Lakeside Grill Meatloaf With "secret Sauce"

Total Time: 1 hr 25 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 1/2 lbs ground beef
• 1 (14 ounce) can diced tomatoes
• 1 cup crushed saltine crackers
• 1 cup chopped celery
• 1 small onion, finely chopped
• 4 chopped garlic cloves
• 1/2 cup chopped bell pepper
• 1 teaspoon italian seasoning
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon pepper
• 2 eggs
• 1/2 cup ketchup
• 2 tablespoons worcestershire sauce

Recipe

• 1 combine all of the ingredients except the ketchup and worcesterchire sauce in a large bowl.
• 2 shape into a loaf in a large glass baking dish.
• 3 (i use a glass baking dish because it allows me to leave plenty of room at the sides for the grease to drain.).
• 4 mix the ketchup and worcestershire sauce together and spread on top of the loaf. (yep -- that's the "secret sauce").
• 5 bake at 350 degrees for about an hour and ten minutes.
• 6 let stand for 5 or 10 minutes before serving.
• 7 i like to slice it thick (about 2") and serve it standing up on a plate, it makes a nice presentation and gives a little of the sauce with each bite.