Ingredients

  • 1 teaspoon Cumin
  • 1 teaspoon Black Pepper
  • 1 teaspoon Chili Powder
  • 1 teaspoon Salt
  • 1- 1/2 cup Regular Oats
  • 1 whole Carrot, Peeled, Finely Chopped Or Grated
  • 1 whole Onion, finely chopped
  • 1 Tablespoon Minced Garlic
  • 1 whole Bell Pepper, Stem And Seeds Removed Then Finely Chopped
  • 2 whole Eggs
  • 2 pounds Ground Beef
  • 3/4 cups BBQ Sauce
  • 1- 1/2 teaspoon Cumin

Method

  • Preheat oven to 350 F.
  • In a large bowl combine cumin, pepper, chili powder, salt and oats.
  • Add carrot, onion, garlic, bell pepper, and eggs.
  • Stir well.
  • Incorporate ground beef using a spoon or your (clean) hands.
  • Cover the inside of a large 10 loaf pan in foil, leaving a wide over hang of foil on two opposite ends.
  • Spray the foil with Pam or other non-stick baking spray or oil.
  • Pat meatloaf mixture into the foil lined pan.
  • Firmly press it into the pan and then lift it out of the pan by pulling foil edges up.
  • Turn it upside down on a broiler pan or a rack that youve placed on a rimmed baking sheet and remove foil.
  • This should create a meatloaf shaped like a loaf of homemade bread.
  • Bake at 350 F for 45 minutes.
  • Combine sauce ingredients in a bowl.
  • After 45 minutes of baking, pull the loaf out of the oven and brush sauce over loaf.
  • Put it back in the oven and continue cooking for an additional 15 minutes or until an internal temperature of 170 F is reached.
  • Total cook time is approximately an hour.