11/14/2025
French Onion Meatloaf 🧅🧆🤤
-Preheat the oven to 350°.
-Grease a loaf pan with olive oil.
-In a large skillet, heat 1 Tbsp butter and 1 Tbsp extra virgin olive oil over medium heat.
-Add 1 thinly sliced yellow onion and cook, stirring occasionally, until lightly browned and caramelized, about 20-25 minutes.
-In the same skillet, add 2 minced garlic cloves (about 2 tsp) for the last 2 minutes. Spoon out about half of the mixture to cool, leave the rest in the pan.
-In a large bowl, combine 2 lbs ground beef (80/20 works best), cooled caramelized onions, 2 gently mixed eggs, 1/2 cup breadcrumbs, 1 Tbsp Dijon mustard, 1 Tbsp Worcestershire sauce, 1 tsp thyme, 1 tsp paprika, a pinch of salt, and pepper.
-Use clean hands to fold everything together until mostly blended. Shape the loaf and transfer to the loaf pan.
-Bake, uncovered for about 50 minutes or until the meat thermometer reads 160°.
Meanwhile, pour 2 cups of beef broth into the skillet with your onion mixture and simmer over medium heat for about 5-7 minutes.
-Once your loaf is done, sprinkle 1/2 cup mozzarella or Gruyere cheese over the top and cook for 3-5 minutes until the cheese is golden.
-Remove the loaf from the oven and let it sit for 10 minutes to let the juices settle before slicing. Ladle the onion sauce over your slices and sprinkle with parsley.
“This is the best meatloaf I’ve ever had!”--Dr. B.
