Italian Meat Loaf

Name: Italian Meat Loaf
Total time: 3600 s
Yield: 6 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 lb ground beef (80/20); 1/2 lb ground mild Italian sausage; 1 small onion chopped; 1/2 c chopped bell pepper (any color); 1 tsp olive oil; 1 tsp Worcestershire sauce; 1 clove minced garlic; 1/2 tsp oregano; 1/2 tsp basil; 1/2 tsp Italian seasoning; 1/2 tsp parsley; 1 egg beaten; 3/4 c Italian bread crumbs; 2 slices white bread, crumbled; 1 Tbls milk; 8 oz shredded mozzarella, reserve 3/4 c for topping; 1/4 c parmesan cheese; 1 c marinara sauce, reserve 1/2 c for later

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Italian Meat Loaf

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Ingredients

1 hour

6 servings

1 lbground beef (80/20)
1/2 lbground mild Italian sausage
1small onion chopped
1/2 cchopped bell pepper (any color)
1 tspolive oil
1 tspWorcestershire sauce
1 cloveminced garlic
1/2 tsporegano
1/2 tspbasil
1/2 tspItalian seasoning
1/2 tspparsley
1egg beaten
3/4 cItalian bread crumbs
2 sliceswhite bread, crumbled
1 Tblsmilk
8 ozshredded mozzarella, reserve 3/4 c for topping
1/4 cparmesan cheese
1 cmarinara sauce, reserve 1/2 c for later

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Steps

1 hour

1

In a small skillet heat the olive oil and saute onions and bell peppers
2

In a large bowl add meats, onion, bell peppers and all the other ingredients, reserving 3/4 c mozzarella cheese for topping
3

Mix throughly with hands
4

Form mixture into a loaf and place in a loaf pan or baking dish.
5

Spread 1/2 c marina sauce on top
6

Place in a 400 degree oven for 50 minutes.
7

Remove from oven and top with remaining cheese. Return to oven for 10 more minutes.