Stuffed Italian Meatloaf
Forget that boring meatloaf dinner! Change it up with an Italian Meat Roll filled with ham & mozzarella cheese and topped with tomato sauce.
Ingredients
- 3/4 cup bread crumbs
- 1 tablespoon grated Parmesan
- 1 tablespoon parsley
- 1 tablespoon basil
- 1/4 teaspoon oregano
- 1/4 teaspoon sage
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper
- 3 cloves garlic minced
- 1 small onion diced
- 2 eggs beaten
- 1/4 cup dry red wine
- 1 1/2 pound ground beef
- 1 pound ground pork
- 1/4 pound of deli ham slices I usually use a bit more
- 2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese DIVIDED
- 3/4 cup tomato sauce
- wax paper
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°
- In a large mixing bowl, combine breadcrumbs, grated parmesan, parsley, basil, oregano, sage, salt , pepper, garlic and onions.
- Add in ground beef, ground pork, eggs and wine. Mix until well combined.
- Lay out a 15" piece of wax paper.
- Set aside a LARGE handful of meatloaf mixture.
- Pat out meatloaf mixture onto waxpaper into a 12" x 10" rectangle.
- Leaving a 1" margin around edges, lay out ham slices on top of meat. Sprinkle 1 1/2 cups of shredded cheese on top of ham.
- To "roll" lift wax paper to bring edges of loaf together. Press/pat/pinch together edges and ends. You should now have a cigar type roll.
- Fill in any thin areas with reserved meat mixture, paying attention to ends and around the seams.
- Carefully place meat roll onto a baking pan, seam side down.
- Bake for 70 minutes.
- Remove from oven. Pour on tomato sauce (I usually have a pot going) and sprinkle remaining 1/2 cup shredded cheese on top.
- Pop meatlaf back in oven for about 5 minutes or until cheese is melted.
- Let meatloaf rest for 10 minutes before cutting.
- Serve and enjoy : )
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