Italian style meatloaf no catchup needed !!!

Name: Italian style meatloaf no catchup needed !!!
Yield: 4 very full people
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 egg; 1 onion chopped; 1 bell pepper chopped; 2 pounds lean ground beef; 1 cup Italian seasoned breadcrumbs; 1 can stewed tomatoes; 1 jar Marinara sauce Classico or any other preferred brand

Cody Prine @cody12

An age old recipe passed down from my grandmother to me. This meatloaf will be a welcome change to the weekly dinner for any house hold.

Cody Prine @cody12

An age old recipe passed down from my grandmother to me. This meatloaf will be a welcome change to the weekly dinner for any house hold.

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Ingredients

4 very full people

1egg
1onion chopped
1bell pepper chopped
2 poundslean ground beef
1 cupItalian seasoned breadcrumbs
1 canstewed tomatoes
1 jarMarinara sauce Classico or any other preferred brand

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Steps

1

Preheat oven to 360 degrees
2

Optional step
Sauté onions and bell pepper in a pan with butter, and a pinch of salt and pepper, set aside to let cool.
3

In a large mixing bowl mix the, beef, egg, and bread crumbs together until well mixed.
4

Open the can of stewed tomatoes and drain the juice into a cup, and set aside for later use
5

Remove tomatoes from the can and chop, then add to the mixing bowl and mix until well mixed
6

Then mix In chopped onions and bell peppers until well mixed
7

Add the sauce from the sewed tomatoes, until the mixture is as “wet” as is preferred. Note It should be like a wet sponge but not soaked.
8

Wrap a deep sided barking pan in aluminum foil, and take a few table spoons (2 or 3) of the Marinara and lightly cover the foil.
9

Place preferred loaf sized of meat loaf in the pan, then lightly cover the loaf(s) with the Marinara
10

Bake 30-45 minuets or until the meat has reached 165 degrees on the thickest part of the loafs.
11

Personal note I use small personal loaf pans to shape small loafs so everyone gets their well loved slice end or middle, there is plenty to go around