Mama’s Meatloaf

Name: Mama’s Meatloaf
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 1 h 10 min
Total time: 1 h 40 min
Yield: 8 serving(s)
Ingredients: 2 lbs ground chuck; 1 (8 ounce) can tomato sauce; 1/2 cup cracker crumbs or 1/2 cup quick-cooking oats; 2 eggs, beaten; 1/2 cup chopped onion; 1/3 cup chopped bell pepper; 1 garlic clove, diced; 1 teaspoon salt; 1/2 teaspoon pepper; 2 -3 tablespoons ketchup

Submitted by ratherbeswimmin

"In ‘Southern Plate’ by Christy Jordan"

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Ready In:: 1hr 40mins
Ingredients:: 10
Serves:: 8

ingredients

2 lbs ground chuck
1 (8 ounce) can tomato sauce
¹⁄₂ cup cracker crumbs or 1/2 cup quick-cooking oats
2 eggs, beaten
¹⁄₂ cup chopped onion
¹⁄₃ cup chopped bell pepper
1 garlic clove, diced
1 teaspoon salt
¹⁄₂ teaspoon pepper
2 -3 tablespoons ketchup

directions

Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
In a large bowl, mix all the ingredients except the ketchup together well.
Form into a loaf, pressing firmly to compact the loaf (this helps seal in the juices).
Place in a loaf pan and bake for 1 hour.
Remove from oven and spread the ketchup over the top.
Put back in the oven for 10 minutes more.
Pour the grease off the meatloaf and let rest for 10 minutes before serving.

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I mixed the meatloaf up but it was very wet so I added another half a cup of saltines. We still found the mixture to be bland and a bit mushy for our taste.

bmcnichol