Just swap out the typical tomato paste or ketchup portion in your recipe for the same quantity of salsa (slightly less if ...

you'll have complete control over how your meatloaf's glaze will turn out. Fortunately, homemade barbecue sauce is as easy as throwing some ketchup (or tomato paste), vinegar, Worcestershire sauce, ...

This easy meatloaf recipe is a classic version ... provides more surface area for the tangy-sweet tomato glaze to caramelize as it bakes. Christopher Testani for The New York Times.

Regardless, the glaze was a good reminder of why ketchup ... which she finds too thin on meatloaf, but tomato paste mixed ...

Or try red wine reduced down in a pan with chopped tomato, molasses, and allspice for a glaze that caramelizes as the meatloaf cooks. If you don't want to add booze to the meatloaf itself ...