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

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