Recipe and source notes

Scrumptious Meat Loaf

6 servings Source yield

Ingredients

  • 1 lb extra-lean ground beef
  • ½ cup tomato paste
  • ¼ cup onion
  • ¼ cup green bell pepper
  • ¼ cup red bell pepper
  • 1 cup tomatoes, fresh, blanched, chopped
  • ½ tsp mustard, low sodium
  • ¼ tsp black pepper, ground
  • ½ tsp red chile pepper, ground
  • 2 cloves garlic, chopped
  • 2 stalks scallions (green onions), chopped
  • ½ tsp ginger, ground
  • ⅛ tsp nutmeg, ground
  • 1 tsp orange peel (zest), grated
  • ½ tsp thyme, crushed
  • ¼ cup bread crumbs, fine, dry

Make it step by step

  1. Mix all ingredients together.
  2. Place in 1-pound loaf pan (preferably with drip rack) and bake covered at 350°F for 50 minutes.
  3. Uncover pan and continue baking for 12 minutes.

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