I call this meatloaf man-pleasing meatloaf because my hubby and son love it. I have several meatloaf recipes that I keep in rotation ( like this easy turkey meatloaf) but this one definitely gets made the most when we’re in the mood for beef.
This easy meatloaf recipe is so juicy, yet firm and full of flavor. Even folks who aren’t meatloaf fans tend to devour this one. It can even be garnished up to serve to company if you’re needing something easy and delicious to whip up.
The BBQ sauce glaze really adds a nice lil tang to the top. I usually serve this meatloaf with roasted veggies, cheesy scalloped potatoes, and yeast rolls. It’s one of those hearty, filling meals that makes you just wanna sit back and stare at your plate when you’re done. Completely satisfied with what just happened.
Watch me make this man-pleasing easy meatloaf recipe from start to finish!
Easy Man-Pleasing Meatloaf
Ingredients
- 2 Tablespoon butter
- 3/4 cups onions diced
- 3-4 cloves garlic minced
- 2 lbs lean ground beef
- 2 eggs slightly beaten
- 1-2 teaspoons seasoning salt
- 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
- 1/4 teaspoon dry mustard
- 1/2 teaspoon marjoram or oregano
- 1/2 teaspoon of thyme
- 3-4 tablespoons fresh parsley I used dried, but fresh tastes better in this
- 1/4 cup BBQ sauce I used Sweet Baby Rays
- 1/4 cup chili sauce
- 1-2 Tablespoon of Worcestershire sauce
- 1/2 cup whole milk
- 3 slices wheat bread toasted, crumbled
- GLAZE
- 1/4 cup ketchup
- 1/4 cup chili sauce
- 1 cup Chargrill BBQ Sauce
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 F.
- Melt butter in a large skillet over medium heat.
- Add onions and cook until almost tender.
- Add garlic and cook for 1 minute.
- Pour onions, garlic, and butter into a large bowl.
- Let cool.
- Add remaining ingredients to the bowl, (except for the glaze ingredients)
- Use your hands to mix together.
- Fry up a small portion of the meat as a "test patty" to make sure the seasonings are good.
- Place the meat mixture into a loaf pan.
- Mix together glaze ingredients.
- Spread half of the glaze mixture on the meatloaf.
- Bake for 30 minutes.
- Remove from oven and spread on the rest of the glaze.
- Bake for another 30 minutes or until the meatloaf is ready.
- Let cool for 10 minutes before slicing.
- Enjoy!
Notes
Feel free to add in bell peppers, celery, herbs and even cheese (Isaac loves when I make cheeseburger meatloaf)
Be careful not to overcook. Check it after 45 minutes just to be on the safe side.
Use a good quality lean ground beef.
I love love LOVE this dish!!!! This recipe is bomb and if my kids come for a second plate I know it’s lit!! Thank you for sharing this!! I don’t use no other recipe but this 1.
So thrilled you enjoyed the recipe!
I made this for my kids and it was a hit!!! Very flavorful and I followed it to a T. I also made it again as burgers…. Amazing!!! Thanks so much for sharing this recipe.
Absolutely delicious!! My husband and children loved this recipe, as we do with all of her recipes. I will be using this recipe whenever I do meatloaf.
What kind of chili sauce is used? And, where is it found in grocery store?
This recipe is just as the title states. This surely pleased my husband! I wasn’t even a meatloaf fan but they is one right here… Also, I have shared this recipe link with so many people. Thank you so much for this recipe and I’m going to try several others.
OMG!!!! Amazing! Don’t tell mom I traded in her well loved recipe! I saved all the “meatloaf oils” and cut potatoes into 6 pc (after cooking meatloaf-don’t want to dice too small or it will saturate potato) And tossed the potatoes in all that meatloaf oils, and baked at 350 till soft then broiled for a few min and house went nuts!
Thank you! Followed recipe to a T and absolutely amazing
What if you can’t find chargrill bbq sauce?!
