Easiest Beef Meatloaf

With one bowl, minimal ingredients, and five minutes of prep time, this meatloaf is as easy as it is delicious. The recipe is a Yummly original created by Sara Mellas.

Author: Yummly

Category: Dinner

Cuisine: American

Difficulty: EASY

Prep. Time:

Cook Time: 1 hour 15 minutes

Total Time: 1 hour 15 minutes

Servings: 4 Servings

Calories: 732 kcal per serving

Ingredients

⅛ - nonstick cooking spray
1 Pound - lean ground beef
½ - onion
1 teaspoon - salt
¼ teaspoon - black pepper
⅔ Cup - plain breadcrumbs
½ cup - milk
⅓ cup - ketchup
¼ Cup - ketchup
⅛ - fresh parsley

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 375°F. Spray an 8x4-inch loaf pan with nonstick cooking spray.
Mix together the ground beef, diced onion, salt, pepper, breadcrumbs, milk, and ketchup in a large bowl until thoroughly combined. Transfer mixture to the prepared loaf pan.
Bake the meatloaf on middle rack of oven for 40 minutes.
Open oven and spoon the ketchup in an even layer over top of meatloaf. Continue baking until center of loaf reaches 160°F, 15-20 minutes.
Check to see that meatloaf is done. Remove from oven or add time as needed.
Allow meatloaf to rest for 10-15 minutes before serving. Scatter parsley on top if you like.