Italian Meatloaf

Ingredients:

2 lbs ground beef
1 14 1/2 oz. can diced tomatoes with basil, oregano and garlic, drained
1 jar spaghetti sauce
1/3 c. italian-seasoned bread crumbs
1 t. dried or 3 T. chopped fresh basil
1 lightly beaten egg
1/4 t. salt
1 t. pepper
1/2 c. mozzerella cheese
1/2 c. parmesan cheese

Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Place beef in large bowl; add tomatoes, 1/3 c. spaghetti sauce, breadcrumbs, basil, egg and salt and pepper. Mix until just combined; do not over mix. Take half and shape into a 9 x 5 inch loaf on a foil lined cookie sheet. Place the mozzerella cheese in the middle of the loaf. Top with the remaining half of meat mixture. Pour over 1/2 cup more spaghetti sauce. Bake 1 hour. Top with parmesan cheese and bake 10 minutes more. Remove from oven, tent with foil and let stand 5 minutes before serving. Suggested side, spaghetti topped with the spaghetti sauce.

Heather Martin

Ground Beef Recipes

For the remainder of the month of November, please post all your ground beef recipes. We'll be trying to do a theme a month so the recipes will be easy to find. Next month with be appetizers and any holiday recipe.