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Ingredients Ingredient Checklist 3 thick slices white bread, torn into large pieces 2 garlic cloves, chopped 1 medium onion, chopped 1 celery stalk, chopped 1 medium carrot, chopped 1/2 cup flat-leaf parsley 12 ounces ground beef chuck (90 percent lean), preferably pasture-raised 12 ounces ground pork, preferably pasture-raised 12 ounces ground veal, preferably milk-fed 1 large egg 3/4 cup ketchup 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce Coarse salt and freshly ground pepper 2 tablespoons light-brown sugar

Gallery Read the full recipe after the video.

Recipe Summary Servings: 8 classic meat loaf

Read the full recipe after the video.

Read the full recipe after the video.

Recipe Summary Servings: 8

Recipe Summary

Servings: 8

Servings: 8

8

classic meat loaf

classic meat loaf

Ingredients

Ingredients

  • 3 thick slices white bread, torn into large pieces 2 garlic cloves, chopped 1 medium onion, chopped 1 celery stalk, chopped 1 medium carrot, chopped 1/2 cup flat-leaf parsley 12 ounces ground beef chuck (90 percent lean), preferably pasture-raised 12 ounces ground pork, preferably pasture-raised 12 ounces ground veal, preferably milk-fed 1 large egg 3/4 cup ketchup 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce Coarse salt and freshly ground pepper 2 tablespoons light-brown sugar

Directions

Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Pulse bread in a food processor until finely ground. (You should have about 2 1/2 cups breadcrumbs.) Transfer to a medium bowl.

Pulse garlic, onion, celery, carrot, and parsley in food processor until finely chopped. Add to breadcrumbs. Add meats, egg, 1/4 cup ketchup, the mustard, Worcestershire sauce, 1 tablespoon salt, and 1/2 teaspoon pepper; mix together using your hands. Transfer mixture to a 5-by-9-inch loaf pan.

Stir together remaining 1/2 cup ketchup and the brown sugar until smooth; brush onto meat. Set pan on a rimmed baking sheet, and bake until an instant-read thermometer inserted into the center reaches 160 degrees, about 1 hour 20 minutes. Let cool slightly.

Reviews (20)

 Add Rating & Review     510 Ratings   5 star values:        102    4 star values:        136    3 star values:        170    2 star values:        88    1 star values:        14        

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Add Rating & Review     510 Ratings   5 star values:        102    4 star values:        136    3 star values:        170    2 star values:        88    1 star values:        14       

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510 Ratings 5 star values: 102 4 star values: 136 3 star values: 170 2 star values: 88 1 star values: 14

510 Ratings 5 star values: 102 4 star values: 136 3 star values: 170 2 star values: 88 1 star values: 14

510 Ratings 5 star values: 102 4 star values: 136 3 star values: 170 2 star values: 88 1 star values: 14

  • 5 star values: 102 4 star values: 136 3 star values: 170 2 star values: 88 1 star values: 14

    Martha Stewart Member     Rating: 5 stars       10/18/2018   I made no adjustments and everyone who ate it, loved it. I originally made it for the meatloaf sandwich which was the point of the recipe in the magazine many years before 2010!  
    
    Martha Stewart Member     Rating: Unrated       09/07/2015   Very good meatloaf! Easy to prepare; toss everything in food processor and then mix in bowl with a few other ingredients. Meatloaf has lots of flavor, but the brown sugar, ketchup topping a bit too sweet for my taste, maybe use matchup with a little cayenne and seasoning salt instead.  
    
    Martha Stewart Member     Rating: 5 stars       11/30/2013   Very good meal. Some notes on other Replies... "To salty"= The recipe calls for COARSE salt. If you are using regular salt, use a lot less. Celery controversy= 1 stalk of Celery is one piece. The whole Celery is called a "head", like a "head" of lettuce, so when you by a whole head of Celery, the piece you break off and eat IS called a "stalk".  
    
    Martha Stewart Member     Rating: Unrated       11/12/2013   EXCELLENT RECIPE!! Not sure why others would think it salty, unless they used table salt instead of coarse salt. It was YUMMY. Thank You Martha!  
    
