- 1 lb ground beef
- 1/2 onion, diced
- 1/2 bell pepper, diced
- 1 egg
- 1/3 cup tomato sauce
- 1 tbsp fresh parsly
- 1/2 tsp dried thyme
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/4 tsp black pepper
- 1 1/4 cups bread crumbs
For the Topping
- 1/4 cup tomato sauce
- 1/4 cup ketchup
- 1 tbsp brown sugar, packed
- 1/2 tsp Worcestershire sauce
Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Add all the ingredients (except for the topping) and thoroughly combine. Add more bread crumbs if needed. Unlike when you are cooking a burger, you want to really combine this mixture. Form into a loaf and place on a sheet pan or in a casserole dish. Cover the top and all sides of the meatloaf with the topping mixture. It's fine if it flows down into your dish.Bake until the meatloaf is firm and the internal temperature reaches 165 degrees. Remove from the oven, allow to rest a few minutes. Remove to a serving platter and slice. Enjoy! This meatloaf is easily doubled.
