Meatloaf for Meatloaf Haters

Meatloaf for Meatloaf Haters

4.3 of 5 (67)
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Nutritional Info
  • Servings Per Recipe: 8
  • Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 201.2
  • Total Fat: 13.0 g
  • Cholesterol: 66.8 mg
  • Sodium: 374.1 mg
  • Total Carbs: 7.6 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 0.6 g
  • Protein: 12.2 g

View full nutritional breakdown of Meatloaf for Meatloaf Haters calories by ingredient


Introduction

Hate meatloaf? You won't hate this savory recipe. Hate meatloaf? You won't hate this savory recipe.
Number of Servings: 8

Ingredients

    1 lb ground lean beef
    1 egg
    1/2 cup picante sauce or salsa
    1 packet of meatloaf seasoning
    1/4 - 1/2 cup seasoned bread crumbs as needed. (optional)
    1/2 cup BBQ sauce
    2 tsp mustard (any kind) I use brown or spicy mustard.
    1 tbsp brown sugar

Directions

In large mixing bowl combine all ingredients except BBQ, mustard, and brown sugar. Mix well. Place in square baking dish. In seperate small bowl mix BBQ and mustard and brown sugar. spread over meatloaf and bake at 350 for 45 minutes or until done. Cut into 8 servings.

Member Ratings For This Recipe


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    Incredible!
    2 of 2 people found this review helpful
    I absolutely hate meatloaf... except for this kind! My fiance and I made this for dinner, and we couldn't stop saying, "mmmmmmmm"! THANKS SO MUCH! - 8/1/09


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    Incredible!
    1 of 1 people found this review helpful
    This meatloaf was incredibly good. I used half extra lean ground beef and hallf ground turkey. Next time I will make 2-freeze one and bake one. - 5/12/09


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    I like meatloaf. - 6/12/21


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    Great idea - 1/12/20


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    Incredible!
    This is my go-to meatloaf recipe. I make it exactly as the recipe states and it always turns out perfect. I love the BBQ sauce flavor. I've shared it with others and they love it too! - 5/20/17


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    Incredible!
    Awesome recipe. I have never made meatloaf myself and this one was a huge winner! Instead of pre packaged meatloaf seasoning. I made my own from a recipe I found online and used baby rays sweet and spicy BBQ sauce. It was great! Definitely will be in my rotation from now on! - 4/7/17


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    I make my meatloaf using the egg and crushed crackers, different seasonings, usually nature's seasons or Greek seasoning. But my topping is a mixture of picante sauce and tomato sauce.... The topping is soo good! - 3/22/17


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    Incredible!
    yum. - 2/22/17


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    Making this tonight!I love meatloaf but everyone hates it.Will let you know what the family says!Thank You this sounds good! - 2/13/13


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    Incredible!
    Made this tonight - really, really liked it! Just two problems with it: the meatloaf hater in the house wouldn't eat it and, I liked it so much, I ate too much of it! LOL!!

    Definitely going to make this one again!
    - 1/15/13


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    Incredible!
    This was really really good. - 10/24/12


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    Very Good
    This was very easy to make and tasted great. I did end up using half ketchup and half bbq sauce rather than using all bbq sauce and he bought beef instead of turkey meat so I know the nutritional information was off. Next time I will try it with turkey meat. - 8/7/12


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    Incredible!
    It was absolutely amazing!
    The BBQ that i had was honey spice. In order to contrast that spiciness, i added 2tbs of ketchup to the sauce. When it came out it was the perfect balance! Thank you for the recipe
    - 3/4/12


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    Incredible!
    I have never made meatloaf before in my life, It always seemed Tabu! This was INCREDIBLE and my family of 9 LOVED IT and begged me to make it again. It was so easy and delicious! Thank you so much!! - 12/12/11


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    Incredible!
    So yummy!
    - 10/25/11


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    Very Good
    This is the only way my family will eat meatloaf. Thanks for sharing :o) - 7/12/11


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    Very Good
    very good, only I substituted ground deer and my wife didn't like the flavor of the deer meat in it. I will use ground chuck next time - 4/2/11


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    Incredible!
    My husband hates meatloaf and he LOVED it!! It was so moist and full of flavor.. even tastes great as lunch for the next day. AWESOME recipe!! Thanks for sharing. - 3/13/11


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    Good
    The BBQ sauce was too overpowering, other than that it was ok. - 3/7/11


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    Incredible!
    BEST MEATLOAF I've ever had IN MY LIFE! (I am middle aged by the way, LOL). Fantastic! - 1/11/11


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    Good
    I made this tonight. I followed someone's advice to use A-1 sauce. I didn't care for that. There are SOOO many kinds of BBQ sauce and I never know which one to use. Any advice? Hmm... maybe I'll just do ketchup on top next time. The meat itself seemed tasty. - 9/7/10


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    Very Good
    Loved it. I didnt have and brown sugar on hand so I used honey instead. Tasted great and the family loved it also. - 8/22/10


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    Incredible!
    Yummy!! - 7/28/10


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    Very Good
    I forgot the egg, but it didn't seem to matter. All of my family (including the picky eaters) ate it. That's good! - 6/28/10


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    I tried this and it was very good. My husband never knows what to expect when I make meatloaf, he was plesantly surprised. YUM YUM - 4/28/10


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    Incredible!
    This was amazing and I don't like meatloaf. My fiance loved it. He said "I could eat this every day." I'm pleasantly surprised by how good it was and how well it turned out. - 4/21/10


