{"id":127961,"date":"2025-10-01T00:01:27","date_gmt":"2025-10-01T05:01:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bestchoicebrand.com\/clearly\/?post_type=recipe&#038;p=127961"},"modified":"2026-01-06T10:00:40","modified_gmt":"2026-01-06T16:00:40","slug":"classic-meatloaf","status":"publish","type":"recipe","link":"https:\/\/bestchoicebrand.com\/clearly\/recipes\/classic-meatloaf\/","title":{"rendered":"Classic Meatloaf"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A tried-and-true comfort classic! This hearty meatloaf is packed with savory goodness and topped with a tangy glaze made from rich, organic ketchup. It\u2019s the kind of meal that brings everyone to the table\u2014and keeps them coming back for seconds.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Directions<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Line a rimmed baking pan with foil and spray with Clearly by Best Choice Cooking Spray &amp; set aside.<\/p>\n<p>Preheat the oven to 375\u00b0F.<\/p>\n<p>In a saut\u00e9 pan, cook the onions and olive oil over medium heat until tender, about ten minutes.<\/p>\n<p>Remove from the pan from the heat and let it cool.<\/p>\n<p>Place the lean ground beef and spices in a mixing bowl and mix until just combined.<\/p>\n<p>In a medium bowl, whisk together the eggs, milk, and breadcrumbs.<\/p>\n<p>Let the mixture sit for 10 minutes.<\/p>\n<p>Add the breadcrumb mixture and the onions into the seasoned ground beef.<\/p>\n<p>Stir until combined.<\/p>\n<p>Then form a loaf with the beef mixture, about 8 inches long by 4 inches wide, on the baking sheet.<\/p>\n<p>Bake for about 35 minutes.<\/p>\n<p>While the meatloaf cooks prepare the sauce for topping.<\/p>\n<p>Whisk together the chili sauce, ketchup, and brown sugar.<\/p>\n<p>Remove the meatloaf from the oven and pour the sauce over the top.<\/p>\n<p>Return the meatloaf to the over and cook for an additional 15 to 20 minutes, or until the internal temperature reaches 160\u00b0F.<\/p>\n<p>Let the meatloaf cool for 10 minutes before cutting and serving.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":128027,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"recipe_category":[165],"recipe_tags":[],"class_list":["post-127961","recipe","type-recipe","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","recipe_category-dinner"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bestchoicebrand.com\/clearly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/recipe\/127961","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bestchoicebrand.com\/clearly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/recipe"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bestchoicebrand.com\/clearly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/recipe"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bestchoicebrand.com\/clearly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=127961"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/bestchoicebrand.com\/clearly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/recipe\/127961\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bestchoicebrand.com\/clearly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/128027"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bestchoicebrand.com\/clearly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=127961"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"recipe_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bestchoicebrand.com\/clearly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/recipe_category?post=127961"},{"taxonomy":"recipe_tags","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bestchoicebrand.com\/clearly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/recipe_tags?post=127961"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}