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Meat Loaf

Prep Time:

10 minutes

Cook Time:

1 hour

Serves:

8

Classic comfort food! Granny always made hers with saltine crackers, but I have also substituted with ½ cup of either instant oats or plain breadcrumbs. It's so versatile - you can also use barbecue sauce on top instead of ketchup.

10 minutes

Ingredients

  • 1 lb ground beef

  • ½ green & red bell pepper, diced

  • 4 white mushrooms, thinly sliced

  • ½ onion, diced

  • 2 garlic cloves, minced

  • 1½ t salt, divided

  • 1 t black pepper, divided

  • 1 T olive oil

  • ¼ t dried thyme

  • ¾ C tomato sauce

  • 1 T worcestershire sauce

  • ¼ t dried mustard

  • 1 egg, lightly beaten

  • ¼ C + 2 T milk

  • ½ C ketchup

  • 1 sleeve saltine crackers, crushed (35)


Preparation

  1. Heat 1 T of olive oil in a medium-sized skillet. Add diced bell peppers, onion, mushrooms, ½ t salt, and ½ t black pepper and cook over medium heat for approximately 5 - 7 minutes, or until peppers and onions start becoming tender. Add garlic and cook for approximately 1 additional minute and then turn off the heat.

  2. Preheat oven to 400° F.

  3. In a medium bowl add ground beef, egg, ¼ C milk, ½ C tomato sauce, 1 T worcestershire sauce, ¼ t dried mustard, ¼ t dried thyme, 1 t salt, ½ t black pepper, and crushed saltine crackers. Add cooled pepper/onion mixture and mix well with your hands.

  4. Place mixture into a lightly greased 8" x 8" metal or glass dish and form into a loaf. Spread the ½ C ketchup on top and spread on top. Bake for 1 hour.

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