Saturday, January 07, 2006

Pizza meatloaf

  • 1 1/4 lbs extra lean ground beef
  • 8 oz light mild italian sausage, casing removed
  • 1/3 cup italian bread crumbs
  • 1/3 cup minced onions
  • 1/3 cup + 1/2 cup pizza sauce
  • 1/4 cup grated parmesan cheese
  • 1 egg
  • 2 tsp minced garlic
  • 1/4 tsp each salt and black pepper
  • 1 cup packed shredded light cheddar cheese
  • 1/2 cup diced tomatoes
  • 4 slices bacon, cooked and crumbled
  • 2 tbsp chopped green onion

- Preheat over to 375 F. Spray two 8-inch round cake pans with cooking spray
- Combine ground beef, sausage, bread crumbs, onions, 1/3 cup pizza sauce, parmesan cheese, egg, garlic, salt, pepper into a large bowl. Mix together with hands. Divide mixture in half and press into two cake pans. Bake for 25 minutes until the meat is no longer pink.
- Remove pans from oven and drain liquid. Transfer to cookie sheet and blot dry with paper towels. Spread half of remaining pizza sauce on each pizza and top with cheese, tomatoes, bacon and green onions.
- Bake fore 10 more minutes until cheese is completely melted.

Note: Recipe originally from Eat Shrink and be Merry cookbook. (go buy the cookbook, it rocks:)

Rating: 10/10 YUM!
Difficulty: easy/moderate
Freezable: yes, but without toppings.

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