If you enjoy pasta with meatballs, you'll love this Italian meatloaf recipe. After all, it's essentially a giant meatball with marinara sauce. The advantage of the meatloaf is, however, that it's much quicker to prepare, as you'll be saving a lot of time you'd otherwise spend on rolling the meatballs.
Prep Time
1 hour and 20 minutes
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Ingredients for Italian Meatloaf:
Method of preparing the Italian Meatloaf:
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Preheat the oven to 375°F (180°C).
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Fit a food processor with the blade attachment and grind the sandwich bread into breadcrumbs. Pour the breadcrumbs into a large bowl.
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In the food processor, combine the onion, celery, carrot, garlic, and 2 tbsp of chopped parsley until smooth. Transfer the chopped veggies to the bowl with the bread crumbs.
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To the same bowl, add the grated Parmesan, ground beef and pork, egg, Worcestershire sauce, 1/4 cup of the pasta sauce, Italian seasoning, pepper flakes, salt, and pepper. Stir until smooth and mold into a 6x13-inch meatloaf in a baking dish.
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Bake the meatloaf for 50 minutes to 1 hour, or until the internal temperature of the meatloaf register 165ºF (75ºC).
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Remove the meatloaf from the oven. Drain any excess juices and fat from the baking dish.
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Meanwhile, turn the oven to the broiler setting and switch to high.
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Pour 1 cup of the pasta sauce over the meatloaf, and then spoon the remaining tomato pasta sauce on the sides of the meatloaf.
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Optional: top the meatloaf with grated mozzarella.
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Transfer the meatloaf back to the oven and broil for another 3-5 minutes. Then remove it from the oven and let the meatloaf rest for 10-15 minutes.
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Right before serving, sprinkle the meatloaf with the remaining parsley.
Source: Thekitchn.com
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