Italian Style Meatloaf
Italian style meatloaf is tender, juicy, and infused with Italian herbs, parmesan, and marinara sauce.
Servings: 7 servings
Ingredients
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
- ¾ cup milk
- 2 eggs
- ½ cup parmesan cheese
- ½ white onion diced
- 1 lb Italian sausage
- 1 lb ground beef
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 1 tsp Italian seasoning
- 1 tsp salt
- ½ tsp pepper
- 1 ½ cups mozzarella cheese
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
- 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 9x13 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!
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Nutrition
Calories: 618kcal | Carbohydrates: 16g | Protein: 34g | Fat: 47g | Saturated Fat: 18g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 4g | Monounsaturated Fat: 21g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 169mg | Sodium: 1914mg | Potassium: 967mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 9g | Vitamin A: 851IU | Vitamin C: 17mg | Calcium: 334mg | Iron: 5mg
