Halloween Zombie Meatloaf

A scary meatloaf-shaped skull with hard-boiled eggs as eerie eyes and garlic cloves for snaggly teeth is a spooky, kid-friendly meal that's fun to eat!

Halloween Zombie Meatloaf

Course: MeatloafCuisine: European
Prep Time

20 mins

Cook Time

50

minutes
Total Time

1

minute
Servings

6

Yield

1 meat loaf

Ingredients

  • Meatloaf
  • 1 ½ pounds — ground beef

  • 1 small — onion, finely chopped

  • ¾ cup — buttery round crackers, crushed

  • ⅔ cup — milk

  • ½ cup — finely shredded sharp Cheddar cheese

  • 2 large — eggs

  • 1 tablespoon — Worcestershire sauce

  • 1 teaspoon — seasoned salt (such as Morton® Nature’s Seasons® Seasoning Blend), or to taste

  • 1 — hard-boiled egg, halved

  • Sauce
  • ½ cup — ketchup

  • ¼ cup — brown sugar

  • 2 tablespoons — barbeque sauce (such as Stubb’s®)

  • 5 cloves — garlic, cut into small pieces

Directions

  • Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil. Lightly grease the foil.
  • Combine ground beef, onion, crackers, milk, Cheddar cheese, eggs, Worcestershire sauce, and seasoned salt in a bowl. Transfer beef mixture to the prepared baking sheet. Form into a skull-shape, leaving holes for eye sockets and a mouth. Place hard-boiled egg halves into the eye sockets, shaping beef mixture around them to hold in place.
  • Mix ketchup, brown sugar, and barbeque sauce in a bowl until smooth. Spread 1/2 sauce onto meatloaf, including the eyes and mouth.
  • Bake in preheated oven until no longer pink in the center, about 50 to 60 minutes. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read at least 160 degrees F (70 degrees C).
  • Arrange garlic pieces in the mouth as teeth. Brush remaining sauce over meatloaf, or serve on the side.

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