The Best Meatloaf

Ingredients

• 1 cup soft bread crumbs
• 0.5 cups milk
• 1.5 pounds ground beef
• 1 onion , chopped
• 0.5 cups diced green bell pepper
• 3 tablespoons steak sauce , e.g. Heinz 57
• 1 egg , slightly beaten
• 1.25 teaspoons salt
• ground black pepper to taste
• 0.25 cups steak sauce , or more to taste

Instructions

1. 1

   Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease an 8x4-inch loaf pan. Combine bread crumbs and milk in a small bowl; set aside to soften.

2. 2

   Mix ground beef, onion, bell pepper, steak sauce, egg, salt, and black pepper in a large bowl; add bread crumb mixture and mix with your hands until combined.

3. 3

   Pat the mixture into the prepared loaf pan; brush the top with 1/4 cup steak sauce.

4. 4

   Bake in the preheated oven until no longer pink in the center, about 1 hour. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read at least 160 degrees F (70 degrees C). Allow to stand for 5 minutes before slicing.