Italian Dressing Meatloaf

Submitted by Sommer_K

"This is favorite meatlof concoction. The Good Seasons Italian dressing mix comes in handy for so many different creations. I hope you enjoy this as much as I do. The tomato sauce mixture also makes a great gravy to go on mashed potatoes as a side."

 

• Ready In: 50mins
• Ingredients: 12
• Serves: 6

ingredients

• 2 lbs lean ground beef
• 1 small onion, chopped
• 1 medium green bell pepper, chopped
• 12 saltine crackers, crushed
• 1 egg
• 16 ounces tomato sauce
• 1 ounce Italian salad dressing mix (I like Good Seasons)
• 1 tablespoon brown sugar, packed
• 2 teaspoons prepared mustard
• 2 teaspoons celery seeds
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• salt and pepper

directions

1. Preheat over 400 degrees.
2. Combine tomato sauce, brown sugar and mustard in a small sauce pan. Add salt and pepper to taste and simmer on low while preparing meatloaf.
3. Combine ground meat with Italian dressing mix, salt, pepper, garlic and celery seed until mixed thoroughly.
4. Add crackers and eggs and form into a loaf.
5. Place meatloaf on a a greased baking sheet and cook 25-30 minutes. Top with 1/2 of the tomato sauce mixture and cook an additional 10-15 minutes.
6. Use the remaining tomato sauce to top the meatloaf slices when done.
7. Best served with mashed potatoes and green beans. Enjoy!

Reviews

[DeniseBC]

This is a tasty meatloaf! Made this as written except for two things: I like to use a meatloaf mix (beef, pork, veal) instead of plain ground beef, and I had some already chopped green, yellow and red peppers so I used those instead of just green pepper. I did cook it for a full hour as it didn't seem done enough in the middle, but that might of been because my loaf was pretty thick in the middle. The sauce is good; next time I'll put less on it while cooking so there is more to pour on the slices! Made for Fall '09 PAC