Add liquid smoke
Would you recommend whipping cream instead of milk?
I was searching for a new meatloaf recipe and came across your video on YouTube. I made it tonight, exactly by the recipe and didn’t change a thing. I just pulled the meatloaf out of the oven and OH. MY. GOD. I didn’t even serve it for dinner yet.. I only picked a little piece off the corner when I was waiting for it to cool, and had to come here and write a review right away! It’s so amazing and know my husband and kids will love it. Now I just have to avoid the temptation of cutting a big ole piece while I’m waiting for everyone to come home! Thank you for taking the bland and boring out of meatloaf!! We’ll be making this one a lot.
This is one of my favorite recipes of yours. Love it!!
I absolutely LOVE her recipes !!! Every single recipe I’ve tried … and there’s many, have been delicious!!!! Hubby loves them and my kids do as well ! This recipe was so delicious … mouthwatering and flavorful.
Made this last night and my husband still talking about it thanks for sharing
Yes this is the best meatloaf recipe. Play around with the herbs. Love it
OMG!!! I love u… u right this is a man pleasing dish. This is sooooo good… Thank you
Hubby love it
Yayyy I’m so glad he enjoyed!
Do you have a meatless version of this meatloaf? I love all your recipes, doing lent (no meat)
I really f,d up my meatloaf used 1cup of milk how can I fix it so the meat will form to get hard not mushy?
oh man, I would say increase the bread but that might make it really dry. Hmmm….
Hi, what kind of chili sauce do you use?
I’m not sure of what brand that was. I’ve used several different kinds with great results. Pick your fav.
Love it! First time I have every made Meatloaf for the fam. Love the commentary, keep it up!!!
Meatloaf is hitting! Thanks!!
My family absolutely loves this meatloaf. I’ve been cooking ur for awhile and can’t see myself preparing it any other way! Thanks so much for sharing…
Yayy!! So glad you guys are a enjoying it!
Best Meatloaf recipe ever!! My husband and children love this meatloaf recipe. Thank you for sharing!!
I am not a big red meat eater, but I’m totally hooked on these meatballs (how I prepare them.) My kids even ask for them now. Great recipe. Can’t wait to try more.
Every time I make this meatloaf, I invite my mom over for dinner and wrap a plate up for my guy to take for lunch. This stuff is sooooooooooo good. So flavorful and MOIST!! Thank you for sharing!! Always a hit.
Hi can I use ground turkey in place of ground beef.
Can you please tell me
The adjusted times wth Turkey meat?
Could I make this in mini meatloaf pans? Thanks!!
What do you do if it comes out really wet??
Hmmmm….did you use ground beef?
Yep, lean ground beef. I’m not sure if it was all the bbq sauce but it came out super wet 🙁 I’ll try it again soon though.. the flavors were on point
Girlllllllllll, I just made it and when I say my mans ate it all to himself . Honeyyy lol talking about “you ain’t getting no more meatloaf” then ate it all for himself .. I can’t even blame him
Girrrrllll you have a special talent!!! I have tried quite a few of your recipes and all have been excellent but I had to comment on this one…this one here is fantastic!!!! My man can’t stop talking about it and I can’t stop thinking about it…YUM!!! Keep up the awesome work:-). FIVE STARS!!!!
Delicious! My family loved it! You know your food is good when it’s silence in the room. lol. Love your recipes.
Love this recipe! This is the 2nd time Ive made it and both times my family cleaned their plates -you are such a blessing. Keep doing what you are doing. —
My , 4 kids starting from 10 14 17 n 20 and my husband all loved the meatloaf you’re amazing Thank you for your recipe
My , 4 kids starting from 10 14 17 n 20 and my husband all loved the meatloaf you’re amazing Thank you for your recipe
This meatloaf is very tasty. I agree with the name because my son and boyfriend loved it. My first time also.. Great!
