Meatloaf Recipe With Green Peppers And Onions

TRADITIONAL MEATLOAF

Steps:

• Melt butter in large non-stick skillet.
• Add onion, pepper, and garlic.
• Cook Uncovered until soft.
• Meanwhile, beat eggs with fork in large bowl. Stir in 1/2 cup ketchup, milk, Worcestershire sauce, and salt.
• Add onion mixture, meat, and bread crumbs.
• Mix until all ingredients are well blended.
• Shape into a loaf and place in a 9x5-inch pan.
• Spoon on remaining ketchup.
• Bake at 375°F for one hour and 15 minutes or until meat thermometer reads 155°F.
• Let stand about 15 minutes before slicing.

GREEN PEPPER MEATLOAF

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine eggs, green peppers, onion, celery leaves, parsley and soup mix. Crumble beef and sausage over the mixture and mix well. Shape into a 12 inch x 4 inch loaf. Place on a rack in a shallow baking pan.
• Back, uncovered, at 350°F for 1 hour. Place bacon strips over top if desired. Bake 45 - 69 minutes longer or until no pink remains and a meat thermometer reads 160°F.
• Enjoy this for a winter meal, and be prepared to use up the left overs later. If you want dice up the left over meat loaf, add some cooked elbow macaroni, and your favorite bottled or canned spaghetti sauce, heat a bit, serve with a green salad and you have one quick work-night meal with out much added cost.

ONION- AND PEPPER-STUFFED MEATLOAF

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Spray a 9x11-inch baking dish with cooking spray.
• Cut 3/4 each of onion, green bell pepper, red bell pepper, and yellow bell pepper into thin slices. Dice remaining 1/4 of onion and peppers.
• Mix ground beef, diced onion and peppers, tomato sauce, crushed crackers, brown sugar, egg, Worcestershire sauce, chicken stock, olive oil, steak seasoning, garlic, and pepper together in a bowl until well-combined.
• Spread 1/2 of the beef mixture into the bottom of the prepared baking dish. Top meat with sliced onion and peppers, leaving a 1-inch border. Spread remaining beef mixture over vegetables, tucking in sides to seal vegetables in the center of the meatloaf. Pour ketchup over the top of the meatloaf.
• Bake in the preheated oven until no longer pink in the center, about 1 hour. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read at least 160 degrees F (70 degrees C).

THE BEST MEATLOAF

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease an 8 1/2 x 4 1/2 inch loaf pan.
• Combine milk and soft bread crumbs in a small bowl and allow to soften, about 5 minutes.
• In a mixing bowl, combine the ground beef, salt, pepper, egg, 3 tablespoons steak sauce, chopped onion, and green bell pepper. Add bread crumb mixture, and mix with your hands until all ingredients are combined.
• Pat the the mixture into the prepared loaf pan. Brush the top with additional steak sauce.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 1 hour or until done. Allow to stand 5 minutes before slicing.

DIVINE MEATLOAF

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
• In a large mixing bowl, combine the ground beef, green pepper, green onion, mushrooms and saltine crackers. Stir in the eggs and the beef with onion soup mix; mix thoroughly.
• Press mixture into a 9x13 inch baking dish.
• In a small mixing bowl, whisk together the ketchup, yellow mustard and brown sugar. Mix thoroughly and pour over the meat mixture, spreading evenly.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 1 hour.