What should internal temp of meatloaf be on a smoker?

Meatloaf should be cooked until it reaches 160 internally. It's best to use a probe thermometer or instant read thermometer and insert it into the thickest part of the meatloaf all the way to the center. This will ensure that your meatloaf is cooked through but doesn't dry out.

How do you smoke a 2 pound meatloaf?

It's easier than you might think! Place the meatloaf on a pizza pan or grill pan and smoke it in a pellet grill for 4 hours. Brush with a barbecue sauce mixture every 30 minutes for a delicious crust.

The Best Smoked Meatloaf Recipe

Smoked Meatloaf

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This easy smoked meatloaf recipe is the quintessential Sunday night dinner. It’s loaded with familiar flavors of the comfort food you grew up with combined with that signature smoky flavor from the pellet grill.

Author: Kylie
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 4 hours 10 minutes
Total Time: 4 hours 25 minutes
Yield: 10-12 servings 1x
Category: Main Dish
Method: Pellet Grill
Cuisine: American

Ingredients

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Meatloaf

2 lbs. ground beef (85/15)
3/4 cup Italian breadcrumbs
3/4 cup whole milk
1/2 cup finely minced yellow onion
1/3 cup chili sauce (or ketchup)
2 eggs, beaten
1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
Kosher salt
fresh cracked pepper

Topping

1/2 cup BBQ sauce
1/4 cup chili sauce or ketchup

Instructions

Turn pellet grill to smoke setting.
Add ground beef, breadcrumbs, milk, onion, chili sauce, eggs, Worcestershire, Italian seasoning, garlic powder, and a couple large pinches of Kosher salt and fresh cracked pepper to a large bowl. Mix just until combined. Do not overmix.
Form into a loaf and place on a parchment-lined pizza pan, wire rack, or grill pan.
Place meatloaf in pellet grill – I love my Z Grill – and smoke for 10 minutes.
Combine topping ingredients.
Turn grill to 250 degrees and smoke for 4 hours, brushing it with a 1/4 cup of the topping every 30 minutes until it’s gone.
Insert probe into meatloaf after a couple hours and remove meatloaf from the smoker when it reaches 160 degrees internally.
Allow meatloaf to rest for a few minutes, slice, and serve with my air fryer green beans and herb roasted baby potatoes!

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Notes

You might be tempted to skip the step of brushing the glaze on while the meatloaf is smoking. But I promise, it’s worth the extra work! It builds this delicious tangy smoky crust on the outside of the meatloaf.
If you like it saucy like me, make a double batch of the topping so you can brush half on the meatloaf and save the rest to serve alongside the sliced meatloaf.
If you don’t have a pizza pan or grill pan, you could also place the meatloaf on a parchment-lined baking sheet. However, I prefer a pan that has holes in it so that the smoke can really penetrate all sides of the meatloaf.

Smoked Meatloaf

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