Onion- And Pepper-stuffed Meatloaf

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 cooking spray
• 1 onion
• 1 green bell pepper
• 1 red bell pepper
• 1 yellow bell pepper
• 2 1/2 pounds ground beef
• 1 (15 ounce) can tomato sauce
• 12 crushed saltine crackers
• 1/4 cup brown sugar
• 1 egg, beaten
• 2 tablespoons worcestershire sauce
• 2 tablespoons chicken stock
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 tablespoon montreal steak seasoning
• 1 clove garlic, minced
• ground black pepper to taste
• 1/4 cup ketchup, or as needed

Recipe

Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ready Time: 1 hr 30 mins


• preheat oven to 350 degrees f (175 degrees c). spray a 9x11-inch baking dish with cooking spray.
• cut 3/4 each of onion, green bell pepper, red bell pepper, and yellow bell pepper into thin slices. dice remaining 1/4 of onion and peppers.
• mix ground beef, diced onion and peppers, tomato sauce, crushed crackers, brown sugar, egg, worcestershire sauce, chicken stock, olive oil, steak seasoning, garlic, and pepper together in a bowl until well-combined.
• spread 1/2 of the beef mixture into the bottom of the prepared baking dish. top meat with sliced onion and peppers, leaving a 1-inch border. spread remaining beef mixture over vegetables, tucking in sides to seal vegetables in the center of the meatloaf. pour ketchup over the top of the meatloaf.
• 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).