Sweet Meatloaf

• Meatloaf
• 2 lbs ground beef
• 2 1/2 cups butter flavored crackers
• 1 onion
• 1 carrot
• 1 stalk celery
• 1 bell pepper, any type
• 2 eggs
• 3/4 cup ketchup
• 1/4 cup brown sugar
• 1 cup water
• sauce
• 1 cup ketchup
• 3/4 teaspoon salt
• 2 tablespoons mustard
• 1/2 cup brown sugar

1. Cut up the onion, carrot, celery and bellpepper and put it in a frying pan with water on medium to cook until it is soft and the onion starts to look a little translucient. If you need to add a little more water that is okay but when you add them to the ground beef mixture DO NOT add any liquid that is left. I turn them off to cool a bit while I start adding the other ingredients in a bowl.
2. In a large bowl mix the ground beef, crackers(or saltines). Make sure you crush the crackers real good. Add the eggs, 3/4 ketchup, 1/4 brown sugar and the veggies that you cooked. Mix together until blended.
3. Press together into a square pan. I use a larger pan instead of a meatloaf pan because I sometimes will add a little bit more meat and I like the room for the sauce.
4. Bake for 1 hour at 350 degrees in a preheated oven. While the meatloaf is cooking mix together the ingredients for the sauce, 1 cup ketcup, salt, mustard and 1/2 cup of brown sugar.
5. After 1 hour drain any excess grease from your pan and add the sauce on top and cook for an additional 15 minutes.
6. Enjoy !

meatloaf, ground beef, butter, onion, carrot, celery, bell pepper, eggs, ketchup, brown sugar, water, sauce, ketchup, salt, mustard, brown sugar

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/sweet-meatloaf-416614 (may not work)