**Meatloaf sauce is a versatile and flavorful condiment that can elevate any meatloaf dish to new heights. Whether you prefer a classic tomato-based sauce, a tangy barbecue sauce, or a rich mushroom gravy, there's a meatloaf sauce recipe out there to suit your taste. In this article, we'll introduce you to three of our favorite meatloaf sauce recipes, each with its own unique flavor profile and cooking technique. From the classic brown gravy to the tangy and sweet ketchup-based sauce to the rich and savory mushroom gravy, these recipes are sure to please even the most discerning palate.**
Here are our top 20 tried and tested recipes!
MEATLOAF MUFFINS WITH BARBECUE SAUCE
Provided by Rachael Ray : Food Network
Categories main-dish
Time 30m
Yield 6 servings
Number Of Ingredients 22
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 450 degrees F.
- Put ground beef into a big bowl. Put onion and celery into a food processor. Cut the bell pepper in half, rip out the seeds and throw them into your garbage bowl. Cut the pepper into a few pieces and add to the food processor. Pulse the processor blades to finely chop the vegetables into very small pieces then add them to the meat bowl. Add egg, beaten with milk, bread crumbs and grill seasoning to the bowl. Next, mix together the smoky barbecue sauce, the salsa and the Worcestershire sauce. Pour half the sauce mixture into the bowl with the meatloaf mix. Mix the meatloaf together with your hands. Wash up. Brush a 12-muffin tin (1/2-cup each) with vegetable oil or extra-virgin olive oil. Use an ice cream scoop to help you fill meat into a each tin. Top each meat loaf with a spoonful of extra sauce. Bake about 20 minutes. Cut open 1 muffin to test that the middle is cooked through. While meatloaf muffins bake, make green beans in the microwave. Serve meatloaf with Smashed Potatoes and Cream Cheese on the side, too.
- Place bacon between paper towels and microwave 60 seconds on high. Cool bacon and chop or crumble up.
- Place green beans in a bowl and drizzle with extra-virgin olive oil, salt and pepper. Cover the bowl loosely with plastic wrap and microwave green beans on high for 5 minutes, stir and cook 5 minutes more. Remove wrap and top green beans with crumbled bacon.
- Boil potatoes until tender, 15 minutes. While the water boils and when the potatoes are cooking, you can be working on the meatloaf recipe.
- When the potatoes are tender, drain them and return them to the hot pot to let them dry out a bit. Mash potatoes with half-and-half or milk using a potato masher. Add in the cream cheese and smash until the cheese melts into the potatoes. Then add chives and scallions and season with salt and pepper, to your taste.
MEATLOAF WITH CHILI SAUCE
Covering the cooked meatloaf with chili sauce then returning it to the oven for a few minutes gives a slightly sweet, mildly spicy glaze on top.
Provided by Martha Stewart
Categories Food & Cooking Ingredients Meat & Poultry Beef Recipes Ground Beef Recipes
Time 1h15m
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees, with rack in center. In a large bowl, pour milk over bread; let soak, about 30 seconds. Add sirloin, pork, onion, garlic, 1/2 cup chili sauce, parsley, Parmesan, eggs, 1 1/2 teaspoons salt, and 1/2 teaspoon pepper. Using your hands, mix until combined; do not overmix or meatloaf will be dense.
- Divide mixture in half. Gently pat each half into a log, and place each log in an 8 1/2-by-4 1/2-inch loaf pan. Do not press down or into corners.
- Bake 50 minutes. Brush tops of loaves with remaining 1/4 cup chili sauce; continue cooking until juices run clear and an instant-read thermometer inserted into thickest part registers 160 degrees, about 10 minutes.
- Remove from oven; let rest 5 minutes. Turn loaves out of pans; slice each into eight 3/4-inch-thick slices.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 556 g, Fat 36 g, Fiber 1 g, Protein 37 g
MEATLOAF SAUCE
Make and share this Meatloaf Sauce recipe from Food.com.
