Italian mozzarella stuffed mini "meatloaves"

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Ingredients

  • 1 beaten egg
  • 1 cup Italian style bread crumbs
  • 1/2 cup spaghetti sauce
  • 2 cloves garlic
  • 1 teaspoon dried, crushed rosemary
  • 1 lb. ground turkey
  • 8 ounces reduced fat ground sausage
  • 6 sticks of mozzarella chopped up for the middle section of each loaf--1 stick per loaf
  • spaghetti sauce for tops
  • shredded mozzarella or provolone cheese for tops

Preparation

Step 1

Combine egg, bread crumbs, 1/2 cup of spaghetti sauce, garlic and rosemary in a bowl.
Add meat mixture and mix well.
Divide meat mixture into 6 equal servings OR about 7 if you use a muffin tin.
Press half the mixture for each mini loaf down, leave an indent where you put the cheese sticks, and then cover the rest of the mini loaf with meat--essentially a large meatball with a bunch of cheese in the center.
Bake uncovered at 350 for 35 minutes.
Cover cooked meat with spaghetti sauce and shredded cheese. Bake 5 minutes more or until the meat thermometer reads about 160.