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Tuesday, March 3, 2009

WFMW - Greatest Hits Edition

Hello to everyone visiting from Once A Month Mom. I'd just like to let you know that I have moved this blog to stolenmomentscooking.com. You can find lots of new recipes over there, as well as information to join the Virtual Great American Bake Sale, which is raising money for Share Our Strength.
Tonight I was at a loss as to what to make for dinner. I had 10 pounds of ground beef and turkey in front of me, waiting to be prepped for the freezer. But I just couldn't decide which option to go with for dinner. My menu plan and time schedule was a little off because I had just got back from a 3 1/2 hour dentist appointment.

Then, I remembered that I had some leftover pizza sauce and shredded mozzarella in the fridge from our pizza fondue dinner over the weekend. That started the gears turning and I decided to get creative. This is what I came up with. And let me just tell, it was absolutely working for our family tonight!

Pizza-Stuffed Meatloaf
  • 1 1/2 lbs. ground meat (beef, turkey, or a combination of the two)
  • 1 1/2 c. quick oats or breadcrumbs
  • 1 egg
  • 1 c. pizza sauce
  • 2 t. each salt, Italian seasoning and garlic powder
  • 2 t. Extra-virgin olive oil
  • 1/2 green pepper, diced
  • 1/2 onion, diced
  • 1/2 lb. mushrooms, sliced
  • 12 - 15 slices pepperoni
  • 1 c. shredded mozzarella cheese
1. Combine the ground meat, oats or breadcrumbs, egg, pizza sauce and seasonings.
2. In a small skillet, heat the olive oil over medium heat. Add the green pepper, onion and mushrooms. Cook until mushrooms are brown, about 5 minutes.
3. Press half of the meatloaf into the bottom of a loaf pan.4. Spread the cooked veggies on top of that. (If you don't like this combination of veggies, you can use any of your other favorite pizza toppings.)5. Layer the pepperoni on top of the veggies.6. Add 1/2 c. mozzarella on top of the pepperoni.7. Press the remaining 1/2 of the meatloaf mixture into the pan.8. Sprinkle with the remaining mozzarella cheese. Cover with aluminum foil. (At this point, you can put the meatloaf in the refrigerator until an hour before dinner or just bake and eat.)9. Bake, covered, at 350 degrees for 1 hour, or until meat is fully cooked.10. Let meatloaf rest at least 5 minutes before cutting.

10 comments:

^..^Corgidogmama said...

This looks so dang good!
My son would love it!

Kaycee said...

Yum! This looks good. I have meatloaf on the menu this week and some left over pizza sauce in the fridge, I might just try jazzing it up a little bit. Thanks!

Susan said...

Looks delish! I'll have to try that.

Rachel@just another day in paradise said...

I've made this(which is saying a lot)! OH, but yours looks better!! I'll have to change my recipe!

Anonymous said...

Oh, yum!! That looks sooo good.

Kristin - The Goat said...

Wow, that looks real good. I usually avoid all pizza things because it is usually all on breads, which I can't eat - but this is pizza and meatloaf and I know I will love it.

My greatest tip is about Vitamin E
Have a great day!
Kristin

Muthering Heights said...

Yum, my husband will love this recipe! Thanks for sharing!

T!ff@ny said...

This will DEFINITELY be on next weeks menu!!!

Ilissa said...

Congratulations! Your blog has been featured on Everything 'In the Kitchen' Up Close.

http://everythinginthekitchenupclose.blogspot.com/2009/03/featured-food-blog-march-week-1.html

Julie said...

Nice! Love the stuff in the middle, great idea.