Brown sugar meatloaf recipe made with ketchup and Worcestershire sauce. Makes an easy weekday dinner idea.
I think that this brown sugar meatloaf proves that I do in fact make real food now and again.
By real food, I mean not desserts or oatmeal.
And I mean especially oatmeal. If it were up to me, I would be eating oatmeal for every meal of the day.
But, when I come home to a fridge full of ground beef that needs using (how did that happen?) I am forced out of my oatmeal comfort zone, and into the realm of: what the heck do I do with 1.5 lbs of ground beef?
In all fairness, ground beef is one of the only meats that I feel comfortable cooking. Ground beef, chicken and salmon are my jam. Anything else, and I have this irrational fear that I am going to either ruin it (hello steak!) or poison everyone with salmonella.
As a teenager, I learned to cook with ground beef during my time working at a country club. My job was to sit by the pool and make hamburgers and chicken burgers (but let’s be real, mostly hamburgers) for anyone who came by. So I became very comfortable cooking with those two kinds of meat.
But ground beef especially because I dealt with it the most.
The country club was one of my most favourite jobs when I was a teen. Not only did I get to sit around and enjoy the sun, but I got to experience the joys cooking, and learning new skills and techniques in the kitchen.
And while I would love to recreate my experiences in my new home in Toronto, I am sad to say that I do not have a grill. So making hamburgers is out of the question.
Okay, I know that I can make hamburgers in the oven but… it is just not the same, I’m sorry.
So experimenting with different meatloaves it is.
As soon as I made this brown sugar meatloaf, I knew it was a winner. Mix all the meat ingredients in one bowl, plop it in a loaf pan, mix the brown sugar sauce together and scoop in on top and boom! You’re done!
Okay, I mean you still need to cook it in the oven which takes one entire hour (!!), buuuut you don’t need to do any more prep! You can just sit back and watch an episode of whatever you are binge watching at the moment. Or, you can make a salad or side to go with this meatloaf in that time. Your choice!
By the way, what are you binge watching at the moment? I need some suggestions for these long summer days.
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Brown Sugar Meatloaf
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup brown sugar
- 1/2 cup ketchup
- 1 Tbsp Worcestershire sauce
- 1.5 lbs ground beef
- 1/2 cup milk of choice
- 1 large egg
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/4 tsp ground pepper
- 1 small onion, diced
- 1/4 tsp ground ginger
- 1 cup seasoned breadcrumbs
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350˚F.
- In a small bowl, mix together the brown sugar, ketchup and Worcestershire sauce. Set aside.
- In a medium bowl, mix together the ground beef, milk, egg, garlic, salt, pepper, onion, ginger and breadcrumbs. Pour into a loaf pan and press down.
- Spoon the brown sugar mixture on top of the meat, and cover with aluminium foil.
- Place in the preheated oven for 1 hour.
I’m looking forward to trying this meatloaf in the near future. We make a grilled beef recipe (Jerked beef) that is marinated in brown sugar and the flavor of this combined with the beef is sublime; I can only imagine how wonderful your meatloaf has to taste as well!
Ooh. That sounds fantastic! I want to give your recipe a go!
Well now I have a major crave for meatloaf! I love the ingredients you’ve chosen, I bet this is absolutely delicious! My husband will be thanking you when I make this for dinner this week.
Ooh. Let me know how it goes!
Great weekday dinner that I am sure everyone will truly enjoy. Worcestershire sauce is such a great match for this kind of meal – great choice!
Yes! I actually bought it just for this recipe 🙂
I was just talking about finding a good meatloaf recipe, and I think I found it! Great ingredients means a great meatloaf!
Yay! Hope you try it out Denise!
I have been CRAVING homemade meatloaf lately!! I love the addition of ginger and that ketchup topping looks divine. Thanks for sharing!
Yes!! You must try this one!
What a fun job working at a country club making burgers. Enjoying the outdoors and meeting people must have seemed more like a vacation. Now, your meatloaf looks like a dish our family would love any day of the week. It looks so moist – perfect in fact and the brown sugar sauce must give it so much flavor. I bet the meatloaf makes a great sandwich too.
It was such a great job. I love putting this in sandwiches 🙂
It looks pretty tasty and moist and definitely a great meal option. I make meatloaf, Italian-style, for my family, it would be nice to try a different version.
This would definitely be a good option!! Thanks 🙂
I never tried anything like this before. Looks absolutely amazing. So flavorful and meat is wonderful. My family loves meatloaf for dinner. I must make them this recipe soon. Bet they will love it!
Never? You must try this ASAP!!
Meatloaf is such a wonderful comfort food and I love the addition of brown sugar to your recipe. This is a perfect weeknight dinner!
I agree! Instant comfort food 🙂
Meat loaf is so interchangeable, there are so many ways you can change up your meal with it !
Yes!! One of the many reasons I love it 🙂
I agree, hamburgers in the oven are just not the same. This recipe reminds me so much of how my mom made meatloaf. Life food with memories and this is just that!!
Love recipes that evoke childhood memories!!
My husband absolutely loves meatloaf so I bet this recipe would be right up his alley! I’ll have to pass it along and see if he’s willing to make it for us this week. 😉
Ooh, that would be amazing if he would!!
My husbands favorite meatloaf….thank you.
I am so glad you liked it!
I make really good meatloaf. Now I make 2 different types of really good meatloaf!! This came out really good, thanks for the recipe!!
I am so glad that you liked it! 🙂
This recipe was absolutely fantastic. The combination of ingredients made this meatloaf so nice and tender and tasty. The brown sugar glaze was spot on. The family just loved it I served it with mashed potatoes, buttery corn and some delicious gravy.
That makes me so happy to hear 🙂
Absolutely love this recipe. Got great comments from my Hubby the first and second time, going for a third time!
I am so happy to hear that your husband likes it!! 🙂