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Not Your Mama's Meatloaf

Prep Time15 minutes
Cook Time1 hour
Total Time1 hour 15 minutes
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: American
Keyword: BBQ, beef, easy recipe, meatloaf
Servings: 4 People
Author: Country Girl
Cost: $10

Ingredients

  • 1 1/2 lbs ground beef I use 93% lean
  • 1 medium size onion diced
  • 1 medium sized green bell pepper diced
  • 3 stalks celery diced
  • 1/2 cup chunky salsa
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1/2 tsp garlic pepper
  • 1/2 garlic powder
  • 1/2 tsp onion powder
  • 1 tsp McCormick Hamburger Seasoning
  • 1 TBSP Worcestershire sauce
  • 1/2 TBSP Frank’s Red Hot
  • 2 TBSP Ketchup
  • 2 TBSP BBQ sauce
  • 1 egg
  • 3 slices bread torn

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350°
  • In a large bowl, break up ground beef.
  • Season meat with salt, pepper, garlic powder, onion powder and hamburger seasoning.
  • Add salsa, Worcestershire, Frank’s, a good squeeze of ketchup and a good pour of BBQ sauce. (I don’t really measure the ketchup and BBQ sauce. Just get some in there)
  • Dice onion, pepper and celery and place in bowl with beef.
  • Tear up 3 slices of bread and add to beef mixture.
  • Finally, add 1 egg.
  • Now get in there with your hands and squish it all together until well combined.
  • At this point you should check the consistency of the meat mixture. You want it to be a consistency that holds together pretty well. If your meatloaf doesn’t hold together add more bread.
  • Spray your pan with nonstick cooking spray.
  • Place meatloaf mixture into pan. Pat it down and make sure it fills the pan evenly.
  • Place meatloaf in oven and bake for 45 minutes.
  • After 45 minutes, take meatloaf out of the oven. Top it with ketchup and BBQ sauce. Some people like a lot of ketchup, some people don’t. Use the amount you like, but cut that in half because we are also using BBQ sauce.Mix the 2 together by spreading it with a knife.
  • Place back in oven and cook for 15 minutes.