Meatloaf with Ritz Crackers

Name: Meatloaf with Ritz Crackers
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 90 min
Total time: 100 min
Ingredients: 3 lbs 80/20 ground beef; 3 large eggs; 1 tsp Worcestershire sauce; 2 tsp minced garlic; 1/2 tsp salt; 1/2 tsp black pepper; 1/2 tsp onion powder; 1 1/2 cups Ritz cracker crumbs ((one sleeve)); 3/4 cup ketchup

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Making meatloaf with Ritz crackers is going to become your family's favorite way to serve up this homemade comfort meal. With very little prep work you can have a dish full of meatloaf and in the oven quickly and ready to eat in about an hour.

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Easy Meatloaf Recipe with Ritz Crackers

If you've never had meatloaf made with Ritz crackers before know that it's pretty incredible. The flakey butter crackers work well as a binder to produce a fluffy textured meatloaf but the little bits of salt from the crackers also work well for flavoring every bite.

This is one meatloaf recipe you're going to need to keep leftovers aside for if you enjoy meatloaf sandwiches the next day like we do. It makes enough to feed a family so serve it alongside your favorite side dishes and dig in!

ingredients needed to make meatloaf with ritz crackers

Ritz meatloaf ingredients

Ground beef
Eggs
Worcestershire sauce
Minced garlic
Salt
Black pepper
Onion powder
Ritz crackers
Ketchup

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Tips for making meatloaf using Ritz crackers

You can crumble up your crackers as finely as you want or leave them chunked. For faster crumbling, you can run them through a food processor but I find that crumbling them with my hands is easy enough and doesn't produce extra dishes to wash.

You can cook your meatloaf in an 8x8 baking dish like I do or in a bread loaf pan. Both work great but will require a different cooking time as one is flatter and cooks more quickly than the other.

sliced meatloaf in a baking dish with a spatula to the left and ritz crackers down below

FAQ's about meatloaf

Can I make meatloaf in advance?

You can make this meatloaf and keep it stored covered in the fridge until ready to bake. If using a glass pan, make sure to let it sit on the counter for about 30 minutes before baking so you don't shock the cold glass and cause your pan to shatter.

How to make meatloaf with Ritz crackers

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F and grease a 8x8 baking dish with cooking spray. Set aside.

In a large bowl, combine all of the ingredients, except for the ketchup. Mix well to evenly distribute ingredients.

Pour the meatloaf mixture into your prepared square pan and bake for 45 minutes.

Remove from oven and drain grease from pan.

Spread ketchup over the top of the meatloaf so that it's evenly covered.

Return pan to oven and bake for an additional 15 minutes until the internal temperature reaches 160 degrees F on an instant read thermometer.

Remove from oven and let cool 5 minutes before slicing and serving.

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