Provided by spring219
Categories Sauces
Time 10m
Yield 1 loaf
Number Of Ingredients 5
Steps:
- Combine all ingredients.
- Mix well with a whisk until everything is dissolved.
- Add more/less water and brown sugar to desired taste and consistency.
- Pour over cooked meatloaf and continue baking until sauce bubbles (approx. 5 minutes).
GROUND TURKEY MEATLOAF WITH CRANBERRY SAUCE
Printed in our local newspaper. Serve with a tossed salad that includes seasonal ingredients, and baked potato for an easy fall/winter meal. A little bit different route taken from the standard ketchup-covered meatloaf recipe.
Provided by COOKGIRl
Categories Poultry
Time 1h15m
Yield 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- *NOTE: If using canned cranberry sauce, drain first.
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- In large bowl combine all ingredients *except* for the cranberry sauce and sage leaves. Do not overmix.
- Lightly oil or spray a 9"x5" loaf pan. Turn the meat mixture into the prepared pan and gently pat down.
- Bake the mixture until the loaf is firm and top is lightly browned, approximately 1 hour.
- Remove pan from oven and spread the cranberry sauce on top of the meatloaf. Let stand in the pan for 5-10 minutes before serving.
- Remove meatloaf from pan and transfer to serving platter. Garnish with a few sage leaves.
MONUMENT CAFE MEATLOAF WITH CREOLE SAUCE
Provided by Food Network
Categories main-dish
Time 2h15m
Yield 6 to 8 servings
Number Of Ingredients 17
Steps:
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Place the ground beef in a mixing bowl. In a separate bowl, combine the oats, ketchup, milk, salt, pepper, eggs, garlic, bell peppers and onions and mix well. Then pour over the ground beef. Hand mix the beef and seasoning mixture until incorporated. Shape the mixture into a loaf and bake on a sheet pan or in a loaf pan for about 1 hour. The internal temperature should be 145 degrees F. Remove from the oven let rest about 10 minutes before slicing. Serve with Creole Sauce.
- Saute the onions, garlic and peppers in the olive oil in a saucepot over medium-high heat until well done and caramelized, about 8 minutes. Add the wine, tomatoes, Italian seasoning, black pepper, cayenne pepper, salt and sugar if using. Bring to a boil, reduce the heat and simmer for 30 minutes, stirring occasionally.
TANGY MEATLOAF SAUCE
Use this meatloaf sauce to beef-up a basic meatloaf or add it to a stuffed version. I've used this on all! Just brush over your meatloaf before baking.
Provided by Jeannine Maxwell
Categories Side Dish Sauces and Condiments Recipes Sauce Recipes
Time 5m
Yield 8
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- Stir ketchup, chili sauce, brown sugar, lemon juice, mustard, and Worcestershire sauce together in a bowl with a whisk until the sugar dissolves.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 39.4 calories, Carbohydrate 9.6 g, Fat 0.2 g, Fiber 0.2 g, Protein 0.6 g, Sodium 289.1 mg, Sugar 7.8 g
TASTY TURKEY MEATLOAF WITH SAUCE
After looking at many different turkey meatloaf recipes and not liking any one in particular, I decided to create my own! Add Dijon mustard to sauce for an added flavor.
Provided by Abigail Ranae
Categories Meat and Poultry Recipes Turkey Ground Turkey Recipes
Time 1h15m
Yield 6
Number Of Ingredients 15
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
- Mix ground turkey, oats, 1/2 chopped onion, pear applesauce, 3 tablespoons chili powder, egg, garlic, Italian seasoning, salt, and black pepper together in a bowl; press into an 8-inch square baking dish.
- Heat olive oil in a small saucepan over medium heat; cook and stir 2 tablespoons onion until softened and lightly browned, 5 to 10 minutes. Stir brown sugar, barbeque sauce, and 1 teaspoon chili powder into onion; cook over low heat until sauce is warm, about 5 minutes.
