#2051 - Pizza Meatloaf

(by Shirley McNevich)

1 envelope Lipton onion soup mix
2lbs. ground chuck
1 1/2 cups fresh breadcrumbs
2 eggs
1 cup chopped green bell peppers
1/4 cup water + 1/2 cup water
1 onion (chopped)
1 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. pepper
1 cup of your favorite pizza sauce
1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese

Break fresh bread into bite sized pieces until you have 1 1/2 cups. In a bowl add onion soup mix, ground chuck, bread pieces, eggs, green bell peppers, 1/4 cup water, salt, pepper, chopped onions, 1/2 cup of pizza sauce and 1/2 cup of the shredded mozzarella cheese--mix with your hands. Form the mixture into 2 small loafs. Spray 2 bread loaf pans with Pam. Place one meatloaf in each pan. Spread 1/4 cup of pizza sauce over the first loaf. Spread 1/4 cup of pizza sauce over the second loaf. Add 1/4 cup of water to the bottom of each of the bread loaf pans. Bake at 350 degrees for 40-50 minutes. Remove from oven, sprinkle 1/4 cup of shredded mozzarella cheese over the first meatloaf. Sprinkle 1/4 cup shredded mozzarella cheese over the second meatloaf. Return to oven for 10 more minutes or until cheese is melted.