Description
Craving for some authentic Italian cuisine? Try our mouthwatering Italian Meatloaf recipe that is sure to hit the spot. Indulge in the flavors of Italy right from your kitchen. Buon appetito. 🇮🇹
Ingredients
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- 500 gr ground beef
- 250 gr ground mild Italian sausage. ***
- 1 small red onion
- 1/2 cup chopped green pepper
- 2 tbsp chopped parsley.
- 1 tsp olive oil
- 1 tsp Worcestershire sauce
- 2 clove garlic
- 1 1/2 tsp Italian spice
- 1 egg, beaten.
- 3/4 cup (Italian) breadcrumbs
- 2 slices white bread, crumbled.
- 1 tbsp milk
- 1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese, reserve 3/4 cup for topping
- 1/4 cup parmesan cheese
- 1 cup marinara sauce, plus 1/2 - 3/4 cup more for topping
Instructions
- Add onion, garlic, pepper, parsley, and olive oil in a processor.
- In a large bowl, add the meats, onion with the processed mixture, and all remaining ingredients reserving 3/4 cup mozzarella cheese for topping.
- Using your hands combine everything well and once it has all come together, place and mold the mixture in a loaf pan lined with parchment paper.
- Spoon ½ to ¾ cup of the marinara sauce on top spread it around and place it in a 200C oven for 50 minutes.
- Remove from the oven top with the remaining cheese and sprinkle a little dry basil over the top.
- Return to the oven for 10 more minutes.
Cook’s Note:
I mixed the marinara topping sauce with 1 tsp Worcestershire sauce, 1 tsp balsamic vinegar, 1 tbsp BBQ sauce, and 1 tsp brown sugar).
And in these trying times, I used all beef *** and did not go hunting down Italian sausage
Notes
Prepared, tried, and tested by Melanie from The Recipe Hunter: Tried and Tested Recipes from Home Chefs; SA Tasty Recipes – Saffas Daily Recipes and EsmeSalon Homemade Recipes
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 310
- Sugar: 4.6 g
- Sodium: 822.3 mg
- Fat: 14.9 g
- Carbohydrates: 13 g
- Fiber: 2.3 g
- Protein: 29.9 g
- Cholesterol: 91.9 mg
