Meat Loaf with Sweet Potatoes
(from kintyre’s recipe box)
Source: Ground Beef Cookbook
Prep time: 15 minutes
Cook time: 60 minutes
Serves 8 people
Categories: dinner
Ingredients
- 1 can (8 ounces) tomato sauce
- 1 egg
- 2 cups crushed butter-flavored crackers (about 50 crackers), divided
- 1/2 cup chopped green pepper
- 1/4 up chopped onion
- 2 teaspoons salt
- 2 pounds lean ground beef
- 1 can (23 ounces) cut sweet potatoes, drained (or 4 medium cooked)
- 1/2 cup molasses
- 4 bacon strips
Directions
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In a large bowl, combine the tomato sauce, egg, 1/2 cup of cracker crumbs, green pepper, onion, and salt.
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Crumble beef over mixture and mix well.
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Shape into a loaf in a greased 13 by 9 by 2 inch baking dish.
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Bake, uncovered, at 350 degrees for 30 minutes; drain.
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Combine sweet potatoes and molasses; roll potatoes in remaining crumbs.
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Add potatoes to the pan; place bacon strips over meat loaf.
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Bake 30 minutes longer or until the meat is no longer pink and a meat thermometer reads 160 degrees