February 1, 2012

Italian Meatloaf

Simple to put together, and fine for a family dinner. However, its showy enough to serve to company as well.

Mix together a couple of pounds of ground beef (this could be in combo with ground turkey or ground pork) with just enough milk to make it squishy.  once all of the ground beef is wet, Then add italian bread crumbs and a little garlic powder until everything will clump together.

Instead of forming a loaf, create a 3/4 inch thick, 8 inch wide rectangle on waxed paper. The length will vary based on how much meat you used.  Sprinkle on the rectangle some parmesan cheese, staying away from the edges. Then add a layer of mozzerella cheese. This can be slices or shredded cheese. now, the tricky part - roll up the rectangle. make sure you seal the ends well.  Grease your loaf pan with non-stick baking spray, then put the rolled up bundle into the loaf pan. Bake as you would any meatloaf in the oven at 375. About 15 minutes or so into the baking, pour about a cup of spagetti sauce over the top.

Make pasta ( I use fetticini but spagetti or angel hair is great too), spagetti sauce, and garlic bread to go with the meatloaf. Cut 1 inch slices of the loaf when cooked, serve over the pasta. The cheese spiral baked into the meat looks good and tastes great too.
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