Best 11 Red Pepper Meat Loaf Recipes

BELL PEPPER MEAT LOAVES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350° and line a medium baking sheet with parchment paper. Cut ends off peppers and finely chop (minus the stems), then set aside. Remove seeds and slice peppers into 2" thick rings; you should be able to get 2 rings out of each pepper. Place on prepared baking sheet.
• In a large bowl, combine beef with chopped peppers, bread crumbs, egg, Worcestershire sauce, onion, thyme, garlic, and tomato paste. Season with salt and pepper and stir until combined. Fill each pepper ring with meat loaf mixture.
• In a small bowl, whisk together ketchup and brown sugar and brush on tops of meat loaves. Bake for 35 minutes, then top with cheese, and bake 5 to 10 minutes more, or until cheese is melty. Garnish with parsley and serve.

ROASTED RED PEPPER MEATLOAF WITH SPICY BARBECUE GLAZE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line a rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper.
• Combine the meatloaf mix, crackers, roasted red peppers, cilantro, parsley, eggs, onion, garlic, ketchup, 1 1/2 teaspoons salt and 1/2 teaspoon pepper in a large bowl. Using your hands, mix together until well combined.
• Transfer the mixture to the prepared baking sheet and form it into a compact oval-shaped loaf, about 9 inches by 5 inches. Bake for 30 minutes.
• Stir together the barbecue sauce, honey, chipotle chile powder and vinegar in small bowl for the glaze. Remove the meatloaf from the oven and brush the top and sides all over with the glaze. Return to the oven and bake until the glaze starts to caramelize and a thermometer inserted in the center of the meatloaf registers 160 degrees F, about 25 minutes more. Let rest for 10 minutes before slicing and serving.

RED PEPPER MEAT LOAF

Steps:

• In a small bowl, combine the first 6 ingredients. Crumble pork and turkey over mixture and mix well. Shape into a loaf and place in a greased 8-in. square baking dish. Drizzle with barbecue sauce. , Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 40-45 minutes or until a thermometer reads 165°.

CLASSIC MEATLOAF

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F.
• Place the carrot, celery, onion, red bell pepper, mushrooms, and garlic in a food processor, and pulse until very finely chopped, almost to a puree. Place the minced vegetables into a large mixing bowl, and mix in ground chuck, Worcestershire sauce, and egg. Add Italian herbs, salt, black pepper, and cayenne pepper. Mix gently with a wooden spoon to incorporate vegetables and egg into the meat. Pour in bread crumbs. With your hand, gently mix in the crumbs with your fingertips just until combined, about 1 minute.
• Form the meatloaf into a ball. Pour olive oil into a baking dish and place the ball of meat into the dish. Shape the ball into a loaf, about 4 inches high by 6 inches across.
• Bake in the preheated oven just until the meatloaf is hot, about 15 minutes.
• Meanwhile, in a small bowl, mix together brown sugar, ketchup, Dijon mustard, and hot sauce. Stir until the brown sugar has dissolved.
• Remove the meatloaf from the oven. With the back of a spoon, smooth the glaze onto the top of the meatloaf, then pull a little bit of glaze down the sides of the meatloaf with the back of the spoon.
• Return meatloaf to oven, and bake until the loaf is no longer pink inside and the glaze has baked onto the loaf, 30 to 40 more minutes. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the thickest part of the loaf should read at least 160 degrees F (70 degrees C). Cooking time will depend on shape and thickness of the meatloaf.

GREEN PEPPER MEAT LOAF

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the eggs, green peppers, onion, celery leaves, parsley and soup mix. Crumble beef and sausage over the mixture and mix well. Shape into a 12x4-in. loaf. , Place on a rack in a shallow baking pan. Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 1 hour. Place bacon strips over top if desired. Bake 45-60 minutes longer or until no pink remains and a thermometer reads 160°.

ONION- AND PEPPER-STUFFED MEATLOAF

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Spray a 9x11-inch baking dish with cooking spray.
• Cut 3/4 each of onion, green bell pepper, red bell pepper, and yellow bell pepper into thin slices. Dice remaining 1/4 of onion and peppers.
• Mix ground beef, diced onion and peppers, tomato sauce, crushed crackers, brown sugar, egg, Worcestershire sauce, chicken stock, olive oil, steak seasoning, garlic, and pepper together in a bowl until well-combined.
• Spread 1/2 of the beef mixture into the bottom of the prepared baking dish. Top meat with sliced onion and peppers, leaving a 1-inch border. Spread remaining beef mixture over vegetables, tucking in sides to seal vegetables in the center of the meatloaf. Pour ketchup over the top of the meatloaf.
• Bake in the preheated oven until no longer pink in the center, about 1 hour. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read at least 160 degrees F (70 degrees C).