- Bake meatloaf in the preheated oven, occasionally brushing sauce over the top, until cooked through, about 50 minutes. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read at least 165 degrees F (74 degrees C).
Nutrition Facts : Calories 269.4 calories, Carbohydrate 28.6 g, Cholesterol 83 mg, Fat 9.7 g, Fiber 3.8 g, Protein 18.5 g, SaturatedFat 2.2 g, Sodium 722.5 mg, Sugar 13.5 g
CAJUN MEATLOAF WITH CREOLE SAUCE
I woke up thinking creole and cajun. I then thought why not combine it in a meatloaf. This was a huge success! The meatloaf was so flavorful and the creole sauce took it over the top. I served it with fried cabbage and mashed potatoes. I put the creole sauce on the meatloaf and the mashed potatoes.
Provided by Jenny Powers
Categories Meatloafs
Time 1h15m
Number Of Ingredients 21
Steps:
- 1. Mix up all meatloaf ingredients. Shape into a loaf. Place in a baking dish and cover with foil. Bake at 350 degrees for 45 mins, remove foil and bake about 10 to 15 mins to brown. Remove and let it rest for about 10 mins.
- 2. While the meatloaf is in the oven, start cooking the creole sauce.
- 3. In a skillet saute the trinity (peppers, onions and celery) in the bacon grease until tender.
- 4. Add the flour and stir it in until blended.
- 5. Next, add the tomatoes and tomato sauce.
- 6. Add all of the remaining ingredients and simmer for 30 mins.
- 7. It's taste time! Taste the creole sauce and and add more tabassco to your liking or let folks add the heat on their own.
- 8. Next time, I make this I am going to try all beef and see which I like best. I hope that you enjoy this flavorful dish.
IRISH MEATLOAF WITH CABBAGE CREAM SAUCE
Provided by Food Network
Categories main-dish
Time 2h15m
Yield 1 large meatloaf
Number Of Ingredients 24
Steps:
- Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
- Mix together the ground beef, lamb, white pudding, Cheddar, Montreal seasoning, granulated onion, pepper, basil, curry powder, oregano, salt, eggs and onions until well mixed. Add the breadcrumbs and mix well. Let stand for 5 to 10 minutes. Shape into a log.
- On a baking sheet, put some large cabbage leaves down for the meatloaf to cook on. Place some celery sticks on top of the meatloaf (to keep the aluminum foil off of the top of the meatloaf), cover with foil and bake for 45 minutes. Remove the foil and continue to bake to let it crisp up, about 15 minutes more.
- Slice and serve with the Cabbage Cream Sauce on the side.
- Heat a medium pot and add the oil. Brown the garlic, and then add the cabbage and saute until translucent. Deglaze the pot with the sherry, and then simmer until reduced by about half. Add the heavy cream and reduce by half again. Add salt and pepper to taste. Fold in the butter and serve hot.
PEG'S MEATLOAF SAUCE
Peg's meatloaf sauce handed down from the old country.
Provided by ltlmsmfft
Categories Side Dish Sauces and Condiments Recipes Sauce Recipes
Time 5m
Yield 6
Number Of Ingredients 4
Steps:
- Stir ketchup, brown sugar, mustard, and nutmeg together in a bowl until sugar is completely dissolved.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 89.5 calories, Carbohydrate 21.2 g, Fat 0.7 g, Fiber 0.2 g, Protein 1 g, Sodium 338.1 mg, Sugar 20 g
ELVIS PRESLEY'S CHEESEBURGER MEATLOAF AND CHEESE SAUCE
Haven't gotten to make this yet but I saw Paula Deen's show today and my mouth was just watering. YUM! Paula's show was on "Elvis's favorite foods with a twist". This meatloaf was one of the recipes and I thought I would share it with everyone.
Provided by Marsha D.
Categories Meat
Time 1h
Yield 4-6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 15
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350'.
