{"id":40307,"date":"2026-10-23T10:45:14","date_gmt":"2026-10-23T17:45:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/?p=40307"},"modified":"2026-06-15T10:47:50","modified_gmt":"2026-06-15T17:47:50","slug":"my-moms-cast-iron-meatloaf","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/?p=40307","title":{"rendered":"My Mom&#8217;s Cast Iron Meatloaf"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright  wp-image-40308\" src=\"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/My-Moms-Cast-Iron-Meatloaf.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"403\" height=\"605\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/My-Moms-Cast-Iron-Meatloaf.png 600w, https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/My-Moms-Cast-Iron-Meatloaf-200x300.png 200w, https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/My-Moms-Cast-Iron-Meatloaf-100x150.png 100w, https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/My-Moms-Cast-Iron-Meatloaf-180x270.png 180w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 403px) 100vw, 403px\" \/>My Mom&#8217;s Cast Iron Meatloaf<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>2 lbs ground beef<\/p>\n<p>\u00bd cup old fashioned oats<\/p>\n<p>\u00bc cup ketchup plus more for drizzle<\/p>\n<p>\u00bd cup bbq sauce plus more for serving<\/p>\n<p>1 T. yellow mustard<\/p>\n<p>1 egg<\/p>\n<p>1 cup onion finely diced<\/p>\n<p>1 clove garlic minced<\/p>\n<p>1 T. Worcestershire<\/p>\n<p>2 tsp. salt<\/p>\n<p>1 tsp. garlic powder<\/p>\n<p>1 tsp. dried parsley<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Preheat the oven to 375F degrees. Add all ingredients to a large bowl and mix by hand. Try not to overmix otherwise you will get tough meatloaf. Once everything looks combined, add it to a greased 10&#8243; cast iron skillet, bread pan, or shaped into a loaf in another oven safe dish. Pat the loaf into shape and add a drizzle of ketchup on top. Bake for 45 minutes or until the center reaches 160-165F degrees. Drain the grease and broil for 5-10 minutes or until the ketchup is caramelized on top. Serve with more spicy barbecue if desired!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>My Mom&#8217;s Cast Iron Meatloaf &nbsp; 2 lbs ground beef \u00bd cup old fashioned oats \u00bc cup ketchup plus more for drizzle \u00bd cup bbq sauce plus more for serving 1 T. yellow mustard 1 egg 1 cup onion finely diced 1 clove garlic minced 1 T. Worcestershire 2 tsp. salt 1 tsp. garlic powder 1 tsp. dried parsley &nbsp; Preheat the oven to 375F degrees. Add all ingredients to a large bowl and mix by hand. Try not to&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/?p=40307\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[191,53],"class_list":["post-40307","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-beef","tag-cast-iron","tag-ground-meat"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40307","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=40307"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40307\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":40309,"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40307\/revisions\/40309"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=40307"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=40307"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=40307"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}