Mama O's Saucy Sweet Meatloaf

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 1/2 lbs meatloaf mixture (ground lamb and beef)
• 1/3 cup water
• 1 egg
• 1 garlic clove (minced)
• 1/4 cup onion (minced)
• 1/4 cup green pepper (minced)
• 1 tempo meatloaf mix
• salt
• pepper
• 1 cup ketchup
• 1/4 cup brown sugar
• 2 slices bacon
• 1 tomato (seeded, cored, chopped)

Recipe

• 1 for meatloaf preheat oven to 350.
• 2 in a bowl mix water, egg, onion, green pepper, garlic and tempo.
• 3 add lamb/beef mixture, salt and pepper.
• 4 mix till combined and pat mixture into a loaf pan.
• 5 place in preheated oven and set timer for 20 minutes.
• 6 in the meantime for sauce combine ketchup and brown sugar and set aside.
• 7 in skillet fry bacon until crisp, remove bacon and set aside.
• 8 add tomatoes to drippings in skillet and saute on med low heat for one minute.
• 9 add ketchup mixture to skillet. stir and simmer until sugar is dissolved.
• 10 crumble bacon and stir into sauce; set aside.
• 11 when meatloaf has cooked for 20 minutes remove from oven and drain off any fat collected in pan (i try to use lean meat so there is not much).
• 12 cover meat with sauce and return to oven.
• 13 bake for another 20 minutes or until meatloaf is done.