Pizza Loaf - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 egg
1 1/2 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. pepper
1 (10 oz.) can pizza sauce
3 c. corn flakes
2 lb. ground beef
1/4 c. onion, chopped
4 oz. can mushrooms (optional)
1 (6 oz.) pkg. Mozzarella cheese, sliced

Preparation

Combine egg, pizza sauce, salt, pepper and corn flakes in a large bowl.
Mix well, until thoroughly combined.
Add ground beef, onion and mushrooms; then mix lightly.
Place 1/2 of meat mix evenly in bottom of 9 x 9 x 2-inch pan (ungreased).
Place 2 slices of cheese over meat mix.
Place remaining meat mix over cheese. Bake 1 hour in 350\u00b0 oven or until meat begins to shrink from sides of pan.
Cut remaining cheese in narrow strips.
Remove loaf from oven and place strips diagonally over loaf.
Return to oven until cheese melts.
Cut into squares and serve hot.