I made this meatloaf and my family loved itthis recipe. I was unable to find the Chargrill BBQ sauce so I used the Swt Baby Rays BBQ sauce I had. It still came out good.
This is the best meatloaf I’ve ever had. Thanks you for great recipes.
This is the best meatloaf recipe. The kids loved it. Husband loved it. I will be putting this in our rotation.
I have made your recipe a few times now and my family loves it. It has even been requested to go with our Thanksgiving feast. Also that Baked Ziti was on point…. Thank you
Can you substitute gravey for the bbq sauce??
Simply Delicious! I used to not like meatloaf but this recipe is awesome.
I have to say, I love meatloaf. I thought my meatloaf was good. That is until I made this one. Such flavors that I would never have considered putting in a meatloaf! For the most part I followed the recipe with the exception of I used carnation canned milk (makes everything more smooth), only 2 tablespoons of parsley, used 3/4 cup of 1 minute quaker oatmeal & added green bell pepper. I cooked for 40 minutes in the end (for a total of 70 minutes cook time) as I know how my oven cooks and the way I like my meatloaf to look.
Girl, you know you can cook! This is my new meatloaf recipe! I can’t wait to try the turkey meatloaf!
Please keep posting recipes!
Thank you 🙂
i Love meatloaf I will try this one next
this was the best meat loaf I have ever made!!!
what kind of chili sauce do you use?
I looked it up on google and it would pop up heinz chili sauce. So my best choice to grab would be the heinz brand.
OMG! I just slapped my mama & she slapped me right back this meatloaf is so good! Made the creamy mashed potatoes & your whipping cream pound cake as well. Thanks for your recipes & videos.
Renee – THAT made me smile. The recipe/method is very good and it transposes well to larger yields (40+), which is often not the case.. Thanks for the laugh.
Girllllll!!!! this was so good. I love making this along with the cream mashed potatoes you posted. There is none left when I make this.
I have a question about the homemade crumbled bread that’s added. Can we just substitute it for bread crumbs? If so what’s the exact measurement of bread crumbs?
what should you do if it didnt come out firm enough?
girllllll! this recipe is amazing!!!! I was never a meatloaf fan therefor I have never made it, but this sounded delicious so I have it a try! my husband and his friend were on a long road trip back home so I made them a home cooked meal for when they arrived and WOW is all they kept saying!!!!! I was so impressed with myself and had to post my first internet comment ever!
FYI- I tweaked the recipe by only using 1lb of ground turkey so I cute the rest of the recipe on half and I also didn’t have Worcestershire, chili or smoked BBQ sauce so I just left all out and used sweet BBQ sauce. I also didn’t have a meatloaf pan (bc I never make it!) so I sprayed nonstick spray all over muffin pans and used that instead which made them come out so cute and perfectly portioned 🙂
thank u!!! I love your spirit and all your recipes! they are always a hot!
This is the best meatloaf recipe i ever tried! thank you soooo much!
what kind of chili sauce do you use?
So Good!!!!!!!! Made this tonight. Love it! Thank you!! can’t wait to try your other recipes!!
He loves it about to make it four the 3rd time… great!!!
Tonight was my first time making meatloaf and I tried this recipe….THIS WILL BE THE ONLY MEATLOAF RECIPE I’LL EVER MAKE! Lol. It was amazing! The title of the recipe is more than fitting, my man loved it! Lol Love your recipes!
Omg this was delish!!! I made this meatloaf today for Sunday dinner and the cabbage from off of here. It was soooooo good. Thank u so much for ya recipes!!! Keep them coming.
I cooked this dinner recipe tonight & we loved it! My boyfriend is a picky eater. He told me that the meatloaf was the best he ever had! Thank you for sharing this recipe! =)
You are Heaven Sent! Your website has taught me how to make so many things it’s amazing. I was a horrible cook but you made things so much better. Thank You so much and this meatloaf was a hit.