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    Good
    Good - But a little too BBQ for me - I'll try another brand of BBQ sauce next time... - 4/20/10


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    Very Good
    I had a little more hamburger that needed to be used so I changed the recipe a little to acount for that. But my family loved it and it was easier than I expected. Great recipe! - 4/8/10


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    Very Good
    Great for a non-meatloaf eating kind of gal! - 1/18/10


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    Incredible!
    Cooked this today.. All I can say is WOW. Great. - 12/26/09


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    Incredible!
    This was so good and me and my husband hate meat loaf and he gets a second helping everytime I make this. Even my toddler that doesn't eat a lot of meat loves this!!! I definitely make this again. - 11/9/09


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    0 of 2 people found this review helpful
    This sounds very good. - 10/30/09


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    Very Good
    This recipe turned out very well, and had a great flavor! I will add it to my planner, and make it often! :o) - 10/25/09


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    Very Good
    really tasty!!! - 10/18/09


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    Incredible!
    It was great! I added a pound of lean ground turkey, doubling the rest of the ingredients and will freeze half. I have never been a big fan of meatloaf either! - 9/22/09


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    Good
    0 of 1 people found this review helpful
    I will be trying it out for dinner. - 9/10/09


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    Good
    my son really liked it but my wife & I didn't really care for it that much. So it's not bad but it's just not what I was looking for - 8/5/09


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    Very Good
    I've always loved my meatloaf recipe and this one is so similar that I know that I will enjoy eating it this evening! - 7/26/09


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    0 of 2 people found this review helpful
    Trying this out tonight! - 7/15/09


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    Incredible!
    This was fantastic! I omitted the brown sugar and added a dash of cheese and it came out great. I loved the BBQ sauce! - 4/22/09


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    Incredible!
    I don't know what meatloaf spice is, so I just mixed up my own, and my family went NUTS over this!! Thanks for posting it. - 3/16/09


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    Incredible!
    Wonderful recipe...the family loved it as well. The salsa added moisture and just a little kick. Thank you! - 3/11/09


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    Incredible!
    This recipe was amazing. My only alterations were A1 instead of the BBQ sauce and I omitted the brown sugar. Really excellent recipe! - 2/24/09


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    0 of 1 people found this review helpful
    I am going to try this this week- I am going to use turkey though!! Thanks - 2/3/09


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    Made this last night and it was yummy..However, the BBQ sauce I used was a little to much. To sweet. Next time I'll make it with less BBQ sauce. Otherwise...mmmm - 1/20/09


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    Incredible!
    This is great. - 1/6/09


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    Incredible!
    this recipe was soooo good! really simple and easy to make too. - 1/6/09


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    Incredible!
    this is a keeper and i dont like meatloaf, i did make changes after reading reviews about the bbq sause, i switched to some leftover wing sauce instead of brown sugar 2 tbs sugarfree orange preserves, baked a little longer family loved it, only problem i had is as usual it didnt stick together - 11/6/08


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    O.K.
    a bit too sweet for my family. - 9/3/08


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    Good
    made mine with ground turkey instead. sauce was a tad to bbq-y for me. - 7/24/08


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    Very Good
    I added 1 cup pureed spinach....my children loved it! - 7/9/08


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    Incredible!
    Very good! - 6/8/08


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    Incredible!
    For lowfat, it was great! I'll make it again. - 4/7/08


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    Incredible!
    Very good and I love the taste of BBQ - 4/6/08


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    Incredible!
    This was simple to make and very filling and delicous. - 4/5/08


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    Very Good
    loved it !! - 4/2/08


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    Bad
    LOVED THIS RECEIPE. TRIED TO GIVE IT 5 STARS BUT THE DUMB PC FROZE UP AT ONE. - 4/1/08


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    I can't believe how good this was!! Very Happy!! - 3/17/08


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    Incredible!
    This is the most absolute fab. meatloaf that I've ever tried...and trust me, there were NO leftovers!!!! - 3/13/08


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    My family LOVED this. I am making it again tonight. - 3/11/08


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    Incredible!
    The best meatloaf I have ever had! I used Dijon mustard, and it added alittle spice. - 3/1/08


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    0 of 1 people found this review helpful
    I'm going to try this tonight - 2/27/08


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    Very Good
    Liked this a lot, but will experiment with a different BBQ sauce next time - it turned out a little sweet on the topping. Perhaps a hickory smoke variety would be better. - 2/23/08


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    I thought this was very flavorful and delicious the kids loved it - 2/20/08


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    Loved it and so did my picky husband! - 2/7/08


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    Good
    Good, very tasty, not the best, but good. - 2/5/08


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    Incredible!
    I made meatloaf for the first time using this recipe and I loved it! Usually I hate meatloaf but my husband is a big fan and I wanted to make it for him - in the end, I liked it just as much if not more than he did. - 2/5/08


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    Very Good
    This was very good. Next time I make it I am going to use half ground turkey to see how it works. - 2/3/08


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    Incredible!
    Loved it!!! I am happy that I doubled the recipe for leftovers.... if there are going to be any. - 2/2/08


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    Incredible!
    I love this recipie, It is on my top recipie list. You need to try it - 2/1/08


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    Very Good
    Yummy! - 1/29/08


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    Incredible!
    So tasty! The sauce on the top really adds flavor! - 1/16/08


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    Incredible!
    It was delicious!!! - 1/8/08