Rolled Italian Meat Loaf Recipe

Ingredients

1 1/4 lb. extra-lean ground beef
3/4 lb. bulk Italian sausage
1 egg
1 can (8 0z.) pizza sauce
1/4 cup Progresso Italian style bread crumbs
1/4 tsp. pepper
2 cups shredded 6 cheese Italian cheese blend (8 0z.)
2 cups loosely packed fresh spinach leaves

Preparation

Step 1

Heat oven to 350. In a large bowl, mix ground beef, sausage, egg, 1/2 cup of the pizza sauce, the bread crumbs, and pepper.

On foil, pat mixture to 12x8" 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" glass baking dish.

Bake 1 hour. Spread remaining pizza sauce over top. Bake 15 minutes longer or until thermometer inserted in meat loaf reads 160. Let stand 5 to 10 minutes before serving.