Italian cheeses and spinach embedded between layers of herbed ground-beef add unexpected taste to the center of this meatloaf.
Layered Italian Meatloaf
- Prep Time 15 min
- Total 1 hr 30 min
- Ingredients 8
- Servings 6
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 lb lean (at least 80%) ground beef
- 1 can (8 oz) tomato sauce with basil, garlic and oregano
- 1 egg
- 3/4 cup Progresso™ Italian style bread crumbs
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper
- 1 cup shredded Italian cheese blend (4 oz)
- 1 box (9 oz) frozen spinach, thawed, well drained
Instructions
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Step1Heat oven to 350°F. Spray 9x5-inch loaf pan with cooking spray or grease with shortening. In large bowl, mix ground beef, 1/2 cup of the tomato sauce, the egg, bread crumbs, garlic powder and pepper. Pat half of meat mixture in pan.
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Step2Sprinkle 1/2 cup of the cheese over meat mixture. Spread spinach over cheese; sprinkle with remaining 1/2 cup cheese. Pat remaining meat mixture on top of cheese. Insert ovenproof meat thermometer so tip is in center of loaf.
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Step3Bake uncovered 1 hour to 1 hour 15 minutes or until thoroughly cooked in center and thermometer reads 160°F. Run knife around edges of pan. Place serving platter upside down over pan; turn platter and pan over. Remove pan.
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Step4In small microwavable bowl, microwave remaining tomato sauce, loosely covered, on High 30 to 60 seconds or until hot; pour over top of meatloaf.
Nutrition
350
Calories
19g
Total Fat
29g
Protein
15g
Total Carbohydrate
2g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Serving
- Calories
- 350
- Calories from Fat
- 180
- Total Fat
- 19g
- 30%
- Saturated Fat
- 8g
- 42%
- Trans Fat
- 1g
- Cholesterol
- 120mg
- 40%
- Sodium
- 700mg
- 29%
- Potassium
- 480mg
- 14%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 15g
- 5%
- Dietary Fiber
- 2g
- 8%
- Sugars
- 2g
- Protein
- 29g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 60%
- 60%
- Vitamin C
- 8%
- 8%
- Calcium
- 25%
- 25%
- Iron
- 20%
- 20%
Exchanges:
1 Starch; 0 Fruit; 0 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 0 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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