Maribeth’s Marvelous Meatloaf
Preheat oven to 375 degrees F
Ingredients:
- 1 lb hamburger
- 1 lb ground pork 1 egg
- 1 tbs olive oil
- ½ onion finely diced
- ¼ cup finely diced green pepper
- ¼ cup finely diced red pepper.
- 2 tsp Cumin
- 2 tbs spicy mustard
- 3 sliced Italian bread
- water
- ½ cup dry Italian bread crumbs. (you may need slightly more) 3 slices of bacon
Directions:
- First take the 3 slices of Italian bread and place in large bowl. Add as much water as it takes to cover them.
- Meanwhile, in saute pan using 1 tbs olive oil, saute onions, and peppers until the onions are translucent. Set aside to cool.
- In separate bowl, beat egg, Cumin, and mustard until well mixed. Set aside.
- Take Italian bread and squeeze out all the water and pour all the water out of the large mixing bowl.
- Add ground beef and ground pork.
- Add soggy bread that you have mashed up.
- Add the egg mixture
- Add cooled onion and pepper mixture.
- Mix thoroughly with your hands. Add the dry bread crumbs and mix well. You may need slightly more or less. Make sure mixture is well mixed and evenly mixed.
- Place in large loaf pan sprayed with PAM.
- Place bacon over the top lengthwise. Tuck edges down the side of the meatloaf.
- Place in 375 degree oven and bake for 1 hour.
- Turn heat up to 400 degrees and cook for 15 more minutes.
- Remove from stove. Allow to rest for 5-10 minutes.
- Carefully place on platter. Slice into potion size as needed.
- Serve with a salad, mashed potatoes and gravy.
- Makes great sandwiches the next day!
Yummy! I am not a fan of onions and peppers since they tend to upset my stomach, but this looks really good. Love YOU, Mel