Honey BBQ Meatloaf is a tender and flavorful meatloaf made with ground beef and ground pork with a sweet honey barbecue glaze on top. For the same great flavors in homemade meatballs, try my Honey BBQ Meatballs recipe.
Honey BBQ Meatloaf
The combination of ground beef and ground pork helps this meatloaf be the juiciest and tasty meatloaf you can make. It is delicious on its own, but the added homemade honey bbq sauce makes this comfort food even better!
Meatloaf Ingredients
Again, the blending of 2 pounds of ground beef with a pound of ground pork really steps up a standard meatloaf recipe. (I also used a combination of ground beef and pork in my melt-in-your-mouth Swedish Meatloaf.) The remaining ingredients are pretty common in meatloaf, but important.
Eggs: Eggs help bind the meat together, as well as add flavor and moisture.
Breadcrumbs: Breadcrumbs are important for the texture of meatloaf. Not only do they also help bind the loaf together (like eggs), but they also soak up juices from the meat. This gives you a moist meatloaf. Look for fresh breadcrumbs (found in the bakery department).
How to Store BBQ Meatloaf
Leftover cooked meatloaf will last 1-2 days, sealed in an airtight container, in the refrigerator. Be sure to let it cool completely before storing it in the fridge.
More Ground Beef Recipes
Honey BBQ Meatloaf
Ingredients
- 2 pounds ground beef
- 1 pound ground pork
- 2 large eggs, beaten
- ½ cup (50 g) grated parmesan cheese
- 2 tablespoons flat-leaf parsley, chopped
- 2 teaspoons kosher salt
- ½ teaspoon black pepper
- ½ cup (122.5 g) milk
- ½ cup (54 g) fine dry breadcrumbs
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- ¼ cup onion, finely chopped
- 1 cup (280 g) barbecue sauce
- ⅓ cup (113 g) honey
- ⅓ cup grape jelly
Instructions
- Pre-heat oven to 350°F. Spray a large loaf pan (6½ x 10-inch) with nonstick cooking spray. Set aside.
- In a large bowl, combine the ground beef, ground pork, beaten eggs, parmesan cheese, parsley, salt, and pepper. Mix together until just combined.
- In a medium bowl, combine the milk, breadcrumbs, garlic, and onion.
- Add milk mixture to the meat mixture being careful not to overwork ingredients.
- Add the meat mixture to the prepared loaf pan, pressing the meat in tightly.
- In a separate bowl, combine barbecue sauce, honey, and grape jelly. Mix well.
- Spread half of the bbq mixture over the top of the meatloaf.
- Bake for 40 minutes.
- Spread the rest of the sauce over the meatloaf.
- Bake for 20 more minutes. The meatloaf is done when its internal temperature is 160°F.
- Allow the dish cool for about 5 minutes before cutting and serving.
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Made this tonight and it was fabulous!!! I did have to cook it a little longer than the recipe said to. I will have to try more of your recipes. Thank you 😊
Hi there
I just found your recipe today. I just need to know when you write beef, which do you use? From a cow/Ox or a Calf? I am from Denmark so I am Trying to translate it and making sure to get the right ingrediens.
Kind regards
Mie from Denmark
In the US, beef means from a cow.
Hello, can you use honey bbq sauce instead of the separate honey and bbq sauce?
Sorry I’m in Australia, do you mean 1/3 cup jelly crystals or do you mean jam (I know jello in Australia is jam and jelly in Australia is jam so I’m a bit confused.
I don’t want to tell you something that means something different where you are lol. My best advise is to Google “american jam/jelly” and that’s what’s you would use. Hopefully that helps some
Jelly/Jam that you’d put on a peanut butter sandwich. Hope that helps 🙂
Absolutely wonderful taste! Yum!
I love it it’s the best thing I
Thank you.
This is the best meat loaf recipe I have tried, and I have tried them all. My family loved this and now wants it all the time. I changed nothing in the recipe, it was delicious and was gone that night. Amanda I use a lot of your recipes, and have never been unhappy with any of them, have your cook book also.
Thank you so much, Peg!
What’s the meat/fat % for the ground beef and ground pork? I am definitely going to make this?
It really depends on your preference. In this recipe specifically, I like lean ground beef as the pork is fatty enough. But some experts recommend 80/20 for flavor.
Made this for dinner tonight but used Cranberry jelly instead of grape jelly loved it.👨🍳👨🍳
What kind of bbq sauce do you use?
You can use whatever is your favorite.
When it says grape jelly? As in jelly jelly or like a jam?
I have copied this recipe and am excited to gather all the needed items to make this wonderfully
sounding Meatloaf. Thanks for sharing.
I was wondering if I have to put pork in it
Of course you can adjust to your tastes.
When I make meatloaf I use ground turkey and ground meat I always use ground turkey even when I do my hamburger patties, oh what the per pose of using milk to make meatloaf loaf, I never tried at all.
Is it ok to use only beef, or will that do something scientific of which I am not aware. I realize it will taste different.
Yes, you can use all beef easily.
can this be made in the crockpot?
What can be used in place of the grape jelly for this recipe?
You can omit it.
Can I divide this into mini pans for individual servings? How many pans and what would be the oven time for them? Thanks
You can. Depending on the size of the pans it will be less baking time, but I can’t say for certain as I haven’t tested it.
My 11year old granddaughter Ruby made this for supper. She did great job and it tastes great
Great job to your Granddaughter!!
First time trying this recipe, Thank you for your recipes that you send out.
Where can I find a loaf pan that size?
Just form it into a loaf on a pan with a wire rack on top. Put foil on the wire rack and poke some holes so the grease will drain thru. I do this all the time and never worry about a pan.
Besides simply forming into a loaf shape, I find myself more recently using my loaf pans that I use when baking bread.
When I bake my meatloaf I use my broiler pan. I line the bottom with foil, spray the top with cooking spray and set the meatloaf on it. The grease drains on the foil and I just throw it away when the meatloaf is done. Easy clean up
I made this last week, allowing it to sit for 15 min after removing from the oven. It would not slice cleanly choosing to break apart at the sides. Not sure why…It tasted yummy though!