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Pour remaining pasta sauce over meatloaf. Season with salt and black pepper. For the meatloaf: Pour the milk over the bread and allow it to soak in for several minutes. You can cook Italian Meatloaf using 17 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you achieve it.

Ingredients of Italian Meatloaf

You need 1 lb of ground beef.
It's 1/2 lb of ground mild Italian sausage.
You need 1 of small onion chopped.
Prepare 1/2 c of chopped bell pepper (any color).
It's 1 tsp of olive oil.
Prepare 1 tsp of Worcestershire sauce.
Prepare 1 clove of minced garlic.
You need 1/2 tsp of oregano.
It's 1/2 tsp of basil.
Prepare 1/2 tsp of paisley.
It's 1 of egg beaten.
Prepare 3/4 c of Italian bread crumbs.
It's 2 slices of white bread, crumbled.
You need 1 Tbls of milk.
Prepare 8 oz of shredded mozzarella, reserve 3/4 c for topping.
Prepare 1/4 c of parmesan cheese.
It's 1 3/4 c of marinara sauce, reserve 3/4 c for later.

Place the ground beef, milk-soaked bread, Parmesan, parsley, Italian seasoning, salt, seasoned salt and. Tear some crusty Italian bread into chunks and place it in a bowl. Pour the milk over the bread, toss it around, and allow it to soak in for several minutes. Place the ground beef, milk-soaked bread, Parmesan, eggs, parsley, Italian seasoning, salt, and pepper into a large bowl… This Italian meatloaf is basically one big giant meatball, or at least that's what I tell my kids so that they'll eat it.

Italian Meatloaf instructions

In a small skillet heat the olive oil and saute onions and bell peppers.
In a large bowl add meats, onion, bell peppers and all the other ingredients, reserving 3/4 c mozzarella cheese for topping.
Mix throughly with hands.
Form mixture into a loaf and place in a loaf pan or baking dish..
Spread 3/4 c marina sauce on top.
Place in a 400 degree oven for 50 minutes..
Remove from oven and top with remaining cheese. Return to oven for 10 more minutes..

But, seriously, it is similar to meatballs, only it has a lot more flavor and is easier to make. In a large bowl, combine the ground beef, milk, bread crumbs, parmesan, eggs, onion, garlic, salt, pepper, fennel seeds, Italian seasoning, dried basil, red pepper flakes, and parsley until well-combined. Make sure not to over-mix or else you'll end up with a dry meatloaf. Mix by hand until everything is just evenly distributed. Italian Meatloaf is like making one giant meatball!