Best Meatloaf Recipe with Spinach and Feta

This best meatloaf recipe is a flavorful twist on a classic comfort food, made with lean ground beef, spinach, feta cheese, and simple herbs. It’s easy to prepare, bakes up tender and juicy, and makes a satisfying dinner the whole family will love.

Whether you’re looking for a reliable weeknight meal or a hearty dish to add to your dinner rotation, this beef meatloaf delivers big flavor with minimal effort. Serve it with your favorite sides for a cozy, home-cooked meal.

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The Best Meatloaf

Delicious, easy to make, and everyone enjoyed this dinner. I made mashed potatoes. You can pick sides like green beans, broccoli, corn, or any salad recipe. You might just be making this on repeat; there was yum in every bite. 

Easy dinner recipe

The prep is so easy. 

Get out your ingredients. A large mixing bowl, spatula, and loaf pan baking dish. You'll have this whipped up so quickly. How easy? Mix in one big bowl, and then scoop in the baking pan, and top it with ketchup. Then it goes straight into the oven to bake.

Start cooking your mashed potatoes. Add a side salad, carrots, or any veggie you like to complete your dinner. We didn't make gravy, honestly, this doesn't need it. 

Meatloaf Recipe

• Preheat the Oven: Temperature: 400F°
• Cook Time: Bake 45 minutes or until done.
• Serving Size: 6

Recipe Notes:

• Use a 9″ x 13″ baking pan.
• Spray the pan with baking spray such as Pam Olive Oil.

Ingredient List for Meatloaf

• 3 garlic cloves, peeled and minced
• 1 cup baby spinach, washed, patted dry, and chopped
• Half an onion, peeled and chopped
• 1 tablespoon fresh Italian parsley, washed, patted dry, and chopped
• 1/3 cup roasted red bell peppers, chopped
• 1/2 cup feta cheese crumbles
• 1 egg (crack it into a small bowl first, then add to the mixture)
• 1/3 cup Italian bread crumbs
• 1/2 tsp dried oregano
• 1/2 tsp dried thyme
• Pinch of salt
• 1/4 tsp black pepper
• 1 tsp Worcestershire sauce
• 1¼ to 1½ lb lean ground beef
• 1/4 cup + 2 tablespoons ketchup (for topping)

Instructions for how to make meatloaf

1. Prepare the meatloaf mixture by adding all the ingredients (except the ketchup topping) to a large mixing bowl and combining thoroughly.
2. Transfer the mixture to a pre-greased baking dish or loaf pan.
3. Shape into a loaf.
4. Brush the top of the meatloaf with the ketchup mixture.
5. Bake at 400°F until fully cooked — about 40 minutes to 1 hour.
6. Let rest before slicing.

Step-by-Step Instructions With Images

Prepare the Vegetables and spices, bread crumbs, and egg

• Add minced garlic, chopped baby spinach, feta cheese, diced roasted red peppers, yellow onion, bread crumbs, and egg into a bowl.
• Next, add your spices.
• Mix.

Add the ground beef to the bowl and combine

Then add your ground beef (I used lean ground beef), combine, and put the mixture into your pre-sprayed baking dish. 

Prepare the baking dish

• I pre-spray my baking dish with  Pam Olive Oil

  

Add the ground beef mixture to your loaf pan

Slightly press down on your mixture, making the top even and level. 

Cover the Top of the meatloaf with ketchup

Add your measured ketchup to the top. And spread it over the top of it.

Add the prepared meatloaf to the preheated oven.

Now, it's ready to bake! Add to the oven to bake. Does it get any easier? I think not. Unless you're ordering in. Wink, wink. 

Bake

• Temperature: 400F°
• Cook Time: Bake 45 minutes or until done.
• Serving Size: 6

Let cool slightly, slice, and serve. Enjoy!

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Yield: 6

The Best Meatloaf Recipe with Spinach and Feta

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This best meatloaf recipe is made with ground beef, spinach, feta, and simple herbs for a moist, flavorful dinner that’s easy enough for weeknights.

Cook Time 45 minutes

Total Time 45 minutes

Ingredients

• 3 cloves of garlic, peeled and minced
• 1 cup baby spinach, washed, patted dry, and chopped
• Half an onion, peeled and chopped
• 1 tablespoon fresh Italian parsley, washed, pat dry, and chopped
• 1/3 cup roasted red bell peppers, chopped
• 1/2 cup feta cheese crumbles
• 1 egg (crack it into a small bowl first, then add to mixture)
• 1/3 cup Italian bread crumbs
• 1/2 tsp dried oregano
• 1/2 tsp dried thyme
• Pinch of salt
• 1/4 tsp black pepper
• 1 tsp Worcestershire sauce
• 1¼ to 1½ lb lean ground beef
• 1/4 cup + 2 tablespoons ketchup (for topping)

Instructions

1. Prepare the meatloaf mixture by adding all the ingredients (except the ketchup topping) to a large mixing bowl and combining thoroughly.
2. Transfer the mixture to a pre-greased baking dish or loaf pan.
   Shape into a loaf.
3. Brush the top of the meatloaf with the ketchup mixture.
4. Bake at 400°F until fully cooked — about 40 minutes to 1 hour.
5. Let rest before slicing.

Notes

• Use a 9″ x 13″ baking pan.
• Spray the pan with baking spray such as Pam Olive Oil.

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Nutrition Information

Yield

6

Serving Size

1
Amount Per Serving Calories 192Total Fat 9gSaturated Fat 5gUnsaturated Fat 4gCholesterol 65mgSodium 545mgCarbohydrates 17gFiber 2gSugar 5gProtein 13g

Not all nutritional information is always 100% accurate.

The adapted recipe was originally from CinnamonSpiceandEverythingNice, but the recipe has been removed.

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