Top Rated Classic Meatloaf Recipe - Food.com (2024)

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1. Is seems to me 1 cup of water is way too much. The last time I made it I think I think I skipped the water completely. Was the 1 cup a misprint?

   ouiseyem

2. What kind of vinegar did you use?

   JAYBEDOR

3. What kind of vinegar?

   JAYBEDOR

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Reviews

1. Excellent !!! Best meatloaf I have ever made !! My father-in-law (who is a meatloaf conissieur) absolutely loved it(much to my mother-in-laws dismay. I made two 1 1/2 pound loafs and found the sauce quantity was plenty for both loafs. Definitely will make this one again.

   Jeff Spiker

2. Delicious! Easy to put together, and an excellent flavor! After months of searching, I have finally found a meatloaf recipe both my husband and I agree on! Thank you for sharing it.

   AngelaTN

3. awesome! i love meatloaf, and this is a fabulous recipe. I put a little twist on it though. I spread the mixture onto a baking sheet, and layered swiss cheese and ham slices on it, then rolled it up like a jelly roll and then baked it. Awesome!

   Blayke Humphrey

4. This is really great tasting meatloaf. It stays nice and moist also. I baked it in a loaf pan instead of molding it into a loaf shape and I don't know if that contributed to my having to bake it almost an hour longer than the stated time. The sauce is great but it makes too much for the one loaf, will cut it in half in future. Thanks for posting!

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   lizeroo

5. This was a great meatloaf! I loved the sauce but ended up with too much leftover. Next time I will half the sauce or split it up and use half for basting and half for gravy.

   Jennifer Wood

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Tweaks

1. Highly recommend changing the sauce to 1 cup ketchup and 1/2 cup water. It's far too runny otherwise. You end up pouring it on the meatloaf instead of brushing.

   chicagorob

2. The topping was awesome, made only a half batch of it like other reviewers and didn't add any water to it. The meatloaf took an hour and a half to cook and I probably could have cooked it longer. Used panko bread crumbs instead of crushed crackers and also spaghetti sauce instead of tomato sauce. Smelled delicious while baking. Baked on a wire rack (probably should have sprayed it first, meat kind of stuck to it) with a baking sheet underneath, easier cleanup than using a broiler pan. Will make this again, thank you.

   cf____

3. My DH and son give this 5 stars! I used Panko bread crumbs instead of cracker crumbs and substituted our favorite BBQ sauce (Sweet Baby Rays) for the tomato sauce and ketchup. I then mixed EVERYTHING (topping ingredients as well) together, shaped it into a loaf and baked it. A winner!!

   JulieCHopp

4. I used 1/2 cup ketchup 1/4 cup water 1 TBLSP mustard 1 TBLSP apple cider vinegar

   Sharon Z.

5. This is the best meatloaf! I have made it several times now. After the first try, I now use ketchup in place of the tomato sauce and only 1/2 cup water for the sauce. Adding vinegar to the sauce was something new for me and I like it..you get sweet & sour, which is yummy!

   peppergrrl

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