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Italian Rolled Meatloaf




Source of Recipe


kez


Recipe Introduction


Originally posted by Kez and posted as a reminder by Sherry.

Notes from Kez
This recipe is from the Betty Crocker website. I made it tonight for dinner, and it is delicious. My husband and I have been married for 40 years, and I have never found a meatloaf recipe that he likes. He loves this one!



List of Ingredients





Rolled Italian Meat Loaf

1 1/4 lb. extra-lean (at least 90%) ground beef
3/4 lb. bulk Italian sausage
1 egg
1 can (8 oz.) pizza sauce (I used marinara)
1/4 cup Progresso Italian style bread crumbs
1/4 tsp. pepper
2 cups shredded 6 cheese Italian cheese blend (8 oz.)
2 cups loosely packed fresh spinach leaves

**I added to the meat mixture: 1/2 chopped onion, 1/2 chopped bell pepper, and 1 1/2 tsp. minced garlic



Recipe





1. Heat oven to 350 degrees. In large bowl, mix beef, sausage, egg, 1/2 cup pizza sauce, the bread crumbs, and pepper.

2. On foil, pat mixture to 12″ x 8″ rectangle. Sprinkle evenly with cheese; gently press into meat. Top with spinach. Starting at short end, roll up tightly, using foil to start roll and tucking in spinach leaves; seal ends. Place seam side down in ungreased 12″ x 8″ (2 quart) glass baking dish.

3. Bake 1 hour. Spread remaining pizza sauce over top. Bake 15 minutes longer or until thermometer inserted in meat loaf reads 160 degrees F. Let stand 5 to 10 minutes before serving.

Makes 8 servings.

Tip: Use foil to make rolling the meat loaf easier. Then, using the foil, transfer the meat loaf to the pan and bake on the foil to make cleanup easier.

Note from Sherry - I used pizza sauce on top and saved the rest of the jar to serve with it at the table….do that in the future too. Do use foil to roll. Do NOT use wax paper…tears apart and is a mess…. This is a GREAT recipe!