Ingredients
- 4 green chiles (minced)
- 2 italian sausage links
- 1 onion (chopped)
- 1 garlic clove (minced)
- 1 egg
- 1 green pepper
- 1 pound beef (lean ground)
- 8 ounces tomato sauce
- 1 cup cornbread stuffing see note
- 1/2 pound pork (ground)
- 1 tablespoon chili powder
- 1/2 teaspoon worcestershire sauce
- 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 pinch nutmeg (ground)
* Use prepared stuffing mix in box.
Combine the ground meat, pork, and sausage in large bowl. Mix in the= stuffing mix (which has been crushed slightly), onions, chiles, beaten egg,= chili powder, garlic and garlic powder. Pour in half the tomato sauce and= mix very well with your hands. (Wear plastic baggies on hands.) Slice the green bell peppers into very thin slivers. Grease a cookie= sheet with at least 2-inch sides. Place the green peppers onto the sheet. Press the meat mixture into a loaf dish and then turn out on top of the= slivered green peppers, tucking under any peppers slices that are not under= the meat. Bake in a preheated 375-degree oven for 1 hour and 15 minutes. Drain= off any fat from dish. An easy way is to absorb the fat with paper towels.= Pour the remaining tomato sauce, which has been blended with the nutmeg and= Worcestershire sauce, over the top of the meatloaf. Continue baking for 5-10 minutes longer. Let stand 15 minutes before= slicing.