15 Hearty & Juicy Meatloaf Recipes for Sunday Dinner

A collection of meatloaf recipes that will remind you of an old-fashioned Sunday dinner. They're tender, juicy, and full of savory herbs and spices!

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If you’re looking for something to make for Dinner this weekend, look no further than these meatloaf recipes. They’re guaranteed to make your entire kitchen smell amazing, and give you enough for leftovers. To start, I recommend trying my Classic Beef Meatloaf recipe, with all of my best meatloaf tips and tricks. For something family-friendly, try my Loaded Mashed Potatoes Meatloaf Casserole, with the main course and side in one. If you’re in the mood for old-fashioned comfort food, this meatloaf recipes collection will have everyone coming to the table and asking what time dinner will be done!

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Classic Beef Meatloaf Recipe
Classic Beef Meatloaf that's tender, juicy, easy to make, and the only recipe you'll ever need for this classic comfort food favorite recipe!
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Turkey Meatloaf
Turkey Meatloaf
Italian Turkey Meatloaf is diet-friendly, made with lean ground turkey breast meat, Italian herbs, garlic and Romano cheese.
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Meatloaf sliced on serving platter 1x1
Slow Cooker Meatloaf Recipe
Slow Cooker Meatloaf has the flavors of classic meatloaf with a delicious glaze made with ketchup and brown sugar, done in your slow cooker!
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Instant Pot Meatloaf finished with glaze and garnish sliced on tray
Instant Pot Meatloaf
Instant Pot Meatloaf is the ultimate quick and easy weeknight dinner. Made with ground beef, breadcrumbs, mustard, ketchup, and brown sugar.
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Two mini meatloaves with sauce on a plate
Meatloaf Muffins Recipe
Meatloaf Muffins are a fun, kid-friendly twist on the classic comfort dish. Perfectly portioned mini loaves baked to tender perfection!
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Meatloaf Meatballs Recipe
Meatloaf Meatballs are tasty, bite-sized meatloaves with a sweet ketchup sauce. A quick and easy weeknight dinner or holiday appetizer!
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Slices of meatloaf on dinner plate with mashed potatoes and asparagus.
5-Ingredient Meatloaf Recipe
This 5-Ingredient Meatloaf recipe makes this classic dinner so easy, tasty, and sure to become part of your family dinner routine.
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Bacon-Wrapped Meatloaf Recipe
Bacon-Wrapped Meatloaf is an amazing, savory family dinner recipe. It can be made fresh or prepped and frozen in advance for a later time!
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Meatloaf slices with cheese
Philly Cheesesteak Meatloaf Recipe
Philly Cheesesteak Meatloaf takes two popular recipes and combines them into one cheesy, comforting weeknight dinner. A reader favorite!
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Thanksgiving Turkey Meatloaf Recipe
Thanksgiving Turkey Meatloaf is packed with holiday flavor! Extra moist turkey dinner with stuffing, sage and cranberries, ready in an hour!
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Bacon Cheeseburger Meatloaf Recipe
Bacon Cheeseburger Meatloaf is a hearty twist on classic comfort food, bringing all the flavor of a juicy burger to an easy, family dinner.
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Glazed meatloaf cooked on a baking sheet on parchment paper.
Glazed Brown Sugar Meatloaf Recipe
Glazed Brown Sugar Meatloaf with ketchup topping and crushed saltines is the easiest, most flavorful take on classic meatloaf! Try it today!
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Air Fryer Beef Meatloaf Recipe
Air Fryer Beef Meatloaf is a classic weeknight meal that your family knows and loves, but now made easier and faster! Who doesn't love that?
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Individual Bacon Wrapped Meatloaf Recipe
Individual Bacon-Wrapped Meatloaf is a fun, perfectly portioned twist on a classic comfort dinner, with juicy flavor and a savory glaze.
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Loaded Potato Meatloaf Casserole Recipe
Loaded Mashed Potato Meatloaf Casserole is an easy, kid-friendly casserole that is ready in just an hour. You can even prep it ahead of time!
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My best tip for making meatloaf is to make sure you don’t over-mix the meat when adding in other ingredients, to prevent a dense loaf. Let me know in the comments section below which recipe was your favorite, or if you have another way you like to make meatloaf! For more great recipes, check out my other collections, like these 15 Easy Chicken Casseroles for Busy Weeknights, and my 40+ Easy Recipes Using 5-Ingredients or Less!

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About the Author: Sabrina Snyder

Sabrina is a professionally trained Private Chef of over 10 years with ServSafe Manager certification in food safety. She creates all the recipes here on Dinner, then Dessert, fueled in no small part by her love for bacon.

Sabrina Snyder is a professionally trained personal and private chef of over 10 years who is the creator and developer of all the recipes on Dinner, then Dessert.

She is also the author of the cookbook Dinner, then Dessert – Satisfying Meals Using Only 3, 5 or 7 Ingredients, published by Harper Collins.

She started Dinner, then Dessert as a business in her office as a lunch service for her coworkers who admired her lunches before going to culinary school and becoming a full time personal chef and private chef.

As a personal chef Sabrina would cook for families one day a week and cook their entire week of dinners. All grocery shopping, cooking and cleaning was done along with instructions on reheating. As a private chef she cooked for private parties and cooked in family homes in the evenings for families on a nightly basis after working as a personal chef during the day.

Sabrina has been certified as a ServSafe Manager since 2007 and was a longstanding member of the USPCA Personal Chef Association including being on the board of the Washington DC Chapter of Chefs in the US Personal Chef Association when they won Chapter of the year.

As a member of the community of food website creators Sabrina Snyder has spoken at many conferences regarding her experiences as a food writer including the Indulge Food Conference, Everything Food Conference, Haven Food Conference and IACP Annual Food Professionals Conference.

Sabrina lives with her family in sunny California.

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