Old School Meatloaf
Old School Meatloaf is moist and tender with green pepper and onion and a tangy tomato soup glaze on top.
Servings: 8
Equipment
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.
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Notes
Don't overwork the meatloaf mixture of you will have a tough meatloaf.
Place loaf pan on a rimmed baking sheet in case any grease overflows.
Nutrition
Calories: 348kcal | Carbohydrates: 14g | Protein: 24g | Fat: 21g | Saturated Fat: 8g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 9g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 124mg | Sodium: 771mg | Potassium: 534mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 5g | Vitamin A: 250IU | Vitamin C: 20mg | Calcium: 61mg | Iron: 4mg