Greek Stuffed Meatloaf - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 1/2 lbs lamb, ground
1 1/2 lbs hamburger
2 eggs
1/4 cup milk
2 cups quick oats
2 tablespoons oil
1 large onion, finely diced
2 -3 garlic cloves, minced
1 cup fresh parsley, minced
2 teaspoons salt
1 teaspoon cumin
1/8 teaspoon pepper
Filling
2 bunch fresh spinach, chopped or (10 ounce) boxes frozen spinach, chopped, thawed
1 egg, beaten
1 1/2 cups feta cheese, crumbled
1/4 cup black Greek olive, pitted, coarsely chopped
Topping
1/2 cup ketchup
1 teaspoon cinnamon
3 tablespoons parmesan cheese
Tabasco sauce (optional)

Preparation

Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
Mix lamb and hamburger together.
Combine with eggs, milk, and oats. Set aside.
Saute onion in oil over moderate-low or low heat for 20 to 30 minutes until translucent and golden. Estimate the cooking time for the onions and approximately 3 to 4 minutes before the end of the cooking, add the garlic.
Combine meat mixture with onions, garlic, parsley, salt, cumin, and pepper.
In a 9\" X 13\" baking dish, shape 2/3 of meat mixture into a hollow shell.
Combine spinach, egg, and feta cheese from filling ingredient list. Pack this filling into the hollow cavity of the meat loaf.
Sprinkle with chopped olives.
Cover filling with remaining meat mixture.
Combine ketchup, cinnamon, parmesan cheese and Tabasco sauce if using for the topping; spread over meatloaf.
Bake for 70 to 80 minutes.