Caramelized Onion Meatloaf
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 1 hour
- Total Time: 1 hour 15 minutes
- Yield: 4-6 servings 1x
- Category: Main Dish
Ingredients
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- 2 lbs. ground beef
- 1 large sweet onion, sliced thin
- 1 tsp. sugar 1/2 tsp. salt
- 1/2 tsp. course ground black pepper
- 1/2 tsp. garlic powder
- 3 - 4 tbs. fresh Italian parsley, chopped
- 2 eggs
- 1/2 cup bread crumbs, plain or flavored is fine
- 1/4 cup fresh grated Parmesan cheese or Romano cheese
- 1/4 cup Ketchup
- Parchment paper for lining the pan
For the Toppings:
- 1 sweet onion, sliced
- 1/2 cup ketchup
- 1 tsp. Balsamic vinegar
- 1/2 tsp. course ground black pepper
- 1/2 tsp. salt
- 1 tsp. sugar
- 1 tsp. garlic powder
- 1/4 cup fresh grated Parmesan cheese or Romano cheese
Instructions
For the toppings:
- Place the ketchup in a small bowl; add the salt, sugar, garlic powder, black pepper, and balsamic vinegar and stir. Set aside.
- Heat a large cast iron frying pan and place the sliced onion in the dry heated pan. Sprinkle with 1/4 tsp. of sugar.
- Allow the onion to get a beautiful golden color tossing gently. Set aside.
For the meatloaf:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- Heat a large cast iron frying pan and place the sliced onion in the dry heated pan.
- Sprinkle the onions with the sugar, salt, garlic powder, and ground black pepper.
- Allow the onions to become a beautiful golden color.
- Turn the heat off and gently cool.
- In a large bowl, combine the eggs, bread crumbs, parsley, ketchup, grated cheese, and ground beef; add the cooled onions and mix gently. Be sure not to overmix!
- Form into a loaf shape and place in a large cast iron frying pan lined with parchment paper.
- Place the prepared grilled onion topping over the formed meatloaf and smooth the ketchup mixture over the top of the onion.
- Finish off with the grated cheese and place in the oven.
- Bake for 55 - 60 minutes. Allow the meatloaf to rest for about 10 minutes or so before slicing.
