Stepping on my soap box for just a second… Please forgive me. This was the best meatloaf I’ve made in a LONG time. This is partially my mommy’s recipe, partially mine. I had to give her kudos too. Love you, mommy! It got rave reviews from the gang and even tasted good the next day in our sammiches, as four year old Honey, would say. Now, before you turn away thinking this recipe is toooooo much meatloaf for your family, wait! I have some good news for you. Make one now, freeze one for later. Or make several in the size it takes to feed your family and freeze for those busy nights. You really can’t go wrong. Who doesn’t love pulling a freezer meal out of the freezer? I do! I do! Get those muscles flexed and get down with your groovy self to make some nummy meatloaf.
- 6 pounds ground beef 20% fat
- 2 jumbo eggs
- ½ cup ketchup
- 3 sleeves Ritz crackers, crushed fine
- 1 tablespoon minced garlic
- 2 red bell peppers, diced
- 2 cups shredded carrots
- 1 small sweet onion, diced
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 2 tablespoons fresh cracked pepper
- 2 tablespoons garlic salt
- 1 cup ketchup
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 2 tablespoons mustard
- fresh cracked pepper to taste
- garlic salt to taste
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- In a super large bowl, combine ground beef, eggs, ½ cup ketchup, crackers, 1 tablespoon minced garlic, bell peppers, carrots, sweet onion, 1 cup brown sugar, 2 tablespoons fresh cracked pepper and 2 tablespoons garlic salt.
- Divide ground beef and shape mixture into approx. TWO, 13 inch loaves. Put each one in a 13×9 inch greased baking dish.
- Let’s make the glaze by combining 1 cup ketchup, 1 cup brown sugar, and 2 tablespoons mustard in a small bowl. Pour glaze evenly over the tops of each loaf. Season tops to taste with fresh cracked pepper & garlic salt. At this point you can freeze one or both your loaves.
- If baking, bake uncovered in your preheated 350 degree F oven for 1 hour 30 min. Remove from oven and let stand approx. 10 minutes before slicing.
Ingredients
- 6 pounds ground beef 20% fat
- 2 jumbo eggs
- 1/2 cup ketchup
- 3 sleeves Ritz crackers, crushed fine
- 1 tablespoon minced garlic
- 2 red bell peppers, diced
- 2 cups shredded carrots
- 1 small sweet onion, diced
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 2 tablespoons fresh cracked pepper
- 2 tablespoons garlic salt
GLAZE
- 1 cup ketchup
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 2 tablespoons mustard
- fresh cracked pepper to taste
- garlic salt to taste
Directions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- In a super large bowl, combine ground beef, eggs, 1/2 cup ketchup, crackers, 1 tablespoon minced garlic, bell peppers, carrots, sweet onion, 1 cup brown sugar, 2 tablespoons fresh cracked pepper and 2 tablespoons garlic salt.
- Divide ground beef and shape mixture into approx. TWO, 13 inch loaves. Put each one in a 13×9 inch greased baking dish.
- Let’s make the glaze by combining 1 cup ketchup, 1 cup brown sugar, and 2 tablespoons mustard in a small bowl. Pour glaze evenly over the tops of each loaf. Season tops to taste with fresh cracked pepper & garlic salt. At this point you can freeze one or both your loaves.
- If baking, bake uncovered in your preheated 350 degree F oven for 1 hour 30 min. Remove from oven and let stand approx. 10 minutes before slicing.