ROASTED RED PEPPER MEATLOAF

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Mix first 10 ingredients with your hands in a bowl.
• Divide the mixture into eighths and fill into the pepper rounds. Make sure you smoosh (yes, smoosh) them down to completely fill them.
• Top each pepper round with the ketchup mixture and place on top of a slice of bread.
• Set each bread/pepper on top of a baking sheet and bake for 35-40 minutes or until a meat thermometer reads 160 degrees.
• Cool for 10 minutes, serve and sigh with happiness.

MARSHALL FIELD'S MEATLOAF WITH RED PEPPER SAUCE

Steps:

• Meatloaf:.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Finely crush croutons and combine with broth in small bowl. Let stand 10 minutes.
• Heat oil in skillet. Add onions and cook over medium heat 8 to 10 minutes or until soft. Set aside.
• In large bowl, beat eggs. Mix in pesto, pine nuts, Worcestershire sauce, seasoned salt and pepper.
• Add meat, spinach, cooked onion and crouton mixture. Mix well.
• Place mixture in bread pan and bake 1 hour and 15 minutes. Let stand 10 minutes before slicing.
• Remove from pan and slice.
• Serve topped with sauce.
• Sauce:.
• Rub saucepan with garlic. Discard clove.
• Melt 4 tablespoons butter over low heat.
• Add flour and stir until blended. Stir in beef broth.
• Stirring constantly, cook sauce until it comes to boil. Add salt, pepper and Worcestershire sauce.
• Remove from heat, stir.
• Melt remaining 2 tablespoons butter in medium skillet.
• Add bell pepper and cook over medium heat 5 minutes or until it begins to soften.
• Add to reserved brown sauce.
• Adjust seasonings as needed and heat through.

BUBBY'S TURKEY MEATLOAF WITH RED PEPPER SAUCE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• In a large mixing bowl, mix together all the ingredients for the meatloaf and work together completely by hand until all ingredients are evenly distributed and the mixture is uniform. Place meat mixture into a 9 by 13-inch baking dish and shape into a loaf about 11 inches long and 4 inches wide. It is important to form it like this so that it cooks evenly throughout. The loaf should be in the middle of the pan with room on both sides for the sauce to pool.
• Place all ingredients in a blender or food processor and puree until smooth. Cover the meatloaf with the sauce and allow excess sauce to pool around the meatloaf. Cover pan with aluminum foil but avoid contact with meat loaf by leaving at least a couple inches of space between the top of the meatloaf and the foil. Bake for 45 minutes, then uncover and bake 45 minutes longer. Let rest for 15 minutes before cutting and serving.

VEAL MEAT LOAF WITH RED BELL PEPPER AND SPINACH

Steps:

• Char red bell pepper over gas flame or in broiler until blackened on all sides. Wrap in paper bag and let stand 10 minutes. Peel, seed and slice pepper into 1/2-inch-wide strips.
• Preheat oven to 350°F. Heat 1 tablespoon olive oil in heavy large skillet over medium-high heat. Add spinach and toss until just wilted, about 2 minutes. Transfer spinach to small bowl. Add remaining 1 tablespoon olive oil to skillet, then onions and garlic; sauté until onions are tender, about 5 minutes. Transfer onion mixture to large bowl. Stir breadcrumbs, eggs, basil, ketchup, thyme, mustard, steak sauce, 1 1/2 teaspoons salt and 1/2 teaspoon black pepper into onion mixture. Mix in veal.
• Place half of veal mixture in 9 x 5 x 3-inch metal loaf pan. Using back of spoon, make 1-inch-wide, 1/2-inch-deep canal lengthwise down middle of loaf. Lay half of red bell pepper strips in canal. Layer with spinach and remaining bell peppers. Fill pan with remaining veal mixture, pressing firmly.
• Bake meat loaf until brown on top and thermometer inserted into center registers 160°F, about 50 minutes. Let cool 15 minutes. Cut into 8 slices and serve.

MEAT LOAF WITH PEPPERS AND MUSHROOMS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 425 degrees.
• Put the beef in a mixing bowl and set aside.
• Heat the butter in a saucepan and add the onions, green peppers and mushrooms. Cook, stirring, until the vegetable mixture is wilted. Continue cooking until any liquid evaporates. Let it stand until cool.
• Add the cooked vegetable mixture and parsley to the meat. Add salt, pepper, the bread crumbs, allspice and egg. Blend well with the hands.
• Pack the mixture into a seven- cup loaf pan and smooth over the top. Place in the oven and bake one hour. Remove from the oven and let stand 20 minutes.
• Unmold and serve sliced. Serve the tomato sauce with horseradish on the side.