Double-Cheese Meat Loaf Recipe

Double-Cheese Meat Loaf Recipe

  • cooking spray
  • 1 cup chopped onion
  • 6 tablespoons ketchup, divided
  • 2 tablespoons Dijon mustard, divided
  • 1 cup shredded part-skim mozzarella cheese
  • 1/2 cup Italian seasoned bread crumbs
  • 1/4 cup chopped fresh parsley
  • 2 tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese
  • 1 teaspoon dried oregano
  • 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
  • 1 large egg, lightly beaten
  • 1/2 pound lean ground beef
  • 1/2 pound lean ground pork
  • 1/2 pound lean ground veal
  1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
  2. Place a medium nonstick skillet coated with cooking spray over medium-high heat. Add the chopped onion, and saute for 3 minutes. Combine the onion, 1/4 cup ketchup, 1 tablespoon mustard, mozzarella, and next 6 ingredients (mozzarella through egg) in a large bowl. Crumble ground meats over cheese mixture; stir just until blended.
  3. Pack mixture into an 8 x 4-inch loaf pan coated with cooking spray. Combine 2 tablespoons ketchup and 1 tablespoon mustard; spread over top of loaf. Bake at 375 degrees for 1 hour or until meat thermometer registers 160 degrees. Let meat loaf stand in pan 10 minutes.
  4. Remove meat loaf from pan, and cut into 12 slices.