Cheese-Stuffed Meatloaf

Ingredients

• ½ lb mozzarella cheese, not sliced
• 2 lb lean beef, ground
• 2 eggs
• ½ cup packaged seasoned bread crumbs
• 1 cup tomato juice
• ½ tsp salt
• 1 tsp oregano
• few grains pepper
• 2 small onions, minced
• 8 slice boiled ham, paper-thin

Method

1. Grate the cheese; set aside. Combine the beef, eggs, bread crumbs, tomato juice, salt, oregano and pepper. Saute the onions in a little vegetable oil until golden brown; add to the meat mixture; mix well.
2. Turn out on a sheet of aluminum foil; flatten into an oblong about 1-inch thick. Place the ham slices on the oblong, keeping them about 1 inch from the edge. Sprinkle the grated cheese on the ham. Use the foil to fold the meat mixture over the ham and cheese, closing all openings.
3. Turn the loaf from the foil into a greased loaf pan 8 x 5 x 3 inches. Pat with your fingers to fill the corners of the pan and shape the loaf, which will completely fill the pan and be rounded slightly on top.
4. Bake at 325 degrees for 60 to 75 minutes, depending on the degree of rareness desired.

Notes

Tested in Parade's Kitchen.

Original card

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