Spiral Meatloaf

Submitted by Aunt Willie

"Can you stand another meatloaf recipe? I saw this being made on a tv show -- but was vacuuming and didn't catch all the ingredients. So, I adapted my own (rather, my mother's) recipe and came up with this. My husband will not eat meatloaf any other way!"

 

• Ready In: 1hr 10mins
• Ingredients: 14
• Yields: 1 loaf
• Serves: 8

ingredients

• 1 lb ground chuck
• 1⁄2 lb ground pork
• 1⁄2 lb ground turkey
• 1 envelope lipton's onion soup
• 1⁄2 cup very hot water
• 3⁄4 cup oatmeal
• 1 egg, beaten
• 4 tablespoons steak sauce (I use A1)
• 1 clove garlic, minced
• 1⁄4 teaspoon crushed thyme
• 1⁄2 teaspoon crushed basil
• 1 tablespoon flat leaf parsley, chopped (reserve 1 tsp for top of loaf)
• 1 bag of ready to eat baby spinach leaves
• 2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese

directions

1. Mix the meats, soup mix, water, oatmeal, egg, steak sauce and herbs together in a large bowl.
2. Pat meat mixutre into a rectangle.
3. The meat should be about 1/2 inch thick.
4. Lay the baby spinach leaves over the meat, overlapping them to form a solid layer.
5. Sprinkle all but 1/2 cup of cheese over the spinach.
6. Carefully roll the meat up.
7. This can be a little tricky, but once the first roll is made, it gets easier.
8. Once rolled, pinch the ends to seal and place on a cooking sheet.
9. Sprinkle remaining cheese and reserved parsley on top.
10. Bake at 350 for 45-55 minutes.
11. Let rest for five minutes before slicing.

Reviews

[piranhabriana]

This was by far the best meatloaf I've ever had, much less made with my own two hands :-) The only thing you may take into consideration is that if you have a sensitive stomach, you may want to cut out the herbs/spices... they come on a little strong. But still SO DELICIOUS!!! Update: I have made this several times and have eliminated the thyme, basil, and parsley, and have also made it without cheese since DD and I are lactose intolerant and it is a stellar 5 star recipe :)