Sloppy Joe Meat Loaf

1/2 cup chopped sweet pepper
1/2 cup chopped onion
2lb 85% lean ground beef
1 tsp garlic pwdr
1/2 cup dry bread crumbs
1 egg slightly beaten
1 cup shredded sharp cheddar cheese
1 envelope dry sloppy joe seasoning
1 can sloppy joe seasoning
salt and pepper to taste.

sautee onion and pepper till soft. Mix ground beef, egg,bread crumbs,garlic pwdr, cheese, onion and pepper and dry sloppy joe seasoning together with salt and pepper. form into a loaf pan and bake at 325 for 45 min. then pour can of sloppy joe mix over top of meat loaf and bake for another 15 minutes.
All my friends loved it and some times I do a variation where I also add 1/2 cup crumbled blu cheese.