Wow! As always I just love your recipes! This was so Amazing my husband loved it…best ever he said:)
Thanks Monique you are such an inspiration! Love your Site:)
I made this meatloaf and it turned out awesome. It was so flavorful. My boyfriend love the glaze on top. I will be definitely making this again. I did add more glaze and green peppers.
I love your recipes. This meatloaf was the best. It was firm and flavorful.
Omg this is banging!!my hubby loved this!
I love the tang of the glaze!,I served it with potatoes(sliced&put them on the side of the meatloaf while it was in the oven!)&macaroni,sooooo tasty,thanks so much Monique for not being selfish with these lovely recipes,please keep em coming!!:)
I loved this recipe. I made it for my husband and he asked for seconds! It is the best meatloaf recipe I have found so far. Thanks for sharing with us! 🙂
Every recipe I have tried of yours has never been a disappointment, and this one is no exception! This meatloaf was the best…absolutely loved it! Everyone cleaned their plate, it was flavorful and filling enough to feed hefty eaters in my house. Thanks for making cooking fun and rewarding again!
Delicious! Considering the fact that I can’t cook the recipe was simple to follow and I was surprised at how well it came out.
way to sweet.try again
I have made this recipe several times and my family has enjoyed it every time. My little one will actually request it if it hasn’t made a dinnertime appearance for a while. That’s saying something because I was once asked not to make any more meatloaf for a while. Now, there is a disappointing “ah man” when there isn’t any left. Great recipe. My only minus is mine is rarely done in an hour, but that’s not a deal breaker.
Ms Monique,
Your vids are perfect and yummy but can you please avoid using parasite words that much?
I counted during this small video:
all right – 7 times
go ahead – 7 more
ok – 4 times
just like that – 3 times
on the whole you made it into 3,5 min!
I’m glad you are enjoying the videos. Did you seriously count my words? LOL Sorry hun but that’s my style. I have very little time to try to catch the number of “parasite” words I say. During a voiceover I just let it flooooow.
I’ve been a super fan for about 2 years now and I am not big on commenting but I can’t believe someone word counted. LOL I love your style, it feels like grandma is in the kitchen holding my hand, walking me through! Don’t change sweetheart keep doing you
This recipe should be called “Family Pleasing Meatloaf”! I have 2 teenage girls who dislike Meatloaf very much. When I made this recipe, they liked it. Thank you for turning their tastebuds around for Meatloaf. Well… this Meatloaf!
so glad they enjoyed it!
Can’t wait to try this recipe tonight. I have tried the Mac & Cheese and it was the Best! Monique, you really have people thinking I can cook 🙂
I made this meatloaf tonight along with the southern mac n cheese and roasted asparagus. It was delish! I have to agree with Madison….it was a little on the wet side but I just put mine back in the oven a little longer and it ended up juicy and delicious! I asked my bf if he liked my original recipe or this one better and of course, this one beat me hands down! No one had leftovers on their plates! There’s only 2 pieces left in the pan. I said job well done !!!! 🙂 🙂 🙂
Only negative I would say is I had an awful lot of glaze left over. I didn’t use the whole bowl. Other than that….A+ from me!!
dear Miss diva I had got in a bad car accident I had made man pleasing meatloaf 2 days ago I got home from the hospital I ate some more meatloaf it made me feel a lot better thank you Miss diva
I LOVE THIS MEATLOAF RECIPE! Im a meatloaf lover and never thought I could make something this good by myself in my own kitchen. It was moist and FULL OF FLAVOR!
Greetings Ms. Monique,
Just a word to say thank you for giving me that old fashion cooking and taste that I remember from my grandmother.
By the way, this Old Fashion Cooking is for the Modern Day SUPER MAN, too. 🙂
Thanks again,
Harold D.
