If you are looking for easy, classic comfort food dinners for your family, you’ve come to the right spot. Some of our other favorites are Homemade Hamburger Helper or Ground Beef Stroganoff.
Instant Pot Meatloaf and Mashed Potatoes
My family loves meatloaf of any kind, whether it’s traditional, air fryer meatloaf, or made smaller and quicker like these meatloaf hamburger patties that are one of my husband’s particular favorite meals I make. Meatloaf is always a hit with everybody, and it’s one of those meals where the leftovers even taste amazing the next day. I don’t know about you, but my family members are somewhat picky about leftovers, which boggles my mind because I think leftovers are the best! But this is one dish that everybody is calling dibs on for lunch the next day. This flavorful, juicy meatloaf is my new favorite because of how easy it is to make the whole dinner in the Instant Pot! To be completely honest, I’m still not 100% sold on the Instant Pot. I mean, I definitely love it for charro beans (any beans really) and I also think it makes the best brown rice, but cooking with my Instant Pot still intimidates me. But I’m working on using it more and getting more comfortable with it, and this is one of those easy recipes that definitely makes me feel the love for this appliance that everybody else is already obsessed with.
Freaky Friday Summer Edition
I’m excited to be participating in another round of the Freaky Friday blogger event hosted by Michaela from An Affair from the Heart! I always look forward to the Freaky Friday blog swap! It’s where a group of my blogging friends are secretly assigned another blog and asked to recreate a recipe from that blogger’s site. Then we all post on the same day! My past Freaky Friday posts have brought you an Asparagus Tart and Philly Cheesesteak Dip. Check out all of my Freaky Friday recipes! For this summer edition of the blog swap I was assigned Debra from Bowl Me Over. Debra is another California transplant, like me, and she has some phenomenal-looking recipes on her blog. I was immediately drawn to all of her Instant Pot recipes! Debra has a fabulous Instant Pot quick reference guide that was so helpful since I’m still so relatively new to using an Instant Pot. And her pressure cooker barbecue pork ribs and Instant Pot chili con carne sound amazing. So do her beef tips with gravy that are made in the Instant Pot. But I just had to go with her Instant Pot meatloaf because it’s such a family favorite that I knew everybody would love! I switched things up just a bit by adding potatoes to cook at the same time, but otherwise stuck with her meatloaf recipe which combines ground beef and Italian sausage, which was absolutely delicious!
Instant Pot Meatloaf Ingredients
ground beefItalian sausageeggparmesan cheesetomato juiceketchupmustardbrown sugar Worcestershire sauceyellow onion garlicsalt, pepper
How to Make Meatloaf and Mashed Potatoes in the Instant Pot
Can meatloaf be made in advance?
One of the great things about meatloaf is you can make it well ahead of time and just stick it in the fridge until you are ready to cook dinner. Just mix everything up and shape the meatball into a loaf, then wrap it in plastic wrap until ready to use. You can even freeze the uncooked meatloaf for up to 3 months, then let it thaw in the fridge overnight before cooking it the next day.
What kind of meat is best for meatloaf?
For this meatloaf recipe, we are using half ground beef and half Italian sausage. I love the extra flavor that Italian sausage gives to the meatloaf, but you could use all ground beef, or a combination of ground beef with ground pork or ground turkey. Higher fat ground meat, like ground chuck, makes a better, juicier meatloaf, but it also has more calories and releases more fat while the meatloaf is cooking.
Oven Baked Meatloaf
If you don’t have an Instant Pot, you could always make this exact same meatloaf recipe in the oven by shaping the meat mixture into a loaf and baking it on a baking sheet at 375 degrees F for 45 to 50 minutes until it reaches 160 degrees F when tested with a digital meat thermometer (affiliate link) inserted into the center of the meatloaf.
Slow Cooker Meatloaf
This meatloaf recipe can also be made in the slow cooker by cooking on LOW for 6 hours or on HIGH for 3 hours.
More Classic Family Dinner Recipes
Cheesy Baked Spaghetti CasseroleChicken Noodle & Dumpling SoupCheesy Chicken Broccoli and Rice CasseroleThe BEST Homemade Chicken Pot Pie RecipeHomemade Hamburger Helper Cheeseburger Pasta SkilletSauerkraut and Sausages with ApplesBest Ground Beef Stroganoff RecipeAnd see all my DINNER RECIPES here!
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