Recipe Details

This Instant Pot meatloaf is full of flavor. The vegetables—onion, carrot, and celery—are finely chopped or processed and added to the meat mixture, making it an excellent way to get vegetables into picky eaters come mealtime.

Ingredients

For the Meat Mixture:

• 1/2 small onion

• 1 stalk celery

• 1 medium carrot

• 2 pounds ground beef

• 2/3 cup panko breadcrumbs

• 1/2 cup tomato ketchup

• 1/2 cup milk

• 2 large eggs

• 1 1/2 teaspoons kosher salt

• 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

• 1/2 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce

For the Topping:

• 2/3 cup tomato ketchup

• 1/3 cup packed brown sugar

• 1 1/2 tablespoons Dijon or yellow mustard

• 1/4 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce

Description

1. Chop the onion, celery, and carrot in a food processor, or mince them finely.
2. In a large bowl, combine the ground beef, onion, celery, carrot, breadcrumbs, ketchup, milk, eggs, kosher salt, pepper, and 1/2 teaspoon of Worcestershire sauce. Using your hands, mix the ingredients until thoroughly blended. 
3. Shape the meat mixture into a round or oblong loaf and place it in a 7-inch baking pan or on a sheet of heavy-duty foil. 
4. Add 1 1/4 cups of water to the Instant Pot. Place the meatloaf in a sling or on the Instant Pot steamer rack or trivet, and lower it into the pot.