Italian Meat Loaf - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 lb. ground beef
2 eggs, beaten
1 c. milk
1 medium onion, chopped
1 medium bell pepper, chopped
12 to 15 saltines, crushed
salt and pepper to taste
16 oz. tomato sauce
1 tsp. basil
1 tsp. oregano
1 tsp. parsley
1 Tbsp. minced garlic

Preparation

Combine beef, eggs, milk, onion, bell pepper, saltines, salt and pepper.
Mix tomato sauce, basil, oregano, parsley and garlic. Pour 1/2 tomato sauce into meat mixture.
Mix well.
Mixture will be thin.
Pour into meat loaf pan.
Bake at 400\u00b0 for 15 minutes. Reduce heat to 375\u00b0; pour remaining sauce over meat and bake 1 1/2 hours.