- Grease a deep dish meatloaf pan with pam.
- Place 2 slices of bread on bottom of dish (this will catch the grease from the meatloaf).
- Mix together, ground beef,house seasoning,chopped onion and green pepper,1c shredded cheese, worcestershire sauce,sour cream,ritz crackers and black pepper.
- Place in meatloaf dish and bake 45 minutes.
- Discard bread pieces after baking. Place meatloaf on a large plate.
- For the cheese sauce --.
- Place soup, milk (whipping cream if using)in a sauce pan and heat on medium heat.
- Add 1 1/2c. cheddar cheese and stir to combine.
- When cheese is melted add, green onion and parsley if desired.
- Pour over meatloaf and enjoy!
VERONICA'S VEGGIE MEATLOAF WITH CHECCA SAUCE
Provided by Giada De Laurentiis
Categories main-dish
Time 2h
Yield 4 to 6 servings
Number Of Ingredients 23
Steps:
- For the Checca Sauce: Combine the cherry tomatoes, scallions, garlic, basil, and oil in a processor. Pulse the tomatoes until they are coarsely chopped, being careful not to puree. Set aside. Season the sauce with salt and pepper.
- For the Lentil Loaf: Place the lentils in a large saucepan of cold water. Bring the water just to a boil over high heat. Carefully drain the boiling water and rinse the lentils. Meanwhile, in a heavy large saucepan over medium heat, bring the broth to a boil. Add the rice and return the liquid to a boil. Decrease the heat to low, cover the rice, and gently simmer without stirring for 10 minutes. Stir in the lentils, onion, carrot, and celery. Cover and continue cooking without stirring until the rice and lentils are tender and the liquid is absorbed, about 30 minutes longer. Turn off the heat. Sprinkle the corn over the rice and lentils and let stand, covered, for 5 minutes. Uncover and fluff the rice with a fork. Cover and let stand for 5 more minutes.
- Meanwhile, preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
- Spread 1 tablespoon of the butter over a 10 by 4 1/2 by 3-inch loaf pan. In a heavy, large skillet, cook the spinach over medium heat until the spinach wilts, about 3 minutes. Drain and squeeze the excess liquid from the spinach. Transfer the spinach to a work surface and coarsely chop.
- In a large bowl, gently mix the lentil mixture, spinach, 1 cup of the mozzarella cheese, eggs, 1/4 cup of Parmesan cheese, basil, salt, pepper, and half of the checca sauce. Spoon the mixture into the prepared pan. Arrange the sliced tomatoes in a row over the lentil mixture. Sprinkle with the remaining 1/2 cup of mozzarella cheese and 2 tablespoons of Parmesan cheese. Dot the top with the remaining 1 tablespoon of butter.
- Bake uncovered until the loaf is heated through and the topping is melted and starting to brown, about 30 minutes. Let cool for 15 minutes. Slice the loaf into 2-inch slices, arrange on plates, and serve with the remaining checca sauce.
SPICY SAUSAGE MEATLOAF PATTIES WITH ITALIAN BARBECUE SAUCE
I was making my annual Christmas Pasta for the holiday and my mom and I bought duplicate meats so we had lots of leftover hot and sweet sausage and ground beef. Well, the next day, this recipe was born.
Provided by Rachael Ray : Food Network
Categories main-dish
Time 40m
Yield 4 servings
Number Of Ingredients 20
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 425 degrees F.
- Heat a small skillet over medium heat with 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil. When the oil is hot, saute the red pepper, half the onions, celery and carrots together, 5 minutes, season with salt and pepper then remove to a plate to cool.
- Mix ground beef and sausages with egg, bread crumbs, cheese, and cooled vegetables. Form 4 large oval shaped patties no more than 1 1/4 inches thick then drizzle with extra-virgin olive oil. Place in the oven on a cookie sheet and bake 17 to 18 minutes, until cooked through.
