Cheese Stuffed Italian Meatloaf

By JanetLynn198

Ingredients

• 3 lb ground beef
• 16 oz italian sausage, sweet
• 1/2 cup celery, minced
• 1/2 cup sweet onion, finely chopped
• 4 clove garlic, minced
• 1 cup mushrooms, chopped
• 1/2 cup crackers, finely crushed
• 1 cup sundried tomatoes
• 1 tbsp mustard, bold & spicy
• 2 tbsp worcestershire sauce
• 2 eggs
• 1 tsp granulated garlic
• 1 tsp italian seasoning
• 1 tsp dried basil
• 1/2 tsp black pepper
• 8-10 slicces bacon, cut in half
• 2 pkg budding ham slices ( or proscutto)
• 6-8 oz provolone. grated
• 6-8 oz parmesan, grated

Details

Servings 6
Preparation time 45mins
Cooking time 135mins
Adapted from MixingBowl.com

Preparation

Step 1

1. Over low heat, using a little olive oil, saute onions, celery, & garlic until tender.

2. In a large bowl add beef, sausage, (cooled onion, celery, & garlic), mushrooms, crackers, sundried tomatoes, mustard, worchestshire, seasonings eggs.

3. Pat meat out, on a large piece of foil, into a rectangle shape. Place the ham slices from the center outward over most of the meat, leaving an ledge around the meat with nothing on it so you can seal it.

4. Place cheese ontop of ham slices. Using foil as "rolling tool" start rolling meat mixture up over cheese. Seal ends well. You should have a nice log when finished.

5. Place bacon strips on top, wrap foil around loaf, place in baking pan. Bake at 375F for one hour, remove foil from top and sides, bake 30 mins more. Broil for a few minutes if bacon needs more browning.