Meatloaf

Last week I made a meatloaf and it turned out so great. I don't use recipes and am bad about measuring so laugh all you want at my recipe to follow! Sorry I forgot to take a picture.

1 lb ground beef
1/2 Belll pepper
1 small onion
1/2 can rotel (drained well)
Cheddar Cheese
Breadcrumbs
Egg
Worcestershire Sauce
Ketchup

OK, so I diced up the bell pepper and onion, and placed them in a pan to sweat them out. I cooked them until the onion got ALMOST translucent.  I set them aside to cool slightly before adding to beef mixture.
In a bowl combine beef, rotel, onion/pepper mixture, couple lugs of Worcestershire sauce, and a light squeeze of ketchup. Add 1 large egg (or 2 small) and a palm-ish full of breadcrumbs.  After this is mixed together, sprinkle in cheddar cheese and mix lightly. DO NOT OVER WORK THE GROUND BEEF!
I have a meatloaf pan that drains off excess fat but I really like the "crust" just leaving it on a cookie sheet or pan makes. So I split into two smaller loaves and let cook on a sheet lined with foil for 30 minutes at 400. Check at 15 minutes and you may want to rotate the pan also add ketchup on top at this point and it will carmelize on the top as the loaf finishes. Remember, ALL OVENS ARE DIFFERENT!

Serve with salad, corn, mashed potatoes and brown gravy.

Best part is that you will possibly have leftovers and they make a great sandwich the next day!