- Heat a medium sauce pot over medium high heat. Add a drizzle of EVOO to the pan and the pancetta. Let the pancetta crisp up a bit and render fat, then add onions and garlic and cook until tender, 8 to 10 minutes. Add a splash of red wine to deglaze the pan. Stir in the beef stock and tomatoes and season sauce heavily with coarse black pepper. Add Worcestershire and hot sauce and reduce heat to warm.
- Serve meatloaves with Italian barbecue sauce on top and green salad alongside.
KATIE'S MEATLOAF SAUCE
This is a easy and delicious meatloaf sauce. Just spread atop meatloaf before baking.
Provided by Katie B.
Categories Side Dish Sauces and Condiments Recipes Sauce Recipes
Time 5m
Yield 10
Number Of Ingredients 3
Steps:
- Stir steak sauce and ketchup together in a bowl; season with salt and pepper.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 19.2 calories, Carbohydrate 4.9 g, Fat 0.1 g, Fiber 0.3 g, Protein 0.4 g, Sodium 315.4 mg, Sugar 2.7 g
CHEESEBURGER MEATLOAF WITH SAUCE
This is so good! No tomato sauce in this one and a great sauce to smother it in! Its a Paula Deen recipe.
Provided by jovigirl
Categories Meat
Time 1h30m
Yield 4-6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 17
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- Mix all ingredients together, except the bread slices and Sauce. Shape into a loaf. Line a 1 1/2-quart loaf pan with the bread slices. Place meatloaf on top. Bake loaf for 1 hour and 15 minutes. The bread absorbs the grease and should be discarded after loaf is removed from oven.
- For the sauce: Heat the soup and milk over medium heat; add the cheese. Add the chopped onions and parsley to the sauce, if desired. Pour Sauce over the meatloaf or pass at the table.
MY MOM'S VEGETABLE "MEATLOAF" WITH CHECCA SAUCE
Provided by Giada De Laurentis
Categories Tomato Bake Vegetarian Dinner Mozzarella Lentil Healthy Brown Rice Pescatarian Wheat/Gluten-Free Peanut Free Tree Nut Free Soy Free No Sugar Added Kosher
Yield Serves 6
Number Of Ingredients 25
Steps:
- For the sauce:
- In a food processor, combine the cherry tomatoes, scallions, garlic, basil, oil, salt, and pepper. Pulse the tomatoes until they are coarsely chopped, being careful not to puree them. Transfer the sauce to a bowl.
- For the lentil loaf:
- Preheat the oven to 350°F. Spray a 10 x 4 1/2-inch loaf pan with vegetable oil cooking spray.
- Meanwhile, heat a large skillet over medium heat. Add 1 tablespoon of the olive oil. Add the onion, carrot, and celery and cook until tender, about 5 minutes. Transfer to a large bowl to cool slightly. Reserve the skillet.
- In the same large skillet, cook the spinach over medium heat until the spinach wilts, about 3 minutes. Drain and let cool slightly. Squeeze the excess liquid from the spinach. Transfer the spinach to a cutting board and coarsely chop. Add to the onion mixture.
- Add the lentils, brown rice, 3/4 cup of the mozzarella, the corn, basil, eggs, egg white, salt, pepper, and 3/4 cup of the sauce to the cooled onion mixture. Spoon the mixture into the prepared pan. Arrange the sliced tomatoes in 2 rows over the lentil mixture, covering the top completely. Sprinkle with the remaining 1/4 cup mozzarella and drizzle with the remaining 1 tablespoon olive oil.
- Bake until the loaf is heated through and the topping is melted and starting to brown, 30 to 35 minutes. Let cool for 15 minutes. Slice the loaf (still in the pan) into 1-inch slices, arrange on plates, and serve with the remaining sauce.
