Full of Italian flavors and rich texture, the Italian-styled meatloaf is an irresistible dish. A perfect blend of tomatoes, basil, Parmesan cheese and oregano with the enriching ground beef, this meatloaf is a delectable favorite.
It is loaded with different flavors!.
Health Benefits
Italian-styled meatloaf is rich in nutrition. It has 263 calories per serving and constitutes of sufficient amount of nutrients required by the body like vitamins A, B, and C. Making Italian-styled meatloaf at home allows you to reduce the amount of sodium in it.
Ingredients
pounds of lean beef, ground: 1 1/2
cup of fat-free tomato-basil pasta sauce, divided: 1
cup of breadcrumbs, Italian-seasoned: 1/2
cup of Parmesan cheese, fresh and shredded: 1/2
cup of onion, finely chopped: 1/2
cup of flat-leaf parsley, fresh and chopped: 1/3
teaspoon of garlic powder: 1
teaspoon of dried basil: 1/2
teaspoon of dried oregano: 1/2
teaspoon of salt: 1/2
teaspoon of black pepper: 1/4
large egg whites: 2
Cooking spray
How To Make Italian-Styled Meatloaf
- Set the oven on preheat at 350 degrees C.
- In a large-sized mixing bowl, bring together ground beef with the half cup of pasta sauce and all the other ingredients except cooking spray.
- Take a broiler pan, grease with cooking spray, and shape the beef mixture into an 8 by 4-inch loaf.
- Take the remaining half cup of pasta sauce and cover the top of the meatloaf.
- Bake the raw loaf at 350 degrees for one hour and ten minutes. When the thermometer gives you the internal temperature of 160 degrees, it denotes doneness.
- Let the loaf rest for ten minutes before cutting into twelve slices.
Trivia
- Meatloaf has remained a part of different cultures for a long period of time. Germans and Romans in Medieval Europe prepared meatloaf with variations in variety and sidelines.
- Meatloaf became popular in the 1930s during the period of “The Great Depression," when there was a shortage of food.
The Italian-styled meatloaf was brought to America by the Italian immigrants and the same recipe of making Italian meatballs was followed in making Italian meatloaf.