Southern Style Meatloaf
Southern Style Meatloaf is made with classic ingredients and topped with a savory brown sugar tomato sauce. It's a family favorite!
Servings: 8
Calories: 310kcal
Ingredients
LOAF
- 1 pound ground turkey
- ½ pound ground beef
- 1 tsp. garlic minced
- 1 small onion diced
- 1 small sweet red pepper diced
- 2 Tbsp. barbecue seasoning
- ½ cup ketchup
- 1 cup seasoned bread crumbs
- 1 egg beaten
TOPPING
- 1 cup tomato sauce (or ketchup)
- ½ cup brown sugar
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- In a large bowl, mix turkey and ground beef with a fork.
- Add rest of loaf ingredients and mix together.
- Pour mixture into a greased loaf pan and press down firmly.
- Bake at 350 degrees for 45 minutes.
- Take out of oven and let rest for 10 minutes.
- Using a knife, loosen edges of loaf pan.
- Invert loaf pan onto a serving plate. Meatloaf should slide out easily.
- Cover meatloaf with tomato sauce mixed with brown sugar.
- Cut loaf into 8 slices and serve immediately.
Notes
- Any brand of barbecue sauce and seasoning will work in this dish, but I used Trader Joe's BBQ rub and Sweet Baby Ray's BBQ sauce (ads) if you want to create the exact recipe.
- Leftover meatloaf makes great sandwiches the next day!
- Smoked BBQ Meatloaf tastes great with The Best Squash Casserole.
Nutrition
Calories: 310kcal | Carbohydrates: 36g | Protein: 22g | Fat: 9g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Sodium: 813mg | Potassium: 477mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 20g | Vitamin C: 21mg | Calcium: 79mg | Iron: 3mg