Italian Style Meatloaf
Course: DinnerCuisine: ItalianDifficulty: EasyServings
7
servingsPrep time
20
minutesCooking time
1
hour15
minutesIngredients
- Sauce:
2 tbs olive oil
1 tbs minced garlic
15 oz tomato sauce
28 oz crushed tomatoes
1 tsp salt
2 tsp Italian seasoning
- Meatloaf Mixture:
1 sleeve saltine crackers
3/4 cup milk
2 eggs
1/2 cup parmesan cheese
1/2 white onion, diced
1 lb Italian sausage
1 lb ground beef
1 tsp garlic powder
1 tsp Italian seasoning
1 tsp salt
1/2 tsp pepper
1 1/2 cups mozzarella cheese
Directions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees
- To a large sauce pot over medium heat add in the oil. Once hot, stir in the minced garlic for 20 seconds and then stir in the tomato sauce, crushed tomatoes, 1 tsp salt, and 2 tsp Italian seasoning and stir well. Turn heat to low and let simmer covered for 12 minutes.
- Work on the meatloaf now. Crush the saltine crackers up until they are crumbs. To a large bowl add the saltine crumbs, eggs, and milk then stir well. Once well combined let sit for 7 minutes so the saltines can absorb the milk. Now add in the remaining meatloaf mixture ingredients except for the cheese. Stir to combine the ingredient well.
- Grease a 9×13 baking dish with non-stick spray place the meatloaf mixture into the baking dish and form it into a loaf. Cover with aluminum foil and bake for 55 minutes.
- Remove the aluminum foil and sprinkle the cheese over the top. Bake for an additional 15-20 minutes. Enjoy!
