Italian Rolled Meatloaf
- 1 kg beef mince
- 1 onion, chopped
- 12 cup dry breadcrumbs
- 1 egg, lightly beaten
- 1 teaspoon dried herbs
- salt, to taste
- pepper
- 12 cup sun-dried tomato paste or 12 cup red capsicum, paste
- 1 bunch spinach, blanched and drained
- 150 g mozzarella cheese, thinly sliced
- 12 cup tomato chutney, to serve
- tomatoes, to serve
- basil leaves, to serve
- Preheat oven to 180C.
- In a large bowl combine mince, onion, breadcrums, herbs, egg, salt and pepper.
- Using your hands, mix well until combined.
- Put mince in the centre of a large sheet of foil and press mince into a 25 x 30cm rectangle.
- Spread with paste, arrange spinach, then cheese slices over paste leaving 4cm gap on one of the long sides.
- Roll meatloaf into a log from the longest end, using foil as a guide.
- Press along edge of foil to seal and squeeze ends tightly together.
- Place on a baking tray, bake for 30 minutes.
- Carefully cut away foil and bake for another.
- 30 minutes.
- Cut into slices and serve, hot ot cold, with chutney, tomatoes and basil.
beef, onion, breadcrumbs, egg, herbs, salt, pepper, tomato, mozzarella cheese, tomato chutney, tomatoes, basil
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/italian-rolled-meatloaf-140423 (may not work)