1/2 cup chopped onion
2 tablespoons chopped green bell pepper
2 tablespoons butter or margarine
2 beaten eggs
1/2 cup tomato juice
1/2 cup quick-cooking rolled oats
1 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon dry mustard
1 1/2 pounds ground beef
1/2 pound country sausage

Cook onion and bell pepper in butter until tender but not brown.

Combine eggs with next 4 ingredients and cooked vegetables. Add beef and sausage and mix well. Pat mixture into 9 x 5-inch loaf pan. Bake at 350 degrees F for 1 1/2 hours.

Remove from oven and pour off excess fat. Let meat stand in pan several minutes before slicing.

Makes 8 servings.