    Martha Stewart Member     Rating: Unrated       02/18/2013   I have in the past made the undeniably worst meat loaf in the entire world. Now I could win the meatloaf extravaganza with this most excellent recipe, tender moist and full of flavor. The first time I made this to recipe except I cut the salt. The second time I worked the recipe with half beef/half turkey, and added a pureed can of mushrooms with no juice. Both were excellent! If it stands up to added fresh shredded spinach I will change it out in the recipe box. Thank you so much.  
    
    Martha Stewart Member     Rating: 5 stars       02/12/2013   Loved this recipe! Very easy to make and tastes amazing!!! I used Garlic and Cheese bread sticks for the breadcrumbs and omitted the Veal and Pork. YUM!  
    
    Martha Stewart Member     Rating: Unrated       01/12/2013   MEATLOAF RECIPES  
    
    Martha Stewart Member     Rating: Unrated       06/18/2012   Has anyone tried this in muffin tin format and if so can you recommend a cooking time? I find those easier to deal with and easy to pull out one or two for dinner for the kids at the last minute. I did try this recipe in the full format once - but just with ground beef and it was a hit with my husband and the kids!  
    
    Martha Stewart Member     Rating: 5 stars       10/29/2011   The best recipe for meatloaf. I bit time consuming, but worth it!  
    
    Martha Stewart Member     Rating: Unrated       09/24/2011   We make these into square "Beef Burgers".Full flavoured and fits the bread squares to perfection.Sauced,of course!  
    
    Martha Stewart Member     Rating: 4 stars       05/01/2011   I skipped the keptchup and the sugar an it was very good, easy to make as well.  
    
    Martha Stewart Member     Rating: Unrated       02/15/2011   Do you mean 1 teaspoon instead of 1 tablespoon of salt? It's way too salty for all of us! I will try again later without the salt and the brown sugar. I think it will taste better that way.   
    
    Martha Stewart Member     Rating: Unrated       02/03/2011   I didnt care for this recipe at all. I dont like the sweetness that the brown sugar added to it. I will not be making this again.  
    
    Martha Stewart Member     Rating: Unrated       01/13/2011   This recipe was ok, Im really into vegetarian meatloaf lately, this is my favorite at the moment: http://www.fourgreensteps.com/community/recipes/main-courses/neatloaf-a-tasty-vegetarian-vegan-gluten-free-fake-meatloaf  
    
    Martha Stewart Member     Rating: Unrated       01/07/2011   This loaf is extremely salty. I wonder if 1T of salt is a mistake / typo. Reduce salt in recipe, can always salt it at the table as needed.  
    
    Martha Stewart Member     Rating: Unrated       11/19/2010   It said A stalk meaning one rib of celery. Not one whole celery. I had used this recipe several times and got rave praises. It's the best recipe apart from martha's mother's recipe for meat loaf!  
    
    Martha Stewart Member     Rating: Unrated       11/09/2010   OMG!! Are you guys serious??? Does it make sense to add an entire stalk of celery to this meat loaf???  
    
    Martha Stewart Member     Rating: Unrated       10/26/2010   It's a whole bunch of celery, depending on your personal definition of "whole bunch". Celery is a very private matter, and really shouldn't be discussed here.  
    
    Martha Stewart Member     Rating: Unrated       10/02/2010   I am sure it is 1 rib of celery. (I call it a stalk) Look at the other ingredients it has 1 carrot one onion etc.  
    
    Martha Stewart Member     Rating: Unrated       09/28/2010   The recipe says "1 stalk of celery." Did it mean to say "1 rib of celery?" A "stalk" is the whole bunch of celery as harvested and is made up of "ribs."  
    

    Martha Stewart Member

    Rating: 5 stars 10/18/2018

I made no adjustments and everyone who ate it, loved it. I originally made it for the meatloaf sandwich which was the point of the recipe in the magazine many years before 2010!

