This meatloaf is my mother's meatloaf. It is actually a combination of a recipe out of a cookbook and a friend's recipe.
1 1/2 lb. ground beef
3/4 c. uncooked oatmeal
1/4 c. chopped green pepper (my mom also adds some chopped red pepper for the color)
3/4 c. milk
1/4 c. chopped onion
1 tsp. salt
1 egg
Cheese (The cheese can be whatever you like, but we use 2 American Cheese slices)
Combine all of the ingredients and mix thoroughly. Take about half of the meat mixture and pack it in a loaf pan. Cut the cheese slices in half and layer them in the middle of the loaf. Pack the remaining meat mixture in the pan. The last time I made this meat loaf, I added some squash puree. I didn't even notice the difference. You may have noticed from the picture that there are no peppers in my meatloaf. I like them, but my kids do not. For that reason I added the puree. I also baked them in two small loaf pans instead of one big one. So they look smaller.
Topping:
1/2 c. Ketchup
1 T. mustard
2 T. brown sugar
Combine the ingredients for the topping and pour over meatloaf. Bake for 1 hour to 1 hour 15 minutes at 350 degrees. And then I let it set for a 10-15 minutes.
Part of the recipe is taken out of the Sutherland Church of Christ cookbook.
