Grilled Meatloaf

Meatloaf cooked on the grill, ready to be enjoyed, sliced open.

Course: Entree

Cuisine: American

Keyword: Grilled Meatloaf, How to Grill Meatloaf, Meatloaf on the Grill

Prep Time: 10

Cook Time: 45

Servings: servings

Calories: 521kcal

Author: Colleen Kennedy

We all know meatloaf is a quintessential comfort food however grilling it is a game changer! You need to give this Grilled Meatloaf recipe a try!

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Ingredients

2 pounds ground beef
2 TBS minced garlic or garlic paste
¾ cup chopped onion
1 whole jalapeno pepper, chopped
1 cup breadcrumbs (or up to an additional ½ cup)
1 eggs plus 1 yolk
1 TBS Worcestershire sauce
½ cup your favorite BBQ sauce
salt & pepper to taste, don't be shy

Instructions

Place ground meat in a large bow.
Add in the garlic, onion, jalapeno, breadcrumbs, egg and yolk and mix until just incorporated.
Add in the Worcestershire, barbecue sauce (or ketchup) and season generously with salt and pepper.
Form into classic meatloaf shape.
Place meatloaf on a double or triple folded piece of foil large enough to have room on the sides and ends (so you can almost envelope the meat).
Heat your grill to high and place the meatloaf (in foil) onto the grill. Leave the foil mostly open almost like your cupping your hands under something. This will allow the sir to circulate around the meatloaf and crisp it up.
Cook on direct heat for 10-12 minutes, then continue cooking on indirect heat (turn the burner off below where the meatloaf is placed) until done. Use a digital thermometer and remove meatloaf when temperature is 155 degrees in the center of the loaf. The temp will continue to rise after you pull it off the grill (to 160). Pulling it at 155 ensures a juice loaf.
Choose to brush your meatloaf a few times with additional barbecue sauce. Sometimes I actually FLIP the meatloaf, directly onto the grill to crisp the top and speed up cooking time...Plus get those grill marks! You just need to use a hefty spatula and flip gently but quickly. Up to you.
Allow the meatloaf to stand for 5-8 minutes, cut into it and enjoy!

Notes

This really is a must try recipe. The easy clean up and flavor are the best!

Poke a few slits in your tinfoil to allow grease to drip through(use heavy duty foil or double up).

Flipping the meatloaf is not necessary BUT it gives nice grill marks on top and, in my opinion, help the meatloaf cook through evenly. If you do choose to flip, don't do so until the last quarter of the cook and ge firm but gently, using a large BBQ spatula.

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