Cheese Stuffed Italian Meatloaf

• 1 egg
• 1 cup seasoned dry bread crumb
• 1 teaspoon minced garlic
• 1/2 cup of your favorite pasta sauce, homemade or in the jar
• 1 cup chopped onion
• 1/4 cup chopped fresh basil
• 3/4 lb lean ground beef
• 1/2 lb hot Italian sausage
• 1 cup cubed mozzarella cheese, in about 1/4 inch pieces
• additional pasta sauce, for garnish

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
2. In a large bowl, stir together the egg, breadcrumbs (I whir herbed dry stuffing mix in my food processor to make these), garlic, and 1/2 cup pasta sauce until well-mixed.
3. Add remaining ingredients (except the garnish), and mix together well (I do the whole thing in my sturdy KitchenAid mixer, which works quite well).
4. Put into a large loaf pan, top/garnish with additional pasta sauce (I like a*lot* of sauce and so use about a half-cup, but three or four tablespoons would do, too), and bake at 350 degrees F for 1 hour.
5. Serve with rice, spaghetti, or scalloped potatoes.

egg, bread, garlic, pasta sauce, onion, fresh basil, lean ground beef, hot italian sausage, mozzarella cheese, additional pasta sauce

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/cheese-stuffed-italian-meatloaf-103644 (may not work)