A-1 STEAK SAUCE MEATLOAF RECIPE - (3/5)
Provided by Side Passion
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Heat oven to 350*F. Reserve half the tomato sauce. Mix remaining tomato sauce with remaining ingredients. Press meat mixture into 9X5" loaf pan. Bake 1 hour or until internal temperature reaches 160*F, draining fat and topping meatloaf with reserved sauce after 50 minutes.
QUICK MUSHROOM SAUCE FOR MEATLOAF
From Betty Crocker, this is a simple sauce that can be made from things that you probably always have on hand. It's good on meatloaf and mashed potatoes.
Provided by lazyme
Categories Sauces
Time 15m
Yield 1 1/3 cups
Number Of Ingredients 5
Steps:
- In medium skillet, heat mushrooms in oil.
- Stir in flour.
- Cook over low heat stirring until mixture is bubbly.
- Remove from heat.
- Add enough water to reserved mushroom liquid to measure 1 cup.
- Stir into mushroom mixture with bouillon cube.
- Heat to boiling; stirring constantly.
- Boil and stir 1 minute.
- Stir in kitchen bouquet.
GERRY'S MEATLOAF WITH DILL PICKLE SAUCE
Yet another of dad's recipes. This is a slightly different meatloaf, than what most people are familiar with. Excellent served with rice, potatoes or broad pasta & fresh peas.
Provided by Baby Kato
Categories Veal
Time 1h30m
Yield 4-6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350°F.
- Lightly mix meats with onions, bread crumbs, pickles, egg, salt and pepper until well blended.
- Shape into a loaf and place in shallow pan.
- Combine pickle juice, chili sauce or ketchup, water, sugar and Worcestershire sauce.
- Pour over meatloaf and place in 350°F oven basting twice with sauce in pan for 40 minutes.
- Continue baking without basting for additional 30 - 35 minutes, until meatloaf is really glazed.
- Garnish with a pickle fan. Dad always served this with Brussels sprouts and tiny whole carrots.
SPICY MEATLOAF WITH CHIPOTLE SAUCE
Provided by Food Network
Yield 8 servings
Number Of Ingredients 14
Steps:
- Combine chipotles, tomatoes, garlic and water in medium saucepan. Season with salt and pepper. Bring to boil. Reduce heat and simmer until reduced by 1/3, about 20 minutes. Cool. Transfer to processor. Puree until smooth. Strain.
- Heat oil in heavy large skillet over medium high heat. Add onion and celery and saute until tender, about 10 minutes. Add cumin and nutmeg and stir 1 minute. Remove from heat. Transfer to large bowl. Cool.
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Add beef, pork, bread crumbs and salt to onion mixture. Add 1/2 cup chipotle sauce. Mix until well blended. Add eggs and mix well. Press mixture into 9x5-inch loaf pan. Brush top with some of remaining chipotle sauce. Bake meatloaf until thermometer inserted into thickest part registers 160 degrees F, about 1 hour. Transfer to rack. Cool slightly. Drain off any oil. Turn meatloaf out onto platter. Serve with remaining salsa.
Tips:
- Choose the right ground beef: For a classic meatloaf sauce, use a blend of ground beef chuck and ground beef round. This combination will give you a flavorful and juicy sauce.
- Brown the beef thoroughly: Before adding the other ingredients to the sauce, brown the ground beef over medium-high heat until it is no longer pink. This will help to develop the flavor of the sauce.
- Use a variety of vegetables: Adding vegetables to your meatloaf sauce is a great way to add flavor and nutrition. Some good choices include onions, celery, carrots, and mushrooms.
- Simmer the sauce for at least 30 minutes: This will help to develop the flavors and thicken the sauce.
- Season the sauce to taste: Be sure to taste the sauce before serving and adjust the seasonings as needed. Common seasonings for meatloaf sauce include salt, pepper, garlic powder, and onion powder.
Conclusion:
With these tips in mind, you can easily make a delicious and flavorful meatloaf sauce that your whole family will love. Serve it over mashed potatoes, rice, or noodles, and enjoy!
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