Servings: Makes 4 loaves, cut into 5-6 slices each
Ingredients:
*1 cup water
*1 Tablespoon margarine
*1/2 of a yellow onion, diced
*1/2 of a green bell pepper, diced
*3 lb. lean ground beef
*1 Tablespoon Liquid Smoke
*1/2 cup low fat milk
*1 jar (14 oz.) Prego pasta sauce (the traditional one)
*1 egg, slightly beaten
*1 cup dry bread crumbs
*1/2 teaspoon salt
*1/4 teaspoon black pepper
*1 packet Meatloaf Seasoning
*cooking spray
Directions:
Preheat oven to 400 F. Spray a roasting pan with cooking spray. Add water to the bottom of the roasting pan.
Saute onion and bell pepper in margarine over medium heat until tender. Stir in milk, Liquid Smoke, and half of the jar of Prego, and immediately remove from heat. Set aside.
In another bowl mix dry ingredients together.
In a large bowl, mix together the dry ingredients with the raw ground beef using your hands. Add the milk mixture to the meat. Stir well. Add the egg. Mix thoroughly with a fork.
Divide the meat mixture into 4 equal parts. Pack down each part with a spoon or fork, and mold each into an oval. Transfer to the roasting pan using a flat spatula. Spread remaining Prego equally over the tops of all 4 loaves.
Bake uncovered for 45 minutes. Then cover with foil, and bake 45 more minutes. Remove from oven and let sit for 15 minutes before slicing. Wrap 2 loaves in foil and store in a freezer safe zip lock bag. Place in the freezer for another meal. Cut each of the 2 remaining loaves into 5 or 6 slices.
This goes great with mashed potatoes and steamed broccoli with cheese.
