Meals that Impress {without the Stress!}: Italian Meatloaf

One more easy meal to make with less time and less stress!

ITALIAN MEATLOAF

• 2 #s ground beef or turkey
• ½ c pasta sauce
• ¼ c Parmesan cheese
• a handful of basil leaves, chopped
• ½ an onion, finely chopped
• 2 eggs
• ½ – 1 c c bread crumbs {can make your own or use Panko}
• Extra ½ c sauce and a sprinkling of Parmesan cheese

Mix meat thru bread crumbs all together.  It needs to hold together well, which is why you kind of have to do the bread crumbs by feel.  {I usually food process my own bread crumbs and freeze any extras for the next time.}  Place the meat loaf in a loaf pan.  Then, top it with pasta sauce and extra cheese.  Cook the meat loaf for 1 hour and 10 minutes at 350 degrees.

I usually serve it with spaghetti and the rest of a big jar of sauce.  You can also go the mashed potato and green bean route. It’s pretty good, too.  Either way, this is the best meatloaf and makes for awesome leftovers, especially if you put it on some good bread and melt some mozzarella cheese on top!