Fiesta Meatloaf

This is a zingy version. My family loves it! I got the orginal recipe from a magazine back in the early 90's. I've changed a few things.

• Ready In: 1 hr 20 mins
• Serves: 6

Ingredients

• 2 (12 ounce) bottles Heinz Chili Sauce
• 1  cup  of chopped onion
• 1  cup  of chopped celery
• 1⁄2 cup  of chopped green pepper
• 3  tablespoons butter
• 1 1⁄2 lbs  85% lean ground beef
• 1  cup  breadcrumbs
• 1  egg, slightly beaten
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 1⁄8 teaspoon pepper

Directions

1. Saute onion, celery and green pepper in butter until veggies are tender.
2. Stir in the two bottles.
3. Combine 1/2 of this mixture (I use a little bit more) with the ground beef, bread crumbs, egg, salt and pepper.
4. Form into a loaf pan.
5. Set aside remaining sauce.
6. Bake in 350 oven, 1 hour.
7. Let stand 5 minutes before slicing.
8. Warm up the remaining sauce when meatloaf is done.
9. Spoon on the sauce over the sliced meatloaf.
10. I serve this with a baked potato or boiled potatos and butter with a salad or sliced cukecumbers and roasted carrots.