Pickle Stuffed Meatloaf - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 eggs
1/2 cup dry breadcrumbs, flavored
1/3 cup milk
1/2 cup onion, minced
1 teaspoon dried oregano
1 teaspoon dried basil
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon pepper
2 lbs lean ground beef
4 slices mozzarella cheese
6 dill pickles, sliced-lengthwise-for-sandwiches
1/2 cup mushroom, sliced (optional)
1 tomatoes, sliced (optional)

Preparation

Preheat oven to 350\u00b0F.
In large bowl, beat together eggs, breadcrumbs, milk, onions, oregano, basil, salt and pepper.
Add ground beef and combine.
Place half of ground beef mixture into bottom of roasting pan and mold into a loaf approximately 3 inches wide and 7 inches long.
Fold 2 slices cheese in half and lay lengthwise down center of loaf.
Top with 3 pickles, mushrooms, tomato slices and remaining pickles.
Fold remaining slices of cheese in half and place on top of pickles.
Mold remaining meat mixture on top, making sure all stuffing is covered on all sides, as well as top.
Cover and bake for 20 minutes.
Uncover and bake 40 to 50 more minutes, or until meat is no longer pink on the inside.