grammy's comfort meatloaf

Ingredients

• Servings: 1
• 1 1/2 pounds lean ground beef
• 2 (10.75 ounce) cans condensed tomato soup, divided
• 1 cup uncooked instant rice
• 1 onion, chopped
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 tablespoon italian seasoning
• 1 egg
• 1/2 green bell pepper, chopped
• 1 pinch salt and ground black pepper to taste

Recipe

Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 45 mins Ready Time: 1 hr


• preheat oven to 350 degrees f (175 degrees c).
• in a large bowl, thoroughly mix together the ground beef, half of one can of tomato soup, instant rice, onion, garlic, italian seasoning, egg, and green bell pepper; season with salt and black pepper. reserve remaining tomato soup. form the meat mixture into a loaf, and place into a 9x13-inch baking dish.
• bake the loaf in the preheated oven until browned and an instant-read meat thermometer reads 160 degrees f (70 degrees c), about 30 minutes. remove from oven, and cover the loaf with the remaining 1 1/2 cans of tomato soup. return to oven, and bake until the soup is hot and beginning to form a glaze on the meat, about 10 minutes.