Ritchie Estate Mexican Meatloaf

Description
This recipe came from an estate sale. I obtained it when I purchased the family collection from the Ritchie Estate in Balch Springs, Texas in 1984.
 * Contributed by Catsrecipes Y-Group

Ingredients

 * 2 pounds lean ground beef
 * 8 ounce can tomato sauce
 * 1 cup dry bread crumbs
 * 1 package taco seasoning mix
 * ⅓ cup chopped green bell pepper
 * ⅓ cup chopped onion
 * 1 large egg
 * 2 cups shredded cheddar cheese
 * ½ cup sour cream
 * ¼ pound cheddar cheese sliced

Directions

 * 1) Preheat oven to 375°F.
 * 2) In a large bowl combine ground beef, tomato sauce, bread crumbs, taco seasoning, pepper, onion and egg then mix thoroughly and set aside.
 * 3) In a medium bowl combine cheddar cheese and sour cream.
 * 4) Place half the meat mixture in loaf pan.
 * 5) Make a deep well the length of loaf then place cheese mixture in well and place remaining meat mixture on top.
 * 6) Bake for 1½ hours then pour off drippings and top with sliced cheese and allow to stand for 10 minutes.