Rating: 5 stars

Rating: Unrated 09/07/2015

Very good meatloaf! Easy to prepare; toss everything in food processor and then mix in bowl with a few other ingredients. Meatloaf has lots of flavor, but the brown sugar, ketchup topping a bit too sweet for my taste, maybe use matchup with a little cayenne and seasoning salt instead.

Rating: Unrated

Rating: 5 stars 11/30/2013

Very good meal. Some notes on other Replies… “To salty”= The recipe calls for COARSE salt. If you are using regular salt, use a lot less. Celery controversy= 1 stalk of Celery is one piece. The whole Celery is called a “head”, like a “head” of lettuce, so when you by a whole head of Celery, the piece you break off and eat IS called a “stalk”.

Rating: Unrated 11/12/2013

EXCELLENT RECIPE!! Not sure why others would think it salty, unless they used table salt instead of coarse salt. It was YUMMY. Thank You Martha!

Rating: Unrated 02/18/2013

I have in the past made the undeniably worst meat loaf in the entire world. Now I could win the meatloaf extravaganza with this most excellent recipe, tender moist and full of flavor. The first time I made this to recipe except I cut the salt. The second time I worked the recipe with half beef/half turkey, and added a pureed can of mushrooms with no juice. Both were excellent! If it stands up to added fresh shredded spinach I will change it out in the recipe box. Thank you so much.

Rating: 5 stars 02/12/2013

Loved this recipe! Very easy to make and tastes amazing!!! I used Garlic and Cheese bread sticks for the breadcrumbs and omitted the Veal and Pork. YUM!

Rating: Unrated 01/12/2013

MEATLOAF RECIPES

Rating: Unrated 06/18/2012

Has anyone tried this in muffin tin format and if so can you recommend a cooking time? I find those easier to deal with and easy to pull out one or two for dinner for the kids at the last minute. I did try this recipe in the full format once - but just with ground beef and it was a hit with my husband and the kids!

Rating: 5 stars 10/29/2011

The best recipe for meatloaf. I bit time consuming, but worth it!

Rating: Unrated 09/24/2011

We make these into square “Beef Burgers”.Full flavoured and fits the bread squares to perfection.Sauced,of course!

Rating: 4 stars 05/01/2011

I skipped the keptchup and the sugar an it was very good, easy to make as well.

Rating: 4 stars

Rating: Unrated 02/15/2011

Do you mean 1 teaspoon instead of 1 tablespoon of salt? It’s way too salty for all of us! I will try again later without the salt and the brown sugar. I think it will taste better that way.

Rating: Unrated 02/03/2011

I didnt care for this recipe at all. I dont like the sweetness that the brown sugar added to it. I will not be making this again.

Rating: Unrated 01/13/2011

This recipe was ok, Im really into vegetarian meatloaf lately, this is my favorite at the moment: http://www.fourgreensteps.com/community/recipes/main-courses/neatloaf-a-tasty-vegetarian-vegan-gluten-free-fake-meatloaf

Rating: Unrated 01/07/2011

This loaf is extremely salty. I wonder if 1T of salt is a mistake / typo. Reduce salt in recipe, can always salt it at the table as needed.

Rating: Unrated 11/19/2010

It said A stalk meaning one rib of celery. Not one whole celery. I had used this recipe several times and got rave praises. It’s the best recipe apart from martha’s mother’s recipe for meat loaf!

Rating: Unrated 11/09/2010

OMG!! Are you guys serious??? Does it make sense to add an entire stalk of celery to this meat loaf???

Rating: Unrated 10/26/2010

It’s a whole bunch of celery, depending on your personal definition of “whole bunch”. Celery is a very private matter, and really shouldn’t be discussed here.

Rating: Unrated 10/02/2010

I am sure it is 1 rib of celery. (I call it a stalk) Look at the other ingredients it has 1 carrot one onion etc.

Rating: Unrated 09/28/2010

The recipe says “1 stalk of celery.” Did it mean to say “1 rib of celery?” A “stalk” is the whole bunch of celery as harvested and is made up of “ribs.”

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