Italian Stuffed Meatloaf

Meatloaf gets flair with this moist, Italian flavored meatloaf stuffed with cheese, spinach, and roasted peppers.

• Ready In: 1 hr
• Serves: 6-8

Ingredients

• 2  lbs  ground sirloin (I also added 1/3 lb ground turkey breast)
• 1  large  egg white
• 1  cup tomato juice
•  salt and pepper
• 1  teaspoon garlic, minced
• 1  teaspoon dried oregano leaves
• 1  onion, chopped
• 4  ounces mozzarella cheese (I used shredded Mozzarella) or 4  ounces provolone cheese (I used shredded Mozzarella)
• 1⁄2 cup frozen spinach (I used chopped fresh)
• 1⁄2 cup  red pepper, roasted, jarred, chopped (I roasted my own fresh with olive oil spray 10 min at 425 degrees)

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. Combine in large bowl: sirloin/turkey, egg, tomato juice, salt and pepper, garlic, oregano, onion.
3. Put 1/2 mixture in 9x5x3 loaf pan coated with cooking spray. (I could only find 11x5x3 sorry!).
4. Layer on Cheese, Spinach, Peppers.
5. Cover with remaining meat mixture.
6. Bake for 1 hr, until meatloaf is done.
7. cool to room temp, wrap, freeze up to 3 months.
8. remove from freezer, thaw.
9. bake at 350 degrees for abt 20-30 min until heated through.
10. OR, slice and re heat in microwave.
11. can top with a bit of spaghetti sauce if desired.
12. comes with frozen italian green beans and/or ww pasta :).