Recipe - Standard Fare Meat Loaf

1 lg Egg
One fourth cup Finely chopped onion
One fourth cup Finely chopped green bell
pepper
3 tablespoon Ketchup
5 Saltines; crushed fine,
(about One fourth cup)
1 One half teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
Three fourths teaspoon Salt
1 pound Ground chuck; (preferably
not lean)
2 sl Bacon; halved crosswise

Standard fare at church suppers throughout the region. New England meat
loaves often use crushed crackers rather than bread crumbs as a binder. Can
be prepared in 45 minutes or less. Produces 2 servings

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. In a bowl whisk together the egg, the
onion, the bell pepper, 2 tablespoons of the ketchup, the saltines, the
Worcestershire sauce, the salt, and pepper to taste, add the chuck, and
blend the mixture with your hands until it is just combined (do not over
mix). Form the mixture into an 8" x 4" loaf in a shallow baking pan, spread
the remaining tablespoon ketchup over it, and drape the bacon pieces across
the loaf. Bake the meat loaf in the middle of the oven for 30 minutes.

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on Jan 16, 1998