Rolled Italian Meat Loaf
Rolled Italian Meat Loaf might be It is a rather inexpensive recipe for fans of Mediterranean food. Head to the store and pick up extra-lean ground beef, spinach leaves, pizza sauce, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the egg you could follow this main course with the Rose Levy Beranbaum's Chocolate Tomato Cake with Mystery Ganache as a dessert. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 1 hour and 40 minutes.
Instructions
Heat oven to 350°F. In large bowl, mix ground beef, sausage, egg, 1/2 cup of the pizza sauce, the bread crumbs and pepper.
On foil, pat mixture to12x8-inch 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 12x8-inch (2 quart) glass baking dish.
Spread remaining pizza sauce over top.
Bake 15 minutes longer or until thermometer inserted in meat loaf reads 160°F.
Let stand 5 to 10 minutes before serving.