Cheese Stuffed Meat Loaf

• 1/2 lb. unsliced Mozzarella cheese
• 2 lb. lean ground beef
• 2 eggs
• 1/2 c. packaged seasoned bread crumbs
• 1 c. tomato juice
• 1/2 tsp. salt
• 1 tsp. oregano
• few grains pepper
• 2 small onions, minced
• 8 paper-thin slices boiled ham

1. Preheat oven to 325u0b0.
2. Grate cheese; set aside.
3. Combine beef, eggs, bread crumbs, tomato juice, salt, oregano and pepper.
4. Saute onions in a little vegetable oil until golden brown; add to meat mixture and mix well.
5. Turn out on sheet of aluminum foil and flatten into an oblong, about 1-inch thick.
6. Place ham slices on oblong, keeping them about 1-inch from edge.
7. Sprinkle grated cheese on ham.
8. Use the foil to fold meat mixture over ham and cheese, closing all openings.
9. Turn loaf from foil into a greased loaf pan.
10. Pat with fingers to fill in corners of pan and shape loaf, which will completely fill pan and be rounded slightly on top.
11. Bake 1 to 1 1/4 hours, depending on degree of doneness desired.

mozzarella cheese, lean ground beef, eggs, bread crumbs, tomato juice, salt, oregano, pepper, onions, paper

Taken from www.cookbooks.com/Recipe-Details.aspx?id=197539 (may not work)