Delicious BBQ Meatloaf – Oven Baked Classic
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An easy, oven-baked BBQ Meatloaf recipe! Tender, juicy ground beef is loaded with savory flavors and topped off with a BBQ Sauce glaze! It is the perfect weeknight dinner.
Delicious BBQ Meatloaf – Oven Baked Classic
| Prep Time: 10 Minutes Cook Time: 45 Minutes Total Time: 55 Minutes Servings: 4 Servings |
This best meatloaf recipe just takes just a few minutes to put together and 45 minutes to cook. A satisfying, and comforting meal after a long day.
A classic dish turned up a notch. Your whole kitchen will smell amazing as well! Now don’t forget to bookmark this page, Easy Weeknight Barbecue Meatloaf for some seriously delicious dinnertime inspiration!
Let us turn one of our family’s favorite comfort food recipes into a summer version we can have on a chilly weeknight. And if you need a great side for this meatloaf, we really enjoy these Brown Butter & Maple Sweet Potato Hasselback.
Why You Will Love This BBQ Meatloaf
- Comforting flavors: It combines the comforting, hearty flavors of traditional meatloaf with a smoky, tangy BBQ glaze that elevates the dish to a whole new level.
- Crowd-Pleasing: A dish that’s sure to impress family and friends, making it a go-to recipe for occasions.
- Simplicity: Easy-to-follow recipe that allows you to whip up a comforting meal with minimal effort
Ingredients Needed
- Ground beef – 80/20 ground beef or 85/15 is recommended (ground chuck is perfect). If you use fattier beef it will be greasy, if you use overly lean ground beef (like ground sirloin) it may be too dry.
- Mayonnaise and egg – Are used to bind these ingredients together.
- BBQ Sauce – Your favorite brand. Our family loves Sweet Baby Rays. However, we have found that the Aldi version is very close tasty to this one and cheaper.
- Italian breadcrumbs – You can use plain or panko bread crumbs, but I prefer the extra seasonings in the Italian blend.
- Onion – You will need to dice the onion into tiny pieces.
- Seasonings like garlic powder, onion powder, paprika, black pepper, and salt turn up the flavoring.
How To Make This Meatloaf
STEP ONE: First, preheat your oven to 350 degrees F. Bye-bye, Loaf Pan, and random baking sheet. – Meatloaf is best not in a pan. For best results, meatloaf is better when you ditch the loaf pan altogether. In the past, meatloaf was only cooked in a loaf pan.
There is a trick to this meatloaf! Ditch the loaf pan! (and the grease). Cover a cooling rack with aluminum foil, and poke holes in the foil for the grease to drip through.
This will crisp the bottom of the meatloaf and keep it from being greasy.
STEP TWO: In a large bowl, whisk the egg. Then add the mayonnaise, 1 tbsp BBQ sauce, and seasonings. Add the ground beef, hand fold in the breadcrumbs, and diced onion. Mix with hands until everything is well incorporated.
STEP THREE: Now you are ready to shape your meatloaf mixture into a loaf and place it on the foil. Cover with an additional 1/2 cup of your favorite BBQ sauce.
STEP FOUR: Bake for 45 minutes or until medium-well to well done in the middle. Allow it to cool for 10 minutes before slicing into.
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Barbecue Meatloaf Recipe
An easy, oven-baked BBQ Meatloaf recipe! Tender, juicy ground beef is loaded with savory flavors and topped off with a BBQ Sauce glaze! It is the perfect weeknight dinner.
Ingredients
- 1 lb ground beef, 80/20
- 1 tbsp mayonnaise
- 1 tbsp BBQ sauce for meat, plus 1/2 cup for the topping
- 1 large egg
- 1/2 cup Italian breadcrumbs
- 1 small onion, diced
- 3/4 tsp garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon onion powder
- 1 tsp paprika
- 1/2 tsp pepper
- 1 tsp kosher salt
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
- There is a trick to this meatloaf! Ditch the loaf pan! (and the grease). Cover a cooling rack with aluminum foil, and poke holes in the foil for the grease to drip through. This will crisp the bottom of the meatloaf and keep it from being greasy.
- In a large bowl, whisk the egg.
- Then add the mayonnaise, BBQ sauce, and seasonings.
- Add the ground beef, hand fold in the breadcrumbs, and diced onion. Mix with hands until everything is well incorporated.
- Shape into a loaf and place on the foil.
- Cover with Barbecue sauce. Bake for 45 minutes or until medium-well to well done in the middle.
Nutrition Information:
Yield:
4Serving Size:
1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 470Total Fat: 24gSaturated Fat: 8gTrans Fat: 1gUnsaturated Fat: 13gCholesterol: 149mgSodium: 624mgCarbohydrates: 26gFiber: 1gSugar: 13gProtein: 35g
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Made this tonight. It was o.k. but will up the flavors next time. Too bland for us.
Hi Amy, I am very sorry to hear this. I do hope you make some adjustments for your family’s tastes. AND please come back and tell me what you did and how much they loved it.
Thank you for your comment.
Just curious, your notes say to cook at 325 to stay moist, but the instructions say 350…….so which works best?
Hi Cassie,
I am so sorry for the confusion. It is 350 degrees. I just delete that note. I have been making this meatloaf for so long. I use to do it low and slow and started experimenting with temps and cooking times because….I just didn’t have the time to cook it for this long. I found that you didn’t need to anymore. I just forgot to delete out my old notes.
I like a really good meatloaf. I haven’t tried this one yet. I travel over the road and take food from home that I heat I’m my microwave. I’m always on the lookout for good food to take with me.After a while most truckstop food tastes the same.Thanks.
I bet it all seems the same too. THANK you for all your hard work. Being a trucker is not easy. But we appreciate you.
I love meatloaf – I think you’ve inspired me to what to cook this weekend. I can see already from your pix how zingy this barbecue sauce must be. Can’t wait to taste it!
I love Delicious BBQ Meatloaf! It’s a perfect dinner item for me. I hope to have some soon.
It is indeed a satisfying meal after a long day. It`s good to discover new recipes like this
Wow, this looks so yummy. That’s awesome we can make it at home and still this good. Thank you for sharing!
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My mom loves meatloaf! She’ll be so excited to try your recipe. Thank you so much for sharing it with us 🙂
Your recipe is making me hungry because it combines two of my most favorite food items and that’s barbecue and meatloaf. I can have this every day!
This looks and sounds so delicious. I’m definitely gonna try this recipe.
You combined two of my favorite things into one dish. I can’t wait to try this bbq meatloaf!
Looks so yummy! I bet I could use this on one of my cooking nights.
I love the unique twist on this classic. The BBQ glaze makes it sound so appealing.
Right!!! I was looking to make it more “fun” for my kids.
This looks so yummy, I can’t wait to give it a try sometime. Growing up we had meatloaf a lot, but it was always the kind with ketchup and not barbecue sauce. Recently I had dinner with my folks, and my mom finally made one with barbecue sauce, it was great. I need to try this one to compare!