Italian-Style Meat Loaf - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 1/2 lb. meat loaf mix (ground beef, pork and veal) or 1 1/2 lb. lean ground beef
1 egg, lightly beaten
1/2 c. Italian-style bread crumbs
1/4 c. chopped onion
1/2 tsp. dried sweet basil, crumbled
1/2 tsp. dried oregano, crumbled
salt and pepper to taste
1 (10 1/2 oz.) can pizza sauce
2 oz. thinly sliced Mozzarella cheese

Preparation

In a large bowl, combine the meat, egg, bread crumbs, onion, seasonings and 1/2 can pizza sauce. Mix well. Form into a large round loaf and place in a 3-quart round casserole.
Pour the remaining pizza sauce over the meat loaf.
Bake at 350\u00b0 for 1 1/4 to 1 1/2 hours. Top with the sliced cheese and bake 5 more minutes. Remove from the oven and let stand 5 minutes before slicing.
Makes 6 servings.