Rolled Italian Meat Loaf
By Thom809
Not much harder to make than plain meat loaf, this dressed-up version is nice enough for company.
Ingredients
- 1 1/4 - lb extra-lean (at least 90%) ground beef
- 3/4 - lb bulk Italian sausage
- 1 - egg
- 1 - can (8 oz) pizza sauce
- 1/4 - cup Progresso® Italian style bread crumbs
- 1/4 - teaspoon pepper
- 2 - cups shredded 6 cheese Italian cheese blend (8 oz)
- 2 - cups loosely packed fresh spinach leaves
Details
Preparation time 15mins
Cooking time 90mins
Preparation
Step 1
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.
Bake 1 hour. 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.
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