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Mom’s Sweet Pepper Meatloaf

Difficulty: Moderate
Time: 1 hour 10 minutes
Serves: 4

Meatloaf

  • 1.5 lb ground beef
  • 4 oz ground pork
  • 1 spicy Italian sausage, casing removed and crumbled
  • 1 tbsp butter
  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 shallot, finely chopped
  • 1 Maestro® Sweet Bell Pepper, seeded and finely chopped
  • 1 clove garlic, finely chopped
  • ½ cup breadcrumbs
  • ¼ cup whipping cream
  • 1 egg
  • 1 tbsp grainy mustard
  • ½ tsp fresh sage, finely chopped
  • ½ tsp fresh thyme, finely chopped
  • 1 tsp Kosher salt
  • ½ tsp ground pepper

Roma Tomato Glaze

  • 4 Roma Tomatoes, chopped
  • ½ cup balsamic vinegar
  • 4 tbsp honey
  • 4 tbsp ginger, chopped
  • 2 tsp Worcestershire sauce

A sweet, savory treat, this spin on mom’s famous meatloaf using Maestro® Sweet Bell Peppers will have the family wanting more!

Instructions

Meatloaf

  1. Preheat oven to 375°F.
  2. Heat butter and olive oil in a skillet over medium heat. Add shallots, Maestro® Sweet Bell Pepper and sauté for 2 minutes. Add garlic, thyme, sage and sauté for another 2 minutes. Remove from heat and cool slightly.
  3. In a large bowl, mix together all ingredients. Mix well.
  4. Place a sheet of parchment on baking sheet. Shape meat mixture into a loaf and bake for 30 minutes. Turn sheet in the oven and bake for another 25 minutes or until the loaf’s internal temperature reaches 160°F.

Roma Tomato Glaze

  1. Combine balsamic vinegar, honey, ginger, Worcestershire sauce and chopped Roma Tomatoes in a small saucepan. Bring mixture to boil. Lower heat to simmer and reduce glaze to one third.
  2. Purée mixture and strain through a fine mesh sieve. Brush on meatloaf or BBQ ribs!