Meatloaf with oatmeal

4.50 from 2 votes

A delicious healthier take on classic meatloaf made easy with oatmeal. A family favorite weeknight dinner that goes with a lot of delicious side dishes.

Prep Time15 mins

Cook Time1 hr

Total Time1 hr 15 mins

Course: Main Course

Cuisine: American

Diet: Halal

Servings: Servings

Calories: 381kcal

Author: Amira

Ingredients

¾ cup quick oats
⅓ cup milk
3 Tablespoons BBQ sauce
1 medium onion
3 large garlic clove
1 ¼ teaspoon salt or to taste
½ teaspoon black pepper
2 large eggs
2 pounds ground beef
2 slices of bread

Optional:

1 teaspoon Italian seasoning

For the glaze:

¾ cup of ketchup BBQ sauce or a mix.

Instructions

Preheat oven to 375F and line a loaf pan with bread slices.
In a large bowl combine quick oats and milk and let it soak for 10 minutes or until you are done preparing the other ingredients.
In a mini food processor finely chop the onion and garlic.
Add chopped onion and garlic, salt, black pepper, Italian seasoning, BBQ sauce and eggs to the bowl of oats.
Mix everything well then add the ground beef until just incorporated. Do not over mix.
Transfer the meat mixture into the pan and shape it into a loaf by pressing lightly with your hands.
Spread the glaze over the top of the loaf and bake in the oven for 45 to 1 hour until it is done and an internal temperature reaches 165F when measured with a meat thermometer.
Take it out of the oven and let it cool down for at least 15minutes before slicing.

Notes

It is better to use quick oats but if you only have steel cut oats, I recommend you give it a couple of pulses in the food processor then add the milk and let it soak for 10-15 minutes before proceeding with the recipe.
I like using bbq sauce in the meat mixture but you can use ketchup as well.
For the glaze, I thought a half a cup is enough my kids though thought 1 cup is better. So I’ve included ¾ cup in the ingredients but you can do whatever you like.
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