![](https://www.pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://blythesblog.com/recipe/dutch-meat-loaf-from-pennsylvania/&media=https://i0.wp.com/blythesblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/27B57F9C-F4AA-4B64-8CDA-D97AEE5FF67B_1_105_c.jpg?resize=1092%2C720&ssl=1&description=My daughter Zoe, who lives on the east coast called me the other day and said that her boyfriend Pierce's mom Lynda made the BEST meatloaf she had ever had. She said that Lynda's mother got a postcard from Hunt's tomato sauce in the mail circa 1948. The Hunts ad said that "Hunts Tomato Sauce only costs a few cents per can and folks rave about the delicious things it does for their low-cost recipes". So I decided to make it, even though I don't like meatloaf. Well, I am now a fan. The sauce seems very watery, but it ends up evaporating. It's so good and ridiculously simple.
Here is a note from Lynda-
<em>My Mom’s Pennsylvania Dutch Meatloaf recipe came right from Hunt’s Tomato Sauce Co. She sent away for 9 regional recipes and this was on the recipe cards! It actually came from Hunt Foods Inc. Fullerton, CA.
My Mom’s meatloaf was by far her best Sunday dinner! It was savory, sweet, and delicious. She used fresh bread that sat out for half a day and tore it into pieces.
The recipe calls for ½ can (8 ounce) Hunt’s Tomato Sauce ...... personally the more sauce the better I quadruple the recipe for the sauce! We always had baked potatoes and some kind of veggie with the meatloaf. As Mom used to say enjoy!</em> data-pin-do=)
Dutch Meat Loaf from Pennsylvania
By August 13, 2020
My daughter Zoe, who lives on the east coast called me the other day and said that her boyfriend Pierce's mom Lynda made the BEST meatloaf she had ever had. She said that Lynda's mother got a postcard from Hunt's tomato sauce in the mail circa 1948. The Hunts ad said that "Hunts Tomato Sauce only costs a few cents per can and folks rave about the delicious things it does for their low-cost recipes". So I decided to make it, even though I don't like meatloaf. Well, I am now a fan. The sauce seems very watery, but it ends up evaporating. It's so good and ridiculously simple.
Here is a note from Lynda-
My Mom’s Pennsylvania Dutch Meatloaf recipe came right from Hunt’s Tomato Sauce Co. She sent away for 9 regional recipes and this was on the recipe cards! It actually came from Hunt Foods Inc. Fullerton, CA.
My Mom’s meatloaf was by far her best Sunday dinner! It was savory, sweet, and delicious. She used fresh bread that sat out for half a day and tore it into pieces.
The recipe calls for ½ can (8 ounce) Hunt’s Tomato Sauce ...... personally the more sauce the better I quadruple the recipe for the sauce! We always had baked potatoes and some kind of veggie with the meatloaf. As Mom used to say enjoy!
- Prep: 10 mins
- Cook: 1 hr 15 mins
- Yields: 6 Servings
Directions
1In a medium bowl, lightly mix the beef, bread crumbs, onion, ½ of the can of Hunts Tomato Sauce, egg, salt and pepper. Shape into a loaf in a shallow baking dish.
2Combine remaining ingredients and pour over the loaf. Bake at 350° F for 1¼ hours. Baste loaf several times.
3 Reviews
Douglas
July 10, 2026
Looks like the recipe my mom made, minus the Worcestershire sauce.
Marcy
August 14, 2020
I can’t wait to try this!!!! I love meatloaf and my Nana was Pennsylvania Dutch, which I think is German. I’m all for anything with mustard, vinegar and tomato sauce. Thanks!
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Pamela Greenberg
July 30, 2026
This is almost my grandmother’s recipe. Hers called for molasses rather than water. My family loves.loves.loves this recipe! The sauce is great over noodles or mashed potatoes!