The Secret Is in the Sauce for This Meatloaf

This meatloaf is light and the sauce also acts as a glaze.
The Secret Is in the Sauce for This Meatloaf
The texture of this meatloaf mirrors an Italian meatball. Lynda Balslev for Tastefood
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The sauce for this meatloaf does double duty as a glaze and a flavoring agent for the meat.

It’s purposely savory and tangy, erring on the side of a less-sweet meatloaf while driving flavor and spice into the meat. A combination of beef and pork mirrors a classic Italian meatball, but feel free to switch the meat ratios to your preference. You can also replace the beef and pork with turkey—preferably dark meat if possible. Light turkey meat is less flavorful.

Lynda Balslev
Lynda Balslev
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Lynda Balslev is a cookbook author, food and travel writer, and recipe developer based in the San Francisco Bay Area, where she lives with her Danish husband, two children, a cat, and a dog. Balslev studied cooking at Le Cordon Bleu Ecole de Cuisine in Paris and worked as a personal chef, culinary instructor, and food writer in Switzerland and Denmark. Copyright 2025 Lynda Balslev. Distributed by Andrews McMeel Syndication.