One of our family favorites for dinner is Italian meat loaves....since it is a family favorite...my daughter, Jocelyn, loves to help me out on this one...I think it also might be the ooey gooey-ness of the process of making meat loaves...but I will accept the help. I get out all of the ingredients and she goes to town. I have to tell her how much to add of each item, but she always does a really good job.
You can serve many types of sides with the meat loaves. Most of the time I just make home made mashed potatoes, a vegetable, and some bread....other times if I substitute the ground beef for italian sausage, we serve them over pasta and sauce.
Recipe
Combine:
2 eggs beaten
1 cup of milk
17 crushed saltine crackers
1/2 parmesan cheese
1/2 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
1 tsp. Worcestershire sauce
1/2 tsp garlic salt
1/4 tsp basil leaves
dash of pepper
Add:
1 1/2 lbs of ground beef (or italian ground sausage)
Knead everything with hands. Shape into 8 small individual loaves and place in shallow baking dish.
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| before putting in the oven...forgot to take a yummy post cooking photo! |
**If making a non-italian dish we drizzle ketchup on top and the sprinkle with parmesan cheese and basil.
**If making an italian meal, we just sprinkle italian seasoning on top and parmesan cheese.
Bake at 350 degrees for 45 minutes
If I am feeling really motivated...I take them out at 35 minutes and throw them on the grill....this makes for an extra yummy grill flavor!
~~ENJOY!!~~
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