Today is my sweet hubby’s birthday, so I thought I’d share our updated version of his VERY favorite recipe! I made Andrew Shull my mom’s meatloaf recipe about 20 years ago, and it was love at first bite. This is hands down, without a doubt, his very favorite thing for me to make for dinner, but now that we’re a g-free family, we’ve had to alter the recipe just a bit. The good news is that this doesn’t take much to make gluten-free, so it’s a really easy swap and/or substitution if you’re needing a gluten-free recipe.
One bite of this meatloaf and even the most anti-meatloaf people will swoon. It’s good y’all!
Happy happy birthday Andrew! xx
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Gluten-Free Meatloaf
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 40 minutes
- Total Time: 45 minutes
- Yield: 4 to 6 1x
Description
This is my husband’s very favorite supper, so when we went g-free, it was one of the first ones I had to tweak for our family.
Ingredients
- 1½ pounds ground beef
- 1 cup gluten-free breadcrumbs (you can also crumble up your favorite gluten-free cracker instead!)
- 2 eggs, beaten
- 1 onion, chopped
- pinch of salt and pepper
- 5 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce, divided (make sure it’s g-free!!)
- 1 (8 oz) can tomato sauce
- 1 cup ketchup (make sure it’s g-free!)
- 2/3 cup brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon mustard (I typically use a spicy mustard but a basic yellow mustard works too!)
- a few chopped green onions for garnish, optional
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350 degrees. Grease (I use Pam) a 9×13 baking dish. Set aside.
- Meanwhile in a big mixing, add in your ground beef, breadcrumbs, beaten eggs, chopped onion, a little pinch of salt and pepper, three tablespoons of the Worcestershire sauce and tomato sauce. Mix all of this either by hand or with a big wooden spoon until combined.
- Next, spread your meatloaf mixture down across your prepared baking dish.
- Pop the meatloaf in the oven to bake about 30 minutes.
- Meanwhile, while it’s baking, take a second mixing bowl and whisk together your remaining Worcestershire sauce, the ketchup, brown sugar and mustard to make a sauce.
- After 30 minutes, carefully remove the meatloaf from the oven and pour the sauce on top. Pop the meatloaf back in the oven and bake an additional 10 minutes or until browned on the edges and bubbly.
- Remove the meatloaf and let it sit about 5 minutes before slicing and serving with a garnish of chopped green onions.
Notes
My husband would tell you this is best served with mashed potatoes. Enjoy!
CindyG says
Meatloaf is one of my favorite meals and I must have mashed potatoes and baked beans with it too. Also, I use oatmeal instead of crackers/bread crumbs and it gives it more filling and fiber.
MelanieL says
Happy birthday, Andrew! Once I tried this meatloaf, I haven’t gone back to any other versions. We love this in a Coach’s Stack which is one of my college daughter’s favorite recipes!
Mix and Match Mama says
Yay!!!!!! Thank you for sharing!!
WhittyWife (Lindsay) says
We also LOVE Shay’s coach’s stack recipe!! I don’t even know how many times we’ve made it. Sometimes when I’m being really lazy, I make it with Trader Joe’s meatloaf, which is delish in a pinch. 😊
Anna says
With the meatloaf recipe, it says to spread across the 9×13 dish. Does that amount of meat mixture fill the whole pan or do you make your “loaf” and just set it in the pan? I’m looking forward to trying the recipe so any guidance would be helpful=)
Mix and Match Mama says
I like mine in a 9×12 to cut into squares, so it’s not really a loaf.
sandi says
My people love them some meatloaf. So easy to make and you can toss in some left over shredded veggies and it doesn’t alter the taste. We had new neighbors move in several years ago and invited them for dinner. My husband walked in from work and commented about the wonderful smell… and then said, wait, you are making meat loaf for company. When the couple left the husband commented about how comforting the meal was and he had not had meatloaf in a very long time. When cooked incorrectly it gets a bad rap, but when done right it’s a delicious meal.
Happy birthday Andrew, enjoy your day!
Lisa N says
I made this last week for my family. We love it!
Hope Andrew has the best day!