Old-Fashioned All-American Meat Loaf

Ingredients

• 0.5 teaspoon pepper black
• 2 ounce bread gluten-free
• 2 teaspoons apple cider vinegar 
• 2 large egg whites 
• 1 pound ground beef 
• 0.5 cup bell pepper green finely chopped
• 0.5 cup onion finely chopped
• 0.5 teaspoon salt divided
• 1 tablespoon sugar 
• 8 ounce tomato sauce divided canned
• 2 teaspoons worcestershire sauce 

Equipment

• food processor
• bowl
• baking sheet
• oven
• whisk
• aluminum foil

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 35
2. Combine egg whites, 1/4 teaspoon salt, and pepper in a large bowl, stirring with a whisk.
3. Add beef, bell pepper, onion, and 1/2 cup tomato sauce to egg mixture.
4. Place bread pieces in a food processor; process until fine crumbs form.
5. Add crumbs to beef mixture, mixing with hands just until combined. Shape beef mixture into an 8 x 5inch loaf.
6. Place on a foil-lined baking sheet coated with cooking spray.
7. Combine remaining tomato sauce, remaining 1/4 teaspoon salt, sugar, vinegar, and Worcestershire sauce in a small bowl, stirring with a spoon. Reserve 2 tablespoons tomato sauce mixture. Spoon remaining sauce mixture over top of loaf.
8. Bake at 350 for 45 minutes or until done.
9. Remove from oven, and spoon reserved sauce over meat loaf.
10. Let stand 10 minutes before cutting into 8 slices.