Old Fashioned Meatloaf

Ingredients

• 2 pounds Ground beef
• 2 Eggs Lightly beaten
• 1 Onion (medium? Finely minced
• 1 teaspoon Salt
• 1/2 teaspoon Black pepper
• 1 Red bell pepper Finely chopped
• 1/4 cup Ketchup
• 2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
• 11/2 Cups Oatmeal Old fashioned and uncooked
• 4 Strips Bacon Optional ingredient that I tend to omit

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. Sauté onion and red pepper.
3. Mix meat and make a large well. Add eggs, onions salt, black pepper, red pepper, ketchup, Worcestershire Sauce, milk and oats. Mix together thoroughly.
4. (If bacon is being used, place 2 strips of bacon crossed corner to corner in the bottom of the pan.). Place meatloaf in the pan, ideally a meatloaf pan. (If bacon is being used, put two similarly crossed strips of bacon on the top of the loaf.
5. Bake one hour or until done. Pour tomato sauce over the loaf and bake an additional 30 minutes.
6. Let loaf rest 15 minutes before slicing and serving it.