Mom's Meatloaf

Recipe View Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). (5 minutes)

Recipe View In a large bowl, gently combine ground beef, tomato sauce, crushed saltine crackers, finely chopped onion, beaten eggs, finely chopped green bell pepper, salt, ground thyme, and ground marjoram until just mixed. Be careful not to overmix. (10 minutes)

Recipe View Shape the mixture into two equal loaves and place them in a 9x13-inch baking dish. (5 minutes)

Recipe View Cover the baking dish tightly with aluminum foil and bake in the preheated oven for 1 hour. (60 minutes)

Recipe View While the meatloaves are baking, prepare the glaze: In a small bowl, whisk together ketchup and light corn syrup until smooth. (3 minutes)

Recipe View After 1 hour, carefully remove the baking dish from the oven and remove the foil. Brush the ketchup glaze evenly over both meatloaves. (2 minutes)

Recipe View Return the baking dish to the oven and bake, uncovered, until the loaves are no longer pink in the center and the glaze is nicely caramelized, approximately 15 to 20 minutes. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read at least 160 degrees F (70 degrees C). (20 minutes)

Recipe View Let the meatloaves rest for 10 minutes before slicing and serving. (10 minutes)