Description
This is the only meatloaf I ever liked! Seasoned with fresh onion,a touch of bell pepper, and glazed with a sweet ketchup sauce. For our small family, we cook one loaf and freeze the other to cook at a later time.
Ingredients
- 2 pounds lean ground beef
- ½ cup crushed saltine crackers
- 1 (8 ounce) can tomato sauce
- 2 eggs, beaten
- ¼ cup finely chopped onion
- 2 tablespoons finely chopped green bell pepper
- 1 teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon ground thyme
- ¼ teaspoon ground marjoram
- ¼ cup ketchup
- 2 tablespoons light corn syrup
Instructions
- Preheat an oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
- Combine ground beef
- cracker crumbs
- tomato sauce
- eggs
- onion
- bell pepper
- salt
- thyme
- and marjoram in a large bowl and mix well. Shape beef mixture into two equally sized loaves. Place both loaves in a 9×13 inch baking dish. Cover with foil and bake in the preheated oven for 1 hour. Meanwhile
- mix ketchup and corn syrup in a small bowl to make a glaze.
- Remove baking dish from the oven and remove foil. Brush glaze onto the loaves. Return baking dish to the oven uncovered
- and continue baking until loaves are no longer pink in the center
- 15 to 20 minutes. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read at least 160 degrees F (70 degrees C).
Prep Time: 20 mins
Cook Time: 1 hr 15 mins
Total Time: 1 hr 35 mins
Servings: 6