Sun-Dried Tomato Meatloaves
with Roasted Carrots & Zucchini, Onion Couscous
- Wheat
- Milk
These meatloaves are not your mother’s meatloaves (or maybe they are? We don’t know your mom). For one, they’re baked on a sheet pan, which means more craggy edges for crisping and browning than a loaf pan. They’re also filled with chewy bits of sun-dried tomato that burst with tangy, savory flavor. And lastly, they’re smothered in a creamy onion sauce. Thoughts, Mom? Vegetables you say? The meatloaves are accompanied by roasted carrots and zucchini, plus bouncy, buttery couscous.
Ingredients
½ cup
Israeli Couscous
(Contains: Wheat)
6 ounce
Carrot
1 unit
Onion
1 unit
Zucchini
2 tablespoon
Cream Cheese
(Contains: Milk)
2 unit
Chicken Stock Concentrate
1 tablespoon
Italian Seasoning
20 ounce
Ground Beef
1.5 ounce
Sun-Dried Tomatoes
¼ cup
Panko Breadcrumbs
(Contains: Wheat)
Not included in your delivery
2 teaspoon (tsp)
Olive Oil
2 teaspoon (tsp)
Salt
1.5 tablespoon (tbsp)
Butter
(Contains: Milk)
1 teaspoon (tsp)
Cooking Oil
¼ teaspoon (tsp)
Sugar
teaspoon (tsp)
Black Pepper
Nutrition Values
Utensils
Cooking Steps
• Adjust rack to top position (top and middle positions for 4 servings) and preheat oven to 425 degrees. Wash and dry produce. • Trim, peel, and cut carrots on a diagonal into ½-inch-thick pieces. Trim and halve zucchini lengthwise; cut crosswise into ½-inch-thick half-moons. Finely chop sun-dried tomatoes. Halve, peel, and finely dice onion.
• Toss carrots and zucchini on one side of a baking sheet with a large drizzle of olive oil, salt, and pepper (for 4 servings, spread out across entire sheet). Roast on top rack for 5 minutes (you’ll add more to the sheet then).
• Meanwhile, in a medium bowl, combine panko with 1 TBSP water (2 TBSP for 4 servings); mix with your hands until pasty. Add beef*, Italian Seasoning, half the sun-dried tomatoes, 2 TBSP onion (4 TBSP for 4), ½ tsp salt (1 tsp for 4), and pepper; mix to combine. • Form beef mixture into two 1-inch-tall loaves (four loaves for 4).
• Once veggies have roasted 5 minutes, remove sheet from oven. Add meatloaves to empty side of sheet. (For 4 servings, leave veggies roasting; add meatloaves to a second sheet and bake on middle rack.) • Return to top rack; roast until veggies are browned and tender and meatloaves are cooked through, 15-18 minutes.
• Meanwhile, heat a drizzle of oil in a small pot over medium-high heat. Add couscous and half the remaining onion; cook, stirring, until couscous is lightly toasted and onion is softened, 4-6 minutes. • Stir in ¾ cup water (1¼ cups for 4 servings); bring to a boil, then cover and reduce to a low simmer. Cook until couscous is tender, 6-8 minutes. • Keep covered off heat until ready to serve.
• While couscous cooks, heat a drizzle of oil in a small pan over medium-high heat. Add remaining onion and remaining sun-dried tomatoes; cook, stirring occasionally, until softened, 3-5 minutes. Season with a pinch of salt and pepper. • Add half the stock concentrates, ½ cup water, and ¼ tsp sugar (¾ cup water and ½ tsp sugar for 4 servings); cook, stirring occasionally, until thickened, 2-4 minutes. • Turn off heat. Stir in cream cheese until smooth. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
• To pot with couscous, stir in 1½ TBSP butter (3 TBSP for 4 servings) and remaining stock concentrate. Taste and season with salt and pepper. • Divide meatloaves, couscous, and roasted veggies between plates. Drizzle meatloaves with as much sauce as you like. Serve with any remaining sauce on the side.
Ground Beef is fully cooked when internal temperature reaches 160°.
Customer reviews
Review summary
Updated on Dec 2025- Flavor: Many loved the sun-dried tomatoes in the meatloaf, adding a unique tangy flavor. Some found it too strong; consider using less if preferred.
- Ease of prep: Several noted it was time-consuming with multiple pans, but most agreed the result was worth the effort.
- Suggestions: For juicier meatloaves, consider adding an egg. The sauce may need less water or longer cooking to thicken properly.
- Portions: Some felt the couscous portion was small; consider making extra or substituting with mashed potatoes if preferred.
- Veggies: Roast zucchini separately or for less time than carrots to avoid mushiness. Many enjoyed the vegetable medley 🍲.
Reviews from our home cooks
SO TASTY! I was most skeptical of this recipe and ended up liking it the most of the three in my box. The sauce was magnificent, the roasted veggies were scrumptious, and the couscous was divine. I love sun dried tomatoes but never would have thought of putting them in a meatloaf. 10/10
The meatloaf had a very good taste from the added sun dried tomatoes. We enjoyed it. A word of advice. Do NOT bake the zucchini as specified in the recipe. I've learned from experience that if you do it'll be a mushy mess! Fry zucchini in a hot pan on the stove, searing both sides then get it off! No more than five minutes, and only season with salt and pepper immediately before serving. This makes the recipe more complicated, but totally worth it.
DELICIOUS! The sun dried tomatoes were perfect in the meatloaf. The sauce was amazing as well as the zucchini and broccoli. Then top it off with delicious couscous! Thank you! The was a high end restaurant meal!
I think my Ina Garten's meatloaf recipe is better, but for a quick meal this meatloaf was easy to make and full of flavor. I've never used sun dried tomatoes before and thought they added a nice flavor dimension to this meal. If you haven't noticed, I'm a big fan of any meal with a side of couscous in it!
I don't write a lot of reviews, but this recipe was so tasty I just had to give positive feedback. We enjoy meatloaf, and appreciate that Hello Fresh offers enough variety to keep it from becoming banal. This variation, with the sun dried tomatoes and the garlic and onion, was just out of this world. Hope it becomes a regular offering, we would definitely get it again.
Meatloaf recipe always excellent. Sun-dried tomatoes made for interesting and unique flavor and texture. Nice cream cheese sauce garnish.
STOP roasting zucchini with carrots. After that long in the oven the zucchini are MUSH! Loved the sun dried tomatoes!
Surprisingly good... and complicated. The sun-dried tomatoes were a first... Plus, First Time either of us actually liked zucchini. The sauce was a nice touch. Couscous was a hit again, 2nd try.
This was really good and easy to make. I liked using the onion 3 ways. I've never added sun dried tomatoes in my meatloaf and I loved it. Also, I've never got that ingredient from you before, great addition.
Loved everything about this - especially the sun-dried tomatoes as an alternative to just ketchup or marinara sauce!! The meatloaf was tasty and the sauce made it extra-delicious; the veggies were crisp and I appreciated that there were two veg for a meaningful portion instead of just a garnish. Going into my favorites!
