Julie's Meatloaf - Meat Loaf

• 1-1/2 sleeves of saltine crackers, crushed
• 2 eggs, slightly beaten
• 1/8 cup (30 ml) sweet pickle juice
• 2 lbs (.9 kg). ground beef
• 1/2 tsp (2 ml). garlic powder
• 1 tsp (5 ml). salt
• 1 tsp (5 ml). black pepper
• 1 medium green bell peppper, chopped
• 1 medium onion, chopped
• 1/2 cup (125 ml) BBQ sauce
• 1/2 cup (125 ml) tomato ketchup
• several thick slices of Provolone Cheese
• extra tomato ketchup, for the topping

1. Preheat oven to 450 degrees (225 C.).
2. Spray a large loaf pan with vegetable spray.
3. Mix together well, by hand, the crackers, eggs, pickle juice, ground beef, garlic powder, salt, pepper, bell pepper, onion, BBQ sauce and tomato ketchup.
4. Put half of this mixture into the prepared loaf pan.
5. Lay several slices of the cheese on top of this mixture, making sure the edges of the cheese overlap each other.
6. Put the remaining half of the beef mixture on top of the cheese.
7. Lay several more slices of the cheese on top of this, again making sure the cheese overlap each other.
8. Spread some extra tomato ketchup over the top of the cheese.
9. Put the fully filled loaf pan on top of a cookie sheet.
10. Bake for approximately 40 minutes or until done to suit you.
11. NOTE: The cheese on top WILL be crunchy.
12. NOTE: If mixture is really wet, when mixing it together, then you may want to add more crushed crackers.
13. If mixture is really dry, then add more pickle juice, BBQ Sauce, or ketchup.
14. Note: Can use frozen mixture of green peppers and onions, and can also use dill pickle juice, your choice.
15. Note: This entree is really good with mashed potatoes and green peas as your side dishes
16. Yum, Yum!

crackers, eggs, sweet pickle juice, garlic powder, salt, black pepper, green bell peppper, onion, bbq sauce, tomato ketchup, provolone cheese, tomato ketchup

Taken from online-cookbook.com/goto/cook/rpage/001A07 (may not work)