Recipe: Appetizing Italian Meatloaf

Italian Meatloaf.

You can cook Italian Meatloaf using 17 ingredients and 9 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of Italian Meatloaf

1. Prepare of ingredients:.
2. Prepare 2 tbsp of olive oil, extra virgin.
3. Prepare 1 small of red bell pepper, diced.
4. It's 1 small of white onion, diced.
5. You need 3 clove of of garlic, minced.
6. Prepare 2 lb of meatloaf mix (ground beef and pork).
7. It's 2 of eggs.
8. Prepare 1 cup of Italian seasoned bread crumbs.
9. You need 1/2 cup of grated parmesan cheese.
10. Prepare 1 tbsp of worcestershire sauce.
11. Prepare 1 tbsp of balsamic vinegar.
12. You need 2 tbsp of chopped basil.
13. You need 1 tbsp of chopped parsley.
14. You need 2 tsp of salt.
15. You need 1/2 tsp of black pepper.
16. It's 1/2 cup of marinera sauce.
17. Prepare 1/2 cup of ketchup.

Italian Meatloaf step by step

1. Preheat oven to 350°F..
2. Heat olive oil in skillet, over low-medium heat. Add pepper, onion, and garlic..
3. Saute until translucent, then remove from heat..
4. Combine all other ingredients (hands work the best, just make sure their clean!) EXCEPT FOR THE MARINERA AND KETCHUP!.
5. Add cooled sauteed veggies.
6. Mix well!!.
7. Form into loaf on a baking pan, the one I used is a 11x17. With plenty of extra space.
8. Mix together both marinera sauce and ketchup, pour about half over top of loaf. Then place in oven to bake for about 50-60 minutes, or until center reaches 160°F..
9. Finished product! I served this with a side of Oven Baked Parsley Red Potatoes! https://cookpad.com/us/recipes/355410-oven-baked-parsley-red-potatoes.