of years now. Thanks Matt!
I used a pound of meat instead of the 1 1/2 pounds called kept everything the same other than the bread it still turned out great! Glaze on top was perfect texture!
I just had to log back into AR to review this meatloaf after we finished dinner..... I made it exactly as written except used bread crumbs and this meatloaf was FABULOUS. super simple and SO tasty! Meatloaf stayed together and the glaze was perfect. Will be making this again for sure!
Made no changes. Never do if I'm going to rate a recipe. Family and friends raved about the end product. Skeptical at first with no tomato sauce included in recipe. Perfect texture and taste. Thanks.
My husband said it's better than his mother's.
a couple of recommendations 1. saute the onions and carrots first and let cool 2. spread the cheese on a pan and put in the freezer before mixing it in--it clumps less 3. add cider vinegar to the ketchup brown sugar and mustard and simmer to reduce. 4. don't sm.oth the top of the meatloaf--make peaks so it gets crunchy bits. 5. don't put into a loaf pan--put on double aluminum foil on a cooling rack and mound so the fat runs off and you get more crunchy outside
I've tried different meatloaf recipes on my 12 year old son over the years with no success...until this one! He loved it and very nearly ate the whole thing in one sitting. I didn't have any carrots or onions in the house and it was still fantastic. Recommend using 3 slices of bread as the recipe calls for, not dried bread crumbs and plan your meal sides timing for 1-1/2 hour cooking time (center not up to temp at 1 hour or even 1-1/4 hours). Thank you for posting a wonderful recipe!
My husband was very skeptical when I said I was making a meatloaf this Christmas, as he had always found them dry and tasteless. This was a huge crowd-pleaser and my husband loved it so much I am making it again two days later. If you like traditional, dry meatloaf that mostly tastes like bread, you will probably not enjoy this recipe, but for normal human beings that like a juicy, flavorful, meaty dish, you cannot go wrong with this recipe!
this meatloaf was ok. have never tried cheese in meatloaf before. thought it might be a good idea. not a good idea.
