Italian Meat Loaf - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 1/2 lb. ground beef
1 c. Italian style bread crumbs
3/4 c. chopped onions
1 (8 oz.) can tomato sauce
2 eggs, lightly beaten
1 1/4 tsp. salt

Preparation

Preheat oven to 350\u00b0.
In a large bowl, combine beef, bread crumbs, onion, tomato sauce, eggs and salt.
Mix just until ingredients are blended.
In a shallow baking pan, shape meat mixture into a 9 x 5 x 3-inch loaf.
Bake until meat loaf is cooked through, about 45 to 50 minutes.
Sprinkle with shredded Mozzarella cheese if desired and bake 5 minutes longer.
Remove and let stand 5 minutes before serving.
Yield:
6 portions.