Coco's Meatloaf

Meet Steve Johnson, a Nashville native who grew up learning to cook from his mother, grandmother, and aunt. Along the way, he picked up a few lessons about living right, along with the secret to his mother's meatloaf recipe.

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 60 mins
• Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins
• Calories: 456 Calories

Ingredients

• 2 eggs
• ¼ cup milk
• 2 teaspoons kosher salt
• 2 tablespoons ketchup
• ½ cup chopped green bell pepper
• 2 pounds ground beef
• ¼ cup ketchup
• 2 cups crushed saltine crackers
• 1 teaspoon dry mustard
• ¾ cup chopped yellow onion

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).

Step 2

Combine onion, green bell pepper, milk, 1/4 cup ketchup, and eggs in a blender and puree until smooth.

Step 3

Stir ground beef, crushed saltine crackers, kosher salt, dry mustard in a large bowl. Add onion and egg mixture; stir to combine.

Step 4

Transfer beef mixture to a shallow baking dish and shape into a loaf. Drizzle top of the meatloaf with 2 tablespoons ketchup.

Step 5

Bake in the preheated over for 45 minutes. Remove from oven and let meatloaf to rest uncovered for 15 minutes. Slice and serve.