MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.06 Title: Meat Loaf With Chili Sauce Categories: Beef, Vegetables, Herbs, Breads, Chilies Yield: 8 servings 1 lg Onion; fine chopped 1/2 c Seasoned bread crumbs 1 sm Bell pepper; chopped 2 lg Eggs; lightly beaten 1/2 c Chili sauce 2 tb Spicy brown mustard 4 cl Garlic; minced 3/4 ts Salt 1/4 ts Dried oregano 1/4 ts Dried basil 2 lb Lean ground beef Additional chili sauce (optional) Cut four 20x3" strips of heavy-duty foil; crisscross so they resemble spokes of a wheel. Place strips on bottom and up sides of a 5 qt slow cooker. Coat strips with cooking spray. In a large bowl, combine the first 10 ingredients. Add beef; mix lightly but thoroughly. Shape into a 9" round loaf. Place loaf in center of strips in slow cooker. Cook, covered, on low 3-4 hours or until a thermometer reads at least 160°F. If desired, spoon additional chili sauce over meat loaf; let stand 10 minutes. Using foil strips as handles, remove meat loaf to a platter. FREEZE OPTION: Cover and freeze leftover meat loaf slices in a greased 2-qt. shallow baking dish. To use, partially thaw in refrigerator overnight. Remove from refrigerator 30 minutes before baking. Set oven @ 350°F/175°C. Reheat meat slices, covered, until a thermometer inserted in center reads 165°F/74°C. Recipe by Robert Cox, Las Cruces, New Mexico RECIPE FROM: https://www.tasteofhome.com Uncle Dirty Dave's Archives MMMMM