Ingredients:
2 pounds lean ground chuck
1/3 cup carrots finely diced
1/3 cup green bell pepper finely diced
1/3 cup sweet onion finely diced
1 clove of garlic minced
1 tsp salt
1/2tsp black pepper
2/3 cup crushed oyster crackers or unsalted crackers
1 cup of ketchup (or tomato sauce recipe)
Directions:
Preheat oven to 400*F. In a large mixing bowl, mix all seasonings and crackers and vegetables well. Then add ground chuck and incorporate together. In a glass casserole dish (8x6x2) place meat mixture. Bake in oven for 35 minutes. Remove and spread Tomato Sauce (recipe Below) on top. Place in oven for another 20 minutes.

Serve with mashed potatoes and sweet peas.
Tomato Sauce:
Ingredients:
3 ounce tomato paste
1 tbsp. sugar
2 tbsp. Worcestershire sauce
1 tbsp. white vinegar
¼ tsp salt
¼ tsp garlic powder
Directions:
Mix all ingredients well in a sauce pot. Allow sauce to heat slowly to incorporate all flavors.