Meat Loaf Italian Style


Course : Crockpot
Serves: 8
Print a Recipe Card
3 x 5 Card | 4 x 6 Card | Printer Friendly
 

Ingredients:


8 ounces pizza sauce

1 large egg -- beaten

1/2 cup chopped onion

1/2 cup chopped green bell pepper

1/3 cup dry seasoned bread crumbs

1/2 teaspoon garlic salt

1/4 teaspoon black pepper

1 1/2 pounds ground beef

1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese

1 sheet foil handles -- see directions
 

Preparation / Directions:


Reserve 1/3 cup pizza sauce; cover and refrigerate. In a mixing bowl combine remaining pizza sauce and egg. Stir in onion, green pepper, bread crumbs, garlic salt, and black pepper. Add ground beef and mix well. Fold meat mixture into a loaf and place on 3 foil handles. Transfer loaf to any size Crock-Pot. Cover and cook 8 to 10 hours on LOW or 4 to 6 hours on HIGH. To ensure doneness insear meat thermometer into center of loaf and internal temperature should read 170 degrees F. Spread loaf with reserve 1/3 cup pizza sauce. Sprinkle with mozzarella cheese. Cover and let cook 15 minutes more or until cheese is melted. Using foil stirps, lift loaf from Crock-Pot and transfer to a serving plate. Discard foil strips. Serve. Foil handles: Tear off three 20 x 3-inch strips of heavy foil or use regular foil folded to double thickness. Crisscross the foil strips in a spoke design. Place the foil handles on a large sheet of waxed paper. Place the meat loaf on the spoke design. Lift the ends of the handles to transfer the loaf to the Crock-Pot. When ready to serve, simple lift the foil handles from the Crock-Pot and remove the meal to a serving dish.


Rate this Recipe?
1 2 3 4 5
Poor                            Great

More Crockpot Recipes