Mom's Italian Meatloaf Recipe #230213
This came out of my mom's recipes. I have made it for a long time.
by SweetsLady
1¾ hours | 30 min prep
SERVES 8
- 3 cups soft breadcrumbs
- 3/4 cup milk
- 2 teaspoons salt
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon thyme
- 3/4 teaspoon basil
- 1 (8 ounce) can tomato sauce
- 1/2 cup onion, chopped
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 2 lbs lean ground beef
- 1 cup mozzarella cheese, shredded
- Soak bread in milk.
- Add salt pepper, thyme, 1/2 t. basil, 1/4 cup tomato sauce and stir with fork to break up the bread cubes.
- Cook onions in butter for 5 minutes or until soft and add to bread mixture.
- Mix lightly with fork.
- Add in ground beef and mix with hands if needed.
- Turn into loaf pan.
- Bake at 350°F for 1 hour; then drain fat.
- Turn into shallow baking dish.
- Combine remaining tomato sauce and basil. Spoon over loaf.
- Sprinkle with cheese.
- Bake 15 more minutes.
- Enjoy!
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