Italian Stuffed Meatloaf - cooking recipe
Ingredients
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2 lbs ground sirloin (I also added 1/3 lb ground turkey breast)
1 large egg white
1 cup tomato juice
salt and pepper
1 teaspoon garlic, minced
1 teaspoon dried oregano leaves
1 onion, chopped
4 ounces mozzarella cheese (I used shredded Mozzarella) or 4 ounces provolone cheese (I used shredded Mozzarella)
1/2 cup frozen spinach (I used chopped fresh)
1/2 cup red pepper, roasted, jarred, chopped (I roasted my own fresh with olive oil spray 10 min at 425 degrees)
Preparation
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Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Combine in large bowl: sirloin/turkey, egg, tomato juice, salt and pepper, garlic, oregano, onion.
Put 1/2 mixture in 9x5x3 loaf pan coated with cooking spray. (I could only find 11x5x3 sorry!).
Layer on Cheese, Spinach, Peppers.
Cover with remaining meat mixture.
Bake for 1 hr, until meatloaf is done.
cool to room temp, wrap, freeze up to 3 months.
remove from freezer, thaw.
bake at 350 degrees for abt 20-30 min until heated through.
OR, slice and re heat in microwave.
can top with a bit of spaghetti sauce if desired.
comes with frozen italian green beans and/or ww pasta :).
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