Meat Loaf, The Best - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 lb. ground chuck
1/2 diced green pepper
1 medium onion, diced
2 stalks celery, diced
2 Tbsp. beef bouillon
1/2 tsp. garlic powder
1 tsp. basil
1 large egg or 2 small
salt and pepper to taste
1 1/2 sliced green pepper
1 large onion, sliced
1 qt. canned tomatoes or 4 large fresh garden tomatoes, sliced
1 tsp. basil

Preparation

Saute pepper, onion and celery for 10 minutes.
Mix with meat. Add beef bouillon, garlic powder and basil.
Mix and taste; add salt, if needed.
Add egg(s) and mix.
Use a glass baking dish; form mixture into a long loaf (3-inches) high or so.
Place pepper, onion, celery and basil around and on top of mixture.
Add salt and pepper to taste.
Cover with tinfoil, don't let tinfoil touch mixture.
Bake 2 hours at 350\u00b0.
Check after 1 1/2 hours and remove tinfoil.
Let it brown the last 1/2 hour.