The Best Meatloaf

This meatloaf recipe adds green peppers for flavor and texture. It is the best meatloaf recipe I have tried, and I have been using it for 30 years. My husband loves it and he is picky!

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 60 mins
• Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins
• Calories: 288 Calories

Ingredients

• ½ cup milk
• 1 onion, chopped
• 1 ¼ teaspoons salt
• ground black pepper to taste
• 1 ½ pounds ground beef
• ½ cup diced green bell pepper
• 1 cup soft bread crumbs
• 1 egg, slightly beaten
• ¼ cup steak sauce, or more to taste
• 3 tablespoons steak sauce, (e.g. Heinz 57)

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease an 8x4-inch loaf pan. Combine bread crumbs and milk in a small bowl; set aside to soften.

Step 2

Mix ground beef, onion, bell pepper, steak sauce, egg, salt, and black pepper in a large bowl; add bread crumb mixture and mix with your hands until combined.

Step 3

Pat the mixture into the prepared loaf pan; brush the top with 1/4 cup steak sauce.

Step 4

Bake in the preheated oven until no longer pink in the center, about 1 hour. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read at least 160 degrees F (70 degrees C). Allow to stand for 5 minutes before slicing.