I made this meatloaf tonight and it was good. I would back off a bit on the BBQ sauce and I substituted the chili sauce with ketchup. The BBQ sauce was too sweet and made the dish a bit on the sweet side. I don’t know why but my meatloaf was a bit on the wet side.
Next time I make this I would back off a bit on the sweet BBQ sauce, use ketchup instead of chili sauce and perhaps less milk.
I would definitely make it again. Thank you for sharing this wonderful recipe. Please add some crock pot recipes too 🙂
Madison
I love meatloaf and I’m new to the kitchen. This was the best meatloaf I’ve every had. My mom even asked me for the recipe. Thanks for saving me from plates that were half eaten to, did you eat the last slice??!!
I made this for my family and it was so good!! Thanks Hun!
I made this meatloaf last week for my family. It was the most moist meatloaf that I’ve ever tasted. This is definatelty in the main rotation of meals going forward. Thank you so much from the Graham’s. You should change the name from man pleasing to if you have a pulse pleasing. I thought I’d leave a comment today since I plan on making it later for dinner.
Best regards,
Yolanda
Woohoo Grll – Best Meatloaf ever! Came out super juicy and flavorfull. I’m usually a very picky eater but this was out of the park! OUTSTANDING!!!
I tried this recipe tonight and it was delicious! It was hard trying to leave enough for lunch tomorrow. Can’t wait to try more recipes!
Just got a new Boo and I’m in a Man Pleasing Mood today.
Making This Again Tonight 🙂
Once Again. Never Fails Or Ceases To Amaze Me And The Fam Absolutely Loved This Recipe… Thanks So So So Much For Sharing.
Loved this meatloaf it was so flavorful. I been trying to learn how to make meatloaf for so long and this was worth the wait!
Yum! This meatloaf pleased my man and me (as well as my coworker to whom I took a slice). I cooked some spinach with the onions and added that to make it healthier. This was my first time trying that. It was good!
I’m going to serve this for dinner tonight for my family. I’m gonna have to find the mashed potato recipe. 🙂 The meatloaf looks so juicy! 😀
I’m will be making this on Thursday, with homemade mashed potatoes and sweet corn.. I can’t wait..
OMG!!!! Girl what can I say…this meatloaf is sooooooooo delish!! My first time ever trying to cook meatloaf and I must say my man LOVED it !! The potato salad and cabage was great as well! I’m so excited to try your other recipes. Keep them coming! Oh yeah…so excited to purchase your books too. One excited chick over here! I’m ready to cook for my family thanks to you!!
Hi,
My 11 year old who wants to be a chef cooked this meatloaf for me for mothers day with some homemade mashed potatoes and it was so good. I asked her to make it again today but she is doing it this time with ground turkey breast. Keep up the good work!
I usually love the recipes on this site but I guess this one didn’t agree with me. the meatloaf never formed into a loaf and I think the milk is to blame. I don’t care for the flavor the barbeque sauce inside the meatloaf, I think I like it just traditional. I definitely don’t like the glaze. I’m just going to stick to making my glaze with ketchup, mustard and brown sugar. No disrespect intended. I’m sure it just depends on taste and this one just wasn’t my cup of tea…
Girl – You are not lying! I have to agree with Cathey… This is delish! Even my picky picky husband and nephew ate it up!
p.s. Pair this with the mac and cheese and I think a single girl could get a proposal!
Wow. So I was totally going to cook ravioli tonight!! but you have me reconsidering lol!!
girlllllllll,..that “easy man pleasing meatloaf was a hit!!….my man never likes meatloaf and loved this one,..he told me to never change the recipe!!..Monique you are better than racheal ray and paula deen combined,..love your recipes!
So I made this on a whim today because Although I like Meatloaf, the whole BBQ thing got me. I LOVE BBQ SAUCE YUM!
So I made it and it was the juiciest, flavorful meatloaf I’ve everrrr had. I Wanted seconds but i already took a huge piece. Lol~
Thanks for this piece of heaven yumm <3