Italian Meat Loaf

Name: Italian Meat Loaf
Prep time: 50 min
Cook time: 50 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Mediterranean, Italian, European
Ingredients: 227 grams can tomato sauce, divided; 118 milliliters dry bread crumbs; 1 egg, beaten; 118 milliliters finely chopped green pepper, optional; 454 grams ground beef; 118 milliliters finely chopped onion, optional; 1 teaspoon dried oregano, divided; 2 Tbsps grated Parmesan cheese; 118 milliliters shredded part-skim mozzarella cheese; 0 teaspoons pepper; 1 teaspoon salt

Italian Meat Loaf is a Mediterranean recipe that serves 6. This recipe covers 13% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. One serving contains 286 calories, 19g of protein, and 18g of fat. Head to the store and pick up part-skim mozzarella cheese, pepper, ground beef, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the salt you could follow this main course with the Apple Turnovers Recipe as a dessert.

Instructions

In a bowl, combine the egg, half of the tomato sauce, bread crumbs, onion and green pepper if desired, 1/2 teaspoon of oregano, salt and pepper.

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Salt And Pepper

Breadcrumbs

Green Pepper

Tomato Sauce

Oregano

Onion

Egg

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Bowl

Add beef; mix well.

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Beef

On a large piece of heavy-duty foil, pat meat mixture into a 14-in. x 8-in. rectangle.

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Meat

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Aluminum Foil

Sprinkle cheeses to within 1/2 in. of edges.

Roll up, jelly-roll style, starting with a short side and peeling foil away while rolling. Seal seam and ends.

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Jelly

Roll

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Aluminum Foil

Transfer to a microwave-safe glass 9-in. x 5-in. loaf pan.

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Microwave

Loaf Pan

Microwave, uncovered, at 50% power for 9 minutes, rotating a half turn once; drain. Continue cooking on 50% power for 14-16 minutes or until meat is no longer pink, rotating a half turn once. In a bowl, combine the remaining tomato sauce and oregano.

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Tomato Sauce

Oregano

Meat

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Bowl

Pour over meat loaf. Microwave, uncovered, on high for 1-1/2 minutes. Cover loosely with foil; let stand 5 minutes before serving.

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Meat

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