Beth's Famous Meatloaf

By 12_34

Ingredients

• 2 lb. lean ground beef
• 1 lb. ground pork sausage
• 18 saltine crackers, crushed
• 1/2 green bell pepper, diced
• 1/2 onion, finely chopped
• 2 large eggs, lightly beaten
• 1 TBSP. Worcestershire sauce
• 1 tsp. yellow mustard
• 1/2 c. firmly packed brown sugar, divided
• 1/2 c. ketchup

Preparation

Step 1

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Combine first 8 ingredients and 1/4 c. brown sugar in a medium bowl just until blended. Place mixture in a lightly greased 11x7 baking dish, and shape mixture into a 10x5 inch loaf.

2. Bake at 350 degrees for one hour. Remove from oven and drain. Stir together ketchup and remaining 1/4 c. brown sugar; pour over meatloaf. Bake 15 more minutes or until a meat thermometer inserted into thickest portion registers 160. Remove from oven; let stand for 20 minutes. Remove from baking dish before slicing.