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Stuffed Meatloaf

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Stuffed Meatloaf Christopher Hornaday

A lean ground beef works best for this recipe, inspired by my friend and cookbook author Rebecca Lang. If the small balls of fresh mozzarella are unavailable, sprinkle the layer with shredded mozzarella.

Ingredients

Serves 2

1 large egg
1/4 cup finely chopped onion
1/4 cup seasoned breadcrumbs
1 tablespoon ketchup
1/2 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
Salt
Freshly ground pepper
1/2 pound ground beef
4 small balls fresh mozzarella
1 (8-ounce) can tomato sauce

  1. Step 1

    1. Coat the inside of a 3 1/2-quart slow cooker with cooking spray and prepare the aluminum foil sling.

    Step 2

    2. Beat the egg in a medium bowl. Stir in the onion, breadcrumbs, ketchup, Worcestershire sauce, and salt and pepper to taste in a small bowl. Add ground beef and combine well. Form into two 5 x 3-inch ovals. Transfer one oval to the center of the prepared slow cooker. Place the 4 mozzarella balls evenly down the center of the meat. Move the second oval on top of the mozzarella and press around the edges to seal. Pour tomato sauce over meatloaf.

    Step 3

    3. Cover and cook on High for 3 hours. The meatloaf is cooked when an instant-read thermometer inserted into the middle of the loaf registers 165 degrees.

    Step 4

    4. Remove cover, turn off slow cooker, and allow meatloaf to rest 10 minutes. Gather the four strips of the sling toward the center and lift to remove the loaf to a serving platter. Slide meatloaf off the foil with a spatula or knife. Serve warm.

Reprinted with permission fromSlow Cooking for Twoby Cynthia Graubart, © 2013 Gibbs Smith
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  • 我们不吃肉饼,对我来说,这就是其中之一foods to torture young children with. But when I saw this recipe (with an italian twist, our favorite, I thought I could overcome my childhood fears of meatloaf and try it. First I doubled all ingredients as I was making this for four. I could tell by the ingredients that it was going to be bland, so opted for Italian seasoned breadcrumbs, and added garlic as well. Additionally, I spiced the tomato sauce on top as I would would my spaghetti sauce, for people that don't make their own sauce use your favorite store bought sauce instead of plain canned sauce. We were all satisfied by this meal and I will probably make again with these modifications. My dilemma was what to serve as a side, since this isn't a traditional meatloaf, potatoes didn't make sense, so I went with spaghetti. I can agree with some of the other reviews that it is a bit boring but after all it is ground beef cooked as a loaf, it isn't like we are reviewing a fine french recipe. I would say this is good for young kids, bland is up their ally, right?

    • Anonymous

    • Portland, Or

    • 10/28/2015

  • Huh? You call this a recipe? It's about as basic and bland a meatloaf as you can get. Should be called "Meatloaf for Dummies Who Don't Care About Taste." Why even publish this?

    • worldbeat

    • Oakland, CA

    • 5/10/2015

  • I really liked this recipe. Yes, it was mild but my boyfriend had a sensitve stomach and he loved it! I did add more herbs for more flavor .We loved the cheese inside and when our oven died for a while, it was convienant to make.

    • Shalece

    • Morgan Hill, CA

    • 4/24/2015

  • The amount of fat in this recipe is over the top. I would not make this meatloaf. There is nothing special about it.

    • Lmsrn1209

    • Boston, MA

    • 10/29/2014

  • I think the directions are missing a step. It says beat an egg in a medium bowl, but it doesn't say to combine all the other ingredients in with it. I'd use the liner bags that are out now instead of the foil sling.

    • pateboo

    • Suburb of Chicago

    • 10/29/2014

  • How on earth does this make the "Slow Cooker Classics" slideshow?

    • leenaalam

    • Tulsa, OK

    • 2/26/2014

  • boring! it's the old sizzle burger rec. stuffed w/cheese. Plus a meatloaf should never be allowed to sit and cook in the fat that come's from it.

    • meiho

    • phila p.a

    • 2/4/2014

  • The positive take on this to me is being able to use ground beef in my crock pot and not the oven...yes that means giving up a crispy crust..and yes you do need to spice this recipe up...but as is was good...not great but good

    • barugger

    • Poconos PA

    • 1/9/2014

  • I sure can believe nobody reviewed it. It's the most boring meatloaf imaginable, the instructions don't describe the aluminum foil sling, and why bother with the slow cooker when you can do the same thing in the oven with a crisp crust? I think it's really an April Fool's Day recipe joke.

    • walterbode1

    • Long Island, NY

    • 1/8/2014

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