{"id":9302,"date":"2024-09-28T00:51:14","date_gmt":"2024-09-28T00:51:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.meatloaf.pro\/?p=9224"},"modified":"2025-10-08T20:00:15","modified_gmt":"2025-10-08T20:00:15","slug":"can-meatloaf-be-frozen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.howtocook.recipes\/can-meatloaf-be-frozen\/","title":{"rendered":"Can Meatloaf Be Frozen?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Meatloaf is a labor of love and many home cooks choose to make a big batch and freeze some to be used later, on a busy weekday night. Freezing meatloaf can also be a convenient and practical way to extend its shelf life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>How Can Meatloaf Be Frozen?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>1. Let it cool before wrapping<\/strong>: Allow your meatloaf to cool before freezing. Once it has, use aluminum foil or plastic wrap to wrap it tightly. Consider double wrapping it or placing it in an airtight container to prevent freezer burn.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>2. Cut meatloaf into smaller portions (optional)<\/strong>: Cutting your meatloaf into smaller sizes allows you to remove one or two servings at a time and reduce potential waste.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>3. Label and Date<\/strong>: Don&#8217;t forget to label your wrapped meatloaf with the current date. This helps you track how long it has been in the freezer, ensuring it&#8217;s still good when thawed. Meatloaf can last up to 6 months when frozen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Thawing and Reheating<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>When you&#8217;re ready to enjoy your frozen meatloaf, there are two safe methods for thawing: in the refrigerator or the microwave on the defrost setting. Once thawed, you can reheat slices in the oven at a low temperature or in the microwave. Use a meat thermometer to make sure the internal temperature reaches 165\u00b0F before you eat it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Meatloaf &#8230; <a title=\"Can Meatloaf Be Frozen?\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.howtocook.recipes\/can-meatloaf-be-frozen\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Can Meatloaf Be Frozen?\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":9375,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"wprm-recipe-roundup-name":"","wprm-recipe-roundup-description":"","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[12278,12277],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9302","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-meatloaf-guides","category-meatloaf-recipes","generate-columns","tablet-grid-50","mobile-grid-100","grid-parent","grid-33","no-featured-image-padding"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Can Meatloaf Be Frozen?<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Can Meatloaf Be Frozen? Discover proper techniques and tips for freezing meatloaf to enjoy convenient and delicious meals anytime.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.howtocook.recipes\/can-meatloaf-be-frozen\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Can Meatloaf Be Frozen?\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Can Meatloaf Be Frozen? Discover proper techniques and tips for freezing meatloaf to enjoy convenient and delicious meals anytime.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.howtocook.recipes\/can-meatloaf-be-frozen\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"How To Cook.Recipes\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Howtocook.recipe\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2024-09-28T00:51:14+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-10-08T20:00:15+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.howtocook.recipes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/appetite-1238812_640.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"640\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"378\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Matt Morgan\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Matt Morgan\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.howtocook.recipes\\\/can-meatloaf-be-frozen\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.howtocook.recipes\\\/can-meatloaf-be-frozen\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Matt Morgan\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.howtocook.recipes\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/56265f9eb02c7d4fa8957ae01efd3177\"},\"headline\":\"Can Meatloaf Be Frozen?\",\"datePublished\":\"2024-09-28T00:51:14+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-10-08T20:00:15+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.howtocook.recipes\\\/can-meatloaf-be-frozen\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":223,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.howtocook.recipes\\\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.howtocook.recipes\\\/can-meatloaf-be-frozen\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.howtocook.recipes\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2023\\\/09\\\/appetite-1238812_640.webp\",\"articleSection\":[\"Meatloaf Guides\",\"Meatloaf Recipes\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.howtocook.recipes\\\/can-meatloaf-be-frozen\\\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.howtocook.recipes\\\/can-meatloaf-be-frozen\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.howtocook.recipes\\\/can-meatloaf-be-frozen\\\/\",\"name\":\"Can Meatloaf Be Frozen?