Name: Best Meatloaf
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Yield: 12
Ingredients: Butter - 1 tablespoon; Minced onion - ¼ cup; Garlic, minced - 2 cloves; Salt - 1 ½ teaspoons; Freshly ground black pepper - 1 ½ teaspoons; Extra-lean ground beef - 2 pounds; Bread, toasted and crumbled - 3 slices; Buttery round crackers, crushed - 7; Egg, lightly beaten - 1; Sour cream - 3 ½ tablespoons; Worcestershire sauce - 1 ½ tablespoons; Tomato sauce, divided - 1 (15 ounce) can; Milk, or as needed (Optional) - ¼ cup; Ketchup - 3 tablespoons

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Ingredients for - Best Meatloaf

1. Butter - 1 tablespoon

2. Minced onion - ¼ cup

3. Garlic, minced - 2 cloves

4. Salt - 1 ½ teaspoons

5. Freshly ground black pepper - 1 ½ teaspoons

6. Extra-lean ground beef - 2 pounds

7. Bread, toasted and crumbled - 3 slices

8. Buttery round crackers, crushed - 7

9. Egg, lightly beaten - 1

10. Sour cream - 3 ½ tablespoons

11. Worcestershire sauce - 1 ½ tablespoons

12. Tomato sauce, divided - 1 (15 ounce) can

13. Milk, or as needed (Optional) - ¼ cup

14. Ketchup - 3 tablespoons

How to cook deliciously - Best Meatloaf

1. Stage

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Gather all ingredients. Dotdash Meredith Food Studios

2. Stage

Melt butter in a skillet over medium heat, and cook onion and garlic until onion is soft and translucent, about 5 minutes. Remove from heat, and season with salt and pepper. Dotdash Meredith Food Studios

3. Stage

Combine onion and garlic mixture, beef, crumbled bread, crushed crackers, egg, sour cream, Worcestershire sauce, and 1/2 can tomato sauce in a large bowl. Mix until well combined. Gradually stir in milk, 1 teaspoon at a time, until mixture is moist, but not soggy. Dotdash Meredith Food Studios Dotdash Meredith Food Studios

4. Stage

Transfer the mixture to a 5x9-inch loaf pan. Dotdash Meredith Food Studios

5. Stage

Bake uncovered in the preheated oven for 40 minutes. Increase oven temperature to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Continue baking 15 minutes, to an internal temperature of 160 degrees F (70 degrees C).

6. Stage

Mix the remaining tomato sauce and ketchup in a small bowl. Pour over the top of the meatloaf, and continue baking for 10 minutes. Dotdash Meredith Food Studios

7. Stage

Serve hot and enjoy! DOTDASH MEREDITH FOOD STUDIOS