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How To make Meat Loaf Italian Style
Ingredients
8
oz
pizza sauce, can
1
each
egg, beaten
1/2
cup
onion, chopped
1/2
cup
bell pepper, green, chopped
1/3
cup
bread, crumbs, dry, seasoned
1/2
teaspoon
garlic salt
1/4
teaspoon
pepper
1 1/2
pound
beef, ground
1
cup
mozzarella cheese, shredded
1
foil handles, see directions
Directions:
Reserve 1/3 cup pizza sauce; cover and refrigerate. In a mixing bowl combine remaining pizza sauce and egg. Stir in onion, green pepper, bread crumbs, garlic salt, and black pepper. Add ground beef and mix well.
Fold meat mixture into a loaf and place on 3 foil handles. Transfer loaf to any size crockpot. Cover and cook 8 to 10 hours on LOW or 4 to 6 hours on HIGH.
To ensure doneness insear meat thermometer into center of loaf and internal temperature should read 170 degrees F.
Spread loaf with reserve 1/3 cup pizza sauce. Sprinkle with mozzarella cheese. Cover and let cook 15 minutes more or until cheese is melted.
Using foil strips, lift loaf from crockpot and transfer to a serving plate. Discard foil strips.
Serves 8.
Foil handles:
Tear off three 20x3 inch strips of heavy foil or use regular foil folded to double thickness. Crisscross the foil strips in a spoke design.
Place the foil handles on a large sheet of waxed paper. Place the meat loaf on the spoke design. Lift the ends of the handles to transfer the loaf to the crockpot.
When ready to serve, simple lift the foil handles from the crockpot and remove the meal to a serving dish.
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This meatloaf recipe is stuffed with Italian spices, cheese and topped with sauce. Italian Meatloaf is the ultimate comfort food and a delicious twist on your favorite traditional meatloaf recipe. It tastes just like your favorite meatball!
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INGREDIENTS
1 1/2 lb ground beef
1 egg
3/4 c. crushed saltine crackers
1/2 c. chopped onion
2 cans tomato sauce 8 oz each
1 tsp salt
1/8 tsp ground black pepper
1/2 tsp dried oregano
2 c. shredded Mozzarella cheese
INSTRUCTIONS
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
In a large mixing bowl combine all ingredients EXCEPT cheese and 1 can tomato sauce. Shape mixture into a 10” x 12” rectangle on a piece of wax paper. Sprinkle 1 1/34 c. cheese over the meat.
Roll up the meat, beginning on the long side of the rectangle and pulling back the wax paper as you go. Press ends to seal. Place on large baking sheet.
Bake for 1 hour. Drain off grease. Pour remaining tomato sauce over loaf and sprinkle with remaining cheese. Bake 15 more minutes or until cheese is melted.
NOTES
For the saltines, you can crush them in a food processor to make it really easy or place them in a bag and crush them with a rolling pin or kitchen mallet.
When I bake it, it usually takes an hour at 350. How long to bake a meatloaf really depends on your oven so be sure to check on it. The easiest way to know when it’s done, is to check the internal temperature with a meat thermometer. It should be 160 to 165°F in the center.
If you don’t have a thermometer you can cut into the center to check. It shouldn’t be pink once it’s cooked all the way through.
Let the meatloaf rest for five minutes or so before slicing it. This will allow the juices to redistribute.
The leftovers will keep for three to four days in the refrigerator.
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