\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.howtocook.recipes\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.howtocook.recipes\\\/can-meatloaf-be-frozen\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.howtocook.recipes\\\/can-meatloaf-be-frozen\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.howtocook.recipes\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2023\\\/09\\\/appetite-1238812_640.webp\",\"datePublished\":\"2024-09-28T00:51:14+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-10-08T20:00:15+00:00\",\"description\":\"Can Meatloaf Be Frozen? Discover proper techniques and tips for freezing meatloaf to enjoy convenient and delicious meals anytime.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.howtocook.recipes\\\/can-meatloaf-be-frozen\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.howtocook.recipes\\\/can-meatloaf-be-frozen\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.howtocook.recipes\\\/can-meatloaf-be-frozen\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.howtocook.recipes\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2023\\\/09\\\/appetite-1238812_640.webp\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.howtocook.recipes\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2023\\\/09\\\/appetite-1238812_640.webp\",\"width\":640,\"height\":378,\"caption\":\"Frozen meat\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.howtocook.recipes\\\/can-meatloaf-be-frozen\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"How to Cook\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.howtocook.recipes\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Meatloaf Recipes\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.howtocook.recipes\\\/category\\\/meatloaf-recipes\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":3,\"name\":\"Meatloaf Guides\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.howtocook.recipes\\\/category\\\/meatloaf-recipes\\\/meatloaf-guides\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":4,\"name\":\"Can Meatloaf Be Frozen?\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.howtocook.recipes\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.howtocook.recipes\\\/\",\"name\":\"How To Cook.Recipes\",\"description\":\"\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.howtocook.recipes\\\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.howtocook.recipes\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.howtocook.recipes\\\/#organization\",\"name\":\"How To Cook.Recipes\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.howtocook.recipes\\\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.howtocook.recipes\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.howtocook.recipes\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/02\\\/htc-logo-new.svg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.howtocook.recipes\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/02\\\/htc-logo-new.svg\",\"caption\":\"How To Cook.Recipes\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.howtocook.recipes\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/Howtocook.recipe\\\/\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.instagram.com\\\/howtocook_recipes\\\/\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.pinterest.com\\\/HowToCook_Recipes\\\/\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/channel\\\/UC_qgSLUu0rapURdICKUW0Kg\\\/\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.howtocook.recipes\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/56265f9eb02c7d4fa8957ae01efd3177\",\"name\":\"Matt Morgan\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/10fff7f931ee52ba9cd15552d79c4fb091be33288f2b08082ecdb95e73cd7faa?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/10fff7f931ee52ba9cd15552d79c4fb091be33288f2b08082ecdb95e73cd7faa?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/10fff7f931ee52ba9cd15552d79c4fb091be33288f2b08082ecdb95e73cd7faa?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Matt Morgan\"},\"description\":\"Hey I'm Matt Morgan. Meatloaf was something I grew up on as a kid and was always my favorite dish. Its something that developed into a passion of mine so after years of perfecting my stable of meatloaf recipes I decided to share my passion for you to enjoy with your family!\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.howtocook.recipes\\\/author\\\/matt-morgan\\\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Can Meatloaf Be Frozen?","description":"Can Meatloaf Be Frozen? Discover proper techniques and tips for freezing meatloaf to enjoy convenient and delicious meals anytime.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.howtocook.recipes\/can-meatloaf-be-frozen\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Can Meatloaf Be Frozen?","og_description":"Can Meatloaf Be Frozen? Discover proper techniques and tips for freezing meatloaf to enjoy convenient and delicious meals anytime.","og_url":"https:\/\/www.howtocook.recipes\/can-meatloaf-be-frozen\/","og_site_name":"How To Cook.Recipes","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Howtocook.recipe\/","article_published_time":"2024-09-28T00:51:14+00:00","article_modified_time":"2025-10-08T20:00:15+00:00","og_image":[{"width":640,"height":378,"url":"https:\/\/www.howtocook.recipes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/appetite-1238812_640.