Italian Meatloaf. In a large bowl, mix together ground beef, eggs, bread crumbs and ketchup. Season with Italian-style seasoning, oregano, basil, garlic salt, diced tomatoes and cheese. Pour remaining pasta sauce over meatloaf.

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. You can have Italian Meatloaf using 17 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of Italian Meatloaf

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

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. But, seriously, it is similar to meatballs, only it has a lot more flavor and is easier to make. Combine all ingredients in a large bowl, mix well. Italian Meatloaf is like making one giant meatball!

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..

It has all the similar flavors of your favorite Italian beef meatball, but is made like a traditional meatloaf recipe. Ground beef is mixed with a packet of Italian dressing mix for flavor and then panko bread crumbs and milk are mixed as a panade to keep your meatloaf tender and moist. Well in Italian, a Meatloaf Recipe is translated to Polpettone, meatballs on the other hand mean Polpette. This delicious big meatball is baked. And my favourite way to make it, is to add some rosemary, oregano and olive oil tossed potatoes and quartered onions.