Tender and Moist, this easy Instant Pot Meatloaf is the perfect weeknight recipe. Topped with a tangy and sweet glaze, your family will love this delicious meatloaf recipe.
What to serve with Instant Pot Meatloaf
When you serve the best meatloaf, you need to make sure your side dishes are fantastic too!
For a complete meal, we love having meatloaf with mashed potatoes or a sweet potato casserole with marshmallows. A green vegetable like roasted broccoli and zucchini or fresh green beans is a delicious addition!
Depending on the time of year, these are a few of our favorite side dishes:
Don’t forget to complete your meal with dessert. A simple sugar cookie or slice of cheesecake.
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Instant Pot Meatloaf
Ingredients
- 1 pound ground beef
- ¼ cup diced onion
- ½ teaspoon garlic powder
- ½ cup quick cook oatmeal
- ½ cup shredded cheddar cheese
- ¼ cup milk
- 1 large egg
- ½ teaspoon kosher salt
- ¼ teaspoon black pepper
- ¼ cup ketchup
- ¼ cup light brown sugar, packed
- ½ teaspoon yellow mustard
Instructions
- In a big bowl, combine ground beef, diced onion, garlic powder, quick cook oatmeal, shredded cheddar cheese, milk, one egg, salt, and pepper.
- Use your hands to mix, but DO NOT OVER MIX. The more mixing you do, the tougher the meat will get.
- Lay two large sheets of aluminum foil on the counter in a cross pattern. Place the ball of meat in the center where they cross, and shape the meat into a small loaf.
- Fold the foil up so that it creates a "bowl" around the meatloaf, this is where the drippings from the meat will collect.
- In a small bowl, combine ketchup, brown sugar, and mustard with a whisk. Spread over the top of the meatloaf.
- Place the foil lined meatloaf on an Instant Pot trivet (I use the one that came with my pressure cooker). Add one cup of water to the Instant pot, then lower the trivet into the pot.
- Secure the lid and make sure the vent is set to "SEALING".
- Pressure Cook on high pressure for 35 minutes.
- When cook time ends, allow to naturally release pressure for ten minutes. Do a quick release of the pressure.
- Remove meatloaf from the foil (be careful the drippings will be hot). Slice on a platter and serve. You can whip up a little extra of the sauce if you want to add more color (it's not a pretty sight, haha).
Notes
Nutrition Information:
Yield:
4Serving Size:
1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 478Total Fat: 26gSaturated Fat: 11gTrans Fat: 1gUnsaturated Fat: 12gCholesterol: 163mgSodium: 526mgCarbohydrates: 22gFiber: 1gSugar: 16gProtein: 37g
*Nutrition facts are an estimate and not guaranteed to be accurate. Please see a registered dietitian for special diet advice.
Tender and Moist, this easy Instant Pot Meatloaf is the perfect weeknight recipe. Topped with a tangy and sweet glaze, your family will love this delicious meatloaf recipe.
I ended up putting the meatloaf in a greased 9×5 loaf pan for 1 hour at 350° (and I omitted the onion/salt/pepper) – it was just delicious!!!
Can you cook potatoes in with the meatloaf for mashed potatoes
Tried this meatloaf foe the first time, only using my own recipe for the mix. Cooked it for the 35 mins, but it ended up needing more time. I think that was because my meatloaf ended up being nearly 3lbs. Added an extra 15 mins to make sure the middle wasn’t pink. And it came out perfectly!
Do you need to cover the meatloaf or just the bowl for Up the sides of meatloaf.
I don’t cover it.
Have you tried without tin foil? Or is there something else I could wrap it in? We try not to use it.
Why, oh why does my meatloaf not cook properly. I followed the recipe to a T and still…
What about it didn’t cook properly?
The last time I attempted meatloaf was over 20 years ago, so I was sceptical. I just got it out of the instapot and it’s delicious, THANK YOU!
So glad to hear it!
This is almost identical to my old, well-loved family recipe (except we also add shredded carrots). I have struggled to get this to turn out in my Instant Pot – I can’t wait to try it again using your instructions!
Hi! Thank you for the recipe . It looks like in the picture that you have the meat loaf inside of a pan inside of the instant pot ? If so what did you use ? Thank you so much
I made a foil “pan” and put it on the trivet.
Can this recipe be made with ground turkey?
Can you do this with 3lbs of ground meat in the 8qt IP? Would you triple the time?
I haven’t tested with an 8 qt, but you definitely wouldn’t need to triple the time.
Would this work to double it, or at least 1.5x it? What would that do to the cook time?
Thanks!
I should say that I’ve already made it and love it. Now I just want to make it with the possibility of leftovers 🙂
This is awesome. I love meat loaf and making it in the instant pot makes it so quick!
My family loves meat loaf and I love using the IP! This recipe was perfect for us! Thanks so much!
Another great recipe for my Instant Pot! My kids love meatloaf; I will have to make this for dinner tonight; looks delicious!