This Family Favorite Meatloaf is THE WORLD’s BEST Meatloaf! Simple and easy but packs SO MUCH flavor! The diced bell pepper & onion, spices, the ‘just right’ amount of shredded cheddar cheese and the absolutely delicious ketchup & brown sugar topping will make this your family’s favorite meatloaf too!
I am so excited to have a guest post and recipe from my dear friend Heather, a fellow Alabama blogger who inspires me every day & shares about healthy living, fashion & delicious recipes over at My Life Well Loved.
To say that I’m a Brandi fan would be an understatement. This girl can cook, y’all! I’ve been staring at my screen drooling over her recipes for years now! I’m so grateful that she has become not only a blogging friend, but someone who encourages me, asks me about my sweet baby boy and who loves her God and family fiercely. She is worth getting to know if you ever have the chance.
My name is Heather and I’m a healthy lifestyle blogger at MyLifeWellLoved.com. I’ve been blogging for 6 years, married for 7 years and had my first son 5 months ago. I teach at Pure Barre (a ballet barre based exercise) and work part time for the Jamie Goff Real Estate Team in Birmingham along with doing social media and blog consulting.
The last time I was over here on Aunt Bee’s Recipes was back in 2014 when I came over to share my Skinny Funfetti Dip.
Today, I’m bringing over one of my all-time favorite comfort foods…meatloaf. As a kid, I detested this dish. In fact, I hated it so much that my mom would make me a separate hamburger to enjoy while everyone else gobbled up her meatloaf. I don’t know if my taste buds matured or if this recipe is REALLY just that good, but I tried this recipe about 6 years ago and have never looked back.
I got this recipe from a high school friend and the hubs (Eric) and I liked it so much, it became our go-to dish to make for company. In fact, our friends have even titled it, “Eric’s Meatloaf.” The sauce is delicious and the melted cheese inside combined with the pepper and onion make for a dynamite combination. I hope you and your family will enjoy it soon!
Edited to add: Hey y’all! Aunt Bee here! I just had to let you guys knows that I made this meatloaf tonight and it is OUT OF THIS WORLD delicious and so easy! My whole family gobbled it right up! It is one of our NEW FAVORITE recipes! A huge thanks to Heather for the recipe and awesome guest post! Y’all GO MAKE THIS MEATLOAF!!!!! <3 Aunt Bee
And, finally since I like to encourage a healthy lifestyle on my blog, My Life Well Loved, here’s a Whole 30 approved all-natural Mexican Meatloaf recipe I’ve fallen in love with lately if you want to check that out! I hope you’ll come visit me soon and check out Brandi’s guest post on my blog as well as other healthy recipes you may want to add to your meal plan! Thanks so much for having me today, everyone and much love to Aunt Bee herself!
Brandi Burgess A.K.A. 'Aunt Bee' has been married to the love of her life for 15 years! She lives in North Alabama with her husband, 2 kids, ages 15 and 10 and 2 SUPER SPOILED furbabies.
With 2 multi sport student athletes, things stay PRETTY busy at the Burgess residence. But that doesn't mean they are eating take out and fast food! Aunt Bee LOVES cooking for her family and sharing her families favorite TRIED AND TRUE recipes with her friends, family and website readers from all over the world!
I do not like meatloaf at all but my husband loves it. I have tried many recipes over the years and as much as he has enjoyed them I have not. This one has sold me! We both loved it so now it will be one of our favorite meals. Delicious and juicy! Thank you.
I don't do onions and peppers in meatloaf so other than that, I followed the recipe except I added muenster and provolone cheese on bottom half and topped it with the rest of the meat, sealing edges. Oh my stars, this was sooooo good. Bursting with flavor. I'll always use this recipe with the only difference being what I stuff it with. ;) thank you for sharing this.
I just made this recipe, it was very good. Next time I will saute the onions and green peppers that way the veggies are not as cruchy after baking the meatloaf. Otherwise, I followed the recipe and it was very good. I will make it again.
I made your meatloaf for my family and they loved it. The only change I made was instead of just ground beef I used the pork, veal and ground beef mix... it was very moist and tasty. Thank you, great recipe.
1 pound of ground beef seems like a small amount to make a meatloaf. I want to double the amount but does that mean i need to double the other amounts as well to maintain the flavor and taste or just use the amounts for 1 pound of ground beef?
Good question! My meatloaf pans are only big enough to hold meatloaves made with 1 lb of beef, so when I want to double this recipe, I just double all of the ingredients and divide the mixture into 2 meatloaf pans.
I made this meatloaf just an hour ago, and OMG! For the 1st time of my life this is the 1st perfect taste, perfect juicy. My husband loves the taste so much. And I never liked to eat meatloaf as well but this recipe made me eat it. Thank you so much for sharing your recipe. I followed the instructions except I put I little bit more cheese in the middle of the meatloaf. I highly recommend this recipe.
My husband is not a big fan of meatloaf but I tried your recipe and he made sure for me not to lose this one cause he wants me to make it for his family. Thanks for sharing your recipe It's awesome!!!
I’ve made this multiple times and love it. Today I made it for Sunday lunch and I didn’t have any green peppers or onions on hand so I made it without. Still turned out great. This time, I layered slices of provolone cheese in the middle - will definitely be doing that again in the future. Yum! Thanks for the recipe!
I’ve made so many meat loaves in my 32 years of marriage. Never put in green pepper or shredded cheese. I used Monterey Jack. This had so much favor. Perfect recipe that I WILL make again and again!
You put your heart in it, thanks for that!
Have you ever tried adding a grated raw sweet potato into the mix? It's wonderful, subtly changing the taste to something less dense and "meaty". It adds a natural sweetness. And a few dallops of cumin too. I hold the ketchup, because of Monsanto. And I also hold the sugar. And I use quinoa instead of beef, you know, global warming and all. Add some ricotta and coconut oil, pink Himalayan salt, egg substitute, and whole peeled pearl onions. So a few minor changes but basically the same recipe. Happy holidays!
This is my celebration dinner this coming January 20.
This has got to be one of the best meatloaf recipes that I've came across in quite some time. At least a recipe that does not contain milk which I could never understand why you would add milk to a meatloaf. Will differently be making again and again. Thanks for a great recipe.
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