Our Second Favorite Italian Meatloaf Recipe

When my kids were younger, I had a friend that worked with Homemade Gourmet, a direct sales company. We loved a lot of their products and we were sad when she left the company and there was no one else local that sold it. Now you can order direct from the company’s website but when shipping costs more than the item you are ordering it just isn’t worth it for me, even if it would make my entire family happy. Their Italian Mozzarella Meatloaf was to die for. My kids still ask for it occasionally all these years later.

I have found a few Italian Meatloaf recipes on Pinterest so I decided to take pieces of a few of them and give them a try. I made this meatloaf and Jordan declared it better than my Campbell’s Soup Meatloaf. Ron and I thought it was very good, but next time I will use Mozzarella cheese and if Jordan gets his way, I will put cheese inside the loaf as well as on top.

I am giving you the updated recipe with Mozzarella instead of Cheddar and cheese inside the loaf. I hope you like it.

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Italian Meatloaf

Prep Time

10 mins

Cook Time

1 hr

Total Time

1 hr 10 mins

 

This easy Italian Meatloaf is sure to please any family.

Course: Entree

Cuisine: Italian

Servings: 6 -8 slices

Author: Cindy

Ingredients

• 2 lbs ground beef
• 3 TBS minced onions
• 1/4 cup Wishbone Robusto Italian Dressing
• 1 cup water
• 1 1/2 cups shredded Mozzarella Cheese divided
• 2/3 cup Ketchup divided
• 1 pkg chicken flavored stuffing mix

Instructions

1. Preheat the oven to 375°.
2. In a large bowl, using your hands, mix 1/3 cup ketchup, 1 cup shredded Mozarella, ground beef, minced onions, water, stuffing mix and Italian dressing.
3. Place the ingredients into a meatloaf pan or shape into a loaf on a 9x13" baking pan.
4. Drizzle the remaining 1/3 cup ketchup over the top of the loaf.
5. Bake for 45 minutes.
6. Remove from oven and top with remaining 1/2 cup of Mozzarella.
7. Return to oven and bake for an additional 15 minutes.
8. Remove from oven and serve with vegetables and a salad.

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