Meat Cheese Roll - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 1/2 lb. lean ground beef
1 egg
3/4 c. bread crumbs (Italian)
1/2 c. finely chopped onion
1 (15 oz.) can tomato sauce
1 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. pepper
2 c. (8 oz.) Mozzarella cheese, shredded
green pepper rings (for garnish)

Preparation

Preheat oven to 350\u00b0.
Combine the beef, egg, bread crumbs, onion, 1/3 cup tomato sauce, salt and pepper; mix well and shape into a flat rectangle, about 10 x 12 inches on a piece of wax paper.
Sprinkle 1 1/2 cups shredded cheese evenly over meat mixture.
Starting with shortest end, roll up jelly roll fashion and press ends of roll to seal.
Bake in a shallow baking pan for 1 hour.
Drain off excess fat.
Pour remaining sauce over roll. Garnish with remaining 1/2 cup shredded cheese and green pepper rings.
Bake an additional 5 minutes.
Good with sweet peas, creamed potatoes, baked potatoes or just tossed salad.