Meat loaf and meatballs always seem to have a good combination of ingredients and this recipe is no exception. If you and your family like meat loaf, give this Pizza Meat Loaf Recipe a try. This recipe caught my eye because of the green pepper the recipe called for. If you don’t like the taste of green peppers just leave them out. This is a simple recipe that doesn’t require a lot of prep time, but it does require about an hour of baking time. As part of the ingredients this recipe uses fresh bread crumbs in place of the traditional dried. To make the fresh bread just process slices of bread in tour blender to form the crumbs. This Pizza Meat Loaf Recipe is pretty good; the family really enjoyed it. Give it a try.
Pizza Meat Loaf Recipe
Recipe Type: Main
Cuisine: Italian
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Serves: 6-8
Ingredients
- 1 package dry onion soup mix
- 2 pounds lean ground beef
- 1 1/2 fresh bread crumbs
- 2 eggs
- 1 small green pepper (chopped)(optional)
- 1/4 cup water
- 1 cup of your favorite pasta sauce (divided)
- 1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese (divided)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350F.
- In a large bowl mix together the ground beef, bread crumbs, eggs, green pepper, water, 1/2 cup pasta sauce and 1/2 cup cheese. (Using your hands work best for this)
- In a 13 x 9 inch baking dish sprayed with cooking spray, or lined with aluminum foil, shape the burger into a loaf. Then coat the top with the rest of the pasta sauce.
- bake uncovered for 50 minutes to an hour or until meat loaf is done. Remove from the oven and top with the remaining mozzarella cheese. Return the meatloaf to the oven and continue baking until the cheese is melted.
- Let stand 15 minutes before serving.
