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Old School Meatloaf
Old School Meatloaf is moist and tender with green pepper and onion and a tangy tomato soup glaze on top.
Course
Dinner, Main Dish
Cuisine
Southern
Keyword
ground beef
Prep Time
15
minutes
minutes
Cook Time
1
hour
hour
5
minutes
minutes
Servings
8
Equipment
9x5-inch loaf pan
Ingredients
2
pounds
ground beef (85 to 90%)
1 1/2
cups
buttery cracker crumbs,
about 25 Ritz crackers
1
cup
finely chopped green bell pepper
1
cup
finely chopped onion
1/2
cup
tomato juice
1 1/2
teaspoons
salt
1 1/2
teaspoons
dried Italian seasoning
1
teaspoon
garlic powder
3/4
teaspoon
freshly ground black pepper
2
large
eggs,
lightly beaten
Sauce
1/2
cup
condensed tomato soup,
undiluted
1
tablespoon
light brown sugar
1
tablespoon
yellow mustard
2
teaspoons
soy sauce
1 1/2
teaspoon
apple cider vinegar
Instructions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees and lightly grease a 9x5-inch loaf pan with cooking spray.
Combine all meatloaf ingredients in a large bowl. Mix with your hands just until evenly combined.
Transfer meatloaf mixture to loaf pan.
While meatloaf bakes, stir together all sauce ingredients in a bowl.
Bake for 45 minutes. Pour off grease.
Pour sauce over meatloaf. Return to oven for 20 minutes.
Let cool for 10 to 15 minutes before serving.
Notes
Don't overwork the meayloaf mixture of you will have a tough meatloaf.
Place loaf pan on a rimmed baking sheet in case any grease overflows.
Nutrition
Calories:
348
kcal