Meat loaf tropicale
Yield: 6 Servings
Ingredients:
- 1 1/2 lb Lean Ground Beef
- 1 ea Egg; Lg
- 1 c Bananas; Ripe Mashed
- 2 Lg
- 1/2 c Oats; Quick Cooking
- 1/2 c Green Bell Pepper; Chopped
- 2 tb Onion; Chopped
- 1 ts Salt
- 1 ts Mustard; Prepared
- 1/4 ts Nutmeg
- 1/8 ts Allspice
- 2 ea Slices Bacon
- 3 tb Orange Marmalade
Instructions:
Heat the oven to 350 degrees F. Mix all of the ingredients except the bacon and marmalade together. Spread the mixture in an ungreased loaf pan 9 X 5 X 3-inches. Crisscross the bacon slices on the top of the meat mixture and spread the marmalade over the whole thing. Bake uncovered for 1 to 1 1/4 hours. Drain off the excess fat and let stand for 5 to 10 minutes before slicing. NOTE: The bananas add a unique almost mysterious flavor and a special moistness to this elegant meat loaf.