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Matt Morgan","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Matt Morgan","Est. reading time":"1 minute"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/www.howtocook.recipes\/can-meatloaf-be-frozen\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.howtocook.recipes\/can-meatloaf-be-frozen\/"},"author":{"name":"Matt Morgan","@id":"https:\/\/www.howtocook.recipes\/#\/schema\/person\/56265f9eb02c7d4fa8957ae01efd3177"},"headline":"Can Meatloaf Be Frozen?","datePublished":"2024-09-28T00:51:14+00:00","dateModified":"2025-10-08T20:00:15+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.howtocook.recipes\/can-meatloaf-be-frozen\/"},"wordCount":223,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.howtocook.recipes\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.howtocook.recipes\/can-meatloaf-be-frozen\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.howtocook.recipes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/appetite-1238812_640.webp","articleSection":["Meatloaf Guides","Meatloaf Recipes"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/www.howtocook.recipes\/can-meatloaf-be-frozen\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.howtocook.recipes\/can-meatloaf-be-frozen\/","url":"https:\/\/www.howtocook.recipes\/can-meatloaf-be-frozen\/","name":"Can Meatloaf Be Frozen?","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.howtocook.recipes\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.howtocook.recipes\/can-meatloaf-be-frozen\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.howtocook.recipes\/can-meatloaf-be-frozen\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.howtocook.recipes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/appetite-1238812_640.webp","datePublished":"2024-09-28T00:51:14+00:00","dateModified":"2025-10-08T20:00:15+00:00","description":"Can Meatloaf Be Frozen? Discover proper techniques and tips for freezing meatloaf to enjoy convenient and delicious meals anytime.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.howtocook.recipes\/can-meatloaf-be-frozen\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.howtocook.recipes\/can-meatloaf-be-frozen\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.howtocook.recipes\/can-meatloaf-be-frozen\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/www.howtocook.recipes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/appetite-1238812_640.webp","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.howtocook.recipes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/appetite-1238812_640.webp","width":640,"height":378,"caption":"Frozen meat"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.howtocook.recipes\/can-meatloaf-be-frozen\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"How to Cook","item":"https:\/\/www.howtocook.recipes\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Meatloaf Recipes","item":"https:\/\/www.howtocook.recipes\/category\/meatloaf-recipes\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Meatloaf Guides","item":"https:\/\/www.howtocook.recipes\/category\/meatloaf-recipes\/meatloaf-guides\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":4,"name":"Can Meatloaf Be Frozen?"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.howtocook.recipes\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.howtocook.recipes\/","name":"How To Cook.Recipes","description":"","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.howtocook.recipes\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.howtocook.recipes\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/www.howtocook.recipes\/#organization","name":"How To Cook.Recipes","url":"https:\/\/www.howtocook.recipes\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.howtocook.recipes\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/www.howtocook.recipes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/htc-logo-new.svg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.howtocook.recipes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/htc-logo-new.svg","caption":"How To Cook.Recipes"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.howtocook.recipes\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Howtocook.recipe\/","https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/howtocook_recipes\/","https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/HowToCook_Recipes\/","https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UC_qgSLUu0rapURdICKUW0Kg\/"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.howtocook.recipes\/#\/schema\/person\/56265f9eb02c7d4fa8957ae01efd3177","name":"Matt Morgan","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/10fff7f931ee52ba9cd15552d79c4fb091be33288f2b08082ecdb95e73cd7faa?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/10fff7f931ee52ba9cd15552d79c4fb091be33288f2b08082ecdb95e73cd7faa?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/10fff7f931ee52ba9cd15552d79c4fb091be33288f2b08082ecdb95e73cd7faa?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Matt Morgan"},"description":"Hey I'm Matt Morgan. Meatloaf was something I grew up on as a kid and was always my favorite dish. Its something that developed into a passion of mine so after years of perfecting my stable of meatloaf recipes I decided to share my passion for you to enjoy with your family!","url":"https:\/\/www.howtocook.recipes\/author\/matt-morgan\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.howtocook.recipes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9302","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.howtocook.recipes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.howtocook.recipes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.howtocook.recipes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/14"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.howtocook.recipes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9302"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.howtocook.recipes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9302\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.howtocook.recipes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9375"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.howtocook.recipes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9302"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.howtocook.recipes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9302"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.howtocook.recipes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9302"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}