Hello everybody, it is Louise, welcome to my recipe site. Today, I will show you a way to prepare a special dish, italian meatloaf. It is one of my favorites. This time, I’m gonna make it a bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

Italian Meatloaf is one of the most well liked of current trending foods on earth. It is simple, it’s fast, it tastes yummy. It is enjoyed by millions daily. They’re nice and they look fantastic. Italian Meatloaf is something which I have loved my whole life.

Add Italian flavor to a homestyle meat loaf recipe with tomato-basil pasta sauce, Italian breadcrumbs, Parmesan cheese and oregano. Enjoy this recipe for my Italian Meatloaf full of incredibly flavorful ingredients like sun-dried tomatoes, fresh herbs, and fontina cheese and topped with. This Italian meatloaf is basically one big giant meatball, or at least that's what I tell my kids so that they'll eat it.

To get started with this recipe, we must prepare a few ingredients. You can have italian meatloaf using 17 ingredients and 9 steps. Here is how you cook it.

The ingredients needed to make Italian Meatloaf:

1. Prepare ingredients:
2. Prepare 2 tbsp olive oil, extra virgin
3. Get 1 small red bell pepper, diced
4. Make ready 1 small white onion, diced
5. Take 3 clove of garlic, minced
6. Get 2 lb meatloaf mix (ground beef and pork)
7. Make ready 2 eggs
8. Make ready 1 cup Italian seasoned bread crumbs
9. Make ready 1/2 cup grated parmesan cheese
10. Get 1 tbsp worcestershire sauce
11. Make ready 1 tbsp balsamic vinegar
12. Take 2 tbsp chopped basil
13. Get 1 tbsp chopped parsley
14. Take 2 tsp salt
15. Make ready 1/2 tsp black pepper
16. Get 1/2 cup marinera sauce
17. Get 1/2 cup ketchup

Cooked in a rich tomato sauce and covered with a thick layer of Fontina cheese. Though this Italian Meatloaf definitely ranks up at the top! The key to any great recipe for meatloaf or meatballs is a combination of meats. In this recipe I used Italian pork sausage and ground beef.

Steps to make Italian Meatloaf:

1. Preheat oven to 350°F.
2. Heat olive oil in skillet, over low-medium heat. Add pepper, onion, and garlic.
3. Saute until translucent, then remove from heat.
4. Combine all other ingredients (hands work the best, just make sure their clean!) EXCEPT FOR THE MARINERA AND KETCHUP!
5. Add cooled sauteed veggies
6. Mix well!!
7. Form into loaf on a baking pan, the one I used is a 11x17. With plenty of extra space
8. Mix together both marinera sauce and ketchup, pour about half over top of loaf. Then place in oven to bake for about 50-60 minutes, or until center reaches 160°F.
9. Finished product! I served this with a side of Oven Baked Parsley Red Potatoes! - - https://cookpad.com/us/recipes/355410-oven-baked-parsley-red-potatoes

The great thing about this Italian meatloaf is that it doesn't have "fillers" like oatmeal, bread crumbs or flour, so you'll really taste the herbs and sauce. Then, the crusty parmegiano reggiano (and please. An Italian meatloaf smothered in an incredible tomato marinara sauce. The meatloaf is cooked in the sauce which infuses it with extra flavour as well as keeping it extra juicy and moist! Tear some crusty Italian bread into chunks and place it in a bowl.

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