Paul's Italian-Style Meatloaf
This is from Paul, who used to run an old BBS (remember those?) with a cooking "echo". You can use all beef or all turkey. Also good with some shredded Parmesan cheese sprinkled over the marinara before serving.
Yield
4 servingsPrep
20 minCook
60 minReady
90 minTrans-fat Free
Ingredients
Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
---|---|---|---|
½ | pounds |
beef
ground |
|
½ | pounds |
turkey
ground |
|
½ | cup |
seasoned dry bread crumbs
|
|
½ | cup |
milk
|
|
1 | large |
eggs
|
|
¼ | teaspoon |
fennel seeds
slightly crushed |
|
½ | teaspoon |
basil
dried |
* |
½ | teaspoon |
oregano
dried |
|
1 | teaspoons |
salt and black pepper
(to taste) |
* |
2 | teaspoons |
olive oil
|
|
1 | small |
yellow onion
minced |
* |
1 | teaspoon |
garlic
minced |
|
2 | cups |
marinara sauce
bottled or homemade |
Ingredients
Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
---|---|---|---|
226.8 | g |
beef
ground |
|
226.8 | g |
turkey
ground |
|
118 | ml |
seasoned dry bread crumbs
|
|
118 | ml |
milk
|
|
1 | large |
eggs
|
|
1.3 | ml |
fennel seeds
slightly crushed |
|
2.5 | ml |
basil
dried |
* |
2.5 | ml |
oregano
dried |
|
5 | ml |
salt and black pepper
(to taste) |
* |
1E+1 | ml |
olive oil
|
|
1 | small |
yellow onion
minced |
* |
5 | ml |
garlic
minced |
|
473 | ml |
marinara sauce
bottled or homemade |
Directions
Pre-heat the oven to 350°F.
Put a cookie sheet in oven while preheating. In a large bowl, mix together the beef, turkey, breadcrumbs, milk, egg and herbs.
Heat the oil in a skillet. Add the onion and garlic. Cook until just soft. Mix into the meat mixture.
Put mixture into a loaf pan. Place loaf pan on preheated cookie sheet and bake for 1 hour or until firm in the middle.
Cool slightly and slice.
Heat marinara sauce, and top slices of meatloaf with it.