This Italian Meatloaf comes stacked! It starts off stacked with three kinds of meat, hearty beef, spicy sausage, and salty deli ham. Then, it’s stacked with melty cheese, fresh herbs, and rich pizza sauce. Really, it’s stacked with all sorts of heartiness and satisfaction, so this Italian Meatloaf is the mound of yum you’ve been craving!
Ingredients
- 2 large eggs, lightly beaten
- 1 cup pizza sauce, divided
- 1 cup seasoned breadcrumbs
- 1 medium onion, chopped
- 1 medium green pepper, chopped
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano, plus more, to taste, for garnish
- 1 clove garlic, minced
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper
- 2 pounds lean ground beef
- 1 pound bulk Italian sausage
- 1/2 pound deli ham, sliced
- 2 cups part-skim mozzarella cheese, shredded, divided
- 1 (6-ounce) jar sliced mushrooms, drained
Directions
Step 1 –Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
Step 2 –Grease a 13×9-inch baking dish.
Step 3 –In a large bowl, combine the eggs, 3/4 cup of the pizza sauce, the breadcrumbs, the onion, the green pepper, 1 teaspoon of the oregano, the garlic, the salt, and the pepper.
Step 4 –Crumble the beef and the sausage over the sauce mixture, mixing well to combine.
Step 5 –On a piece of parchment paper, pat the beef mixture into a 12×10-inch rectangle.
Step 6 –Layer the layered beef mixture with the ham, 1 1/2 cups of the cheese, and the mushrooms, leaving a 1-inch border around the edges.
Step 7 –Roll the beef rectangle up, jelly-roll style, starting with a short side and peeling the parchment paper away as you roll.
Step 8 –Seal the seam and the ends of the beef roll.
Step 9 –Place the beef roll, seam-side down, in the prepared baking dish.
Step 10 –Brush the meatloaf with the remaining pizza sauce.
Step 11 –Bake the meatloaf, uncovered, for 1 hour.
Step 12 –Sprinkle the meatloaf with the remaining cheese.
Step 13 –Bake the meatloaf until it reaches an internal temperature of 160 degrees F and no pink remains, about 15-20 minutes.
Step 14 –Carefully use two large spatulas to transfer the meatloaf to a serving platter.
Step 15 –Serve the meatloaf garnished with the extra oregano.
