Italian Layered Meat And Potato Loaf With Roasted Tomatoes Recipes

Steps:

• Pre-heat oven to 200°C.
• FOR THE MEATLOAF:.
• Boil potatoes till tender; drain.
• Add milk and salt and pepper to taste; potatoes should still be pretty dry, but hold together enough to work with in a later step.
• While the potatoes are boiling, add oil to a frying pan and saute the onion, pepper, and garlic till tender, but not brown (about 3-5 minutes); take off heat and allow to cool.
• In a large bowl, combine the onion mix, minced meat, breadcrumbs, basil and egg; add salt and pepper to taste and mix very well (use your hands).
• Place half of the meat mixture in a baking dish, shaping it into a rather wide loaf with a flattened top (since you will be stacking the other ingredients above).
• Take half of the mashed potatoes, and make a level layer of them above the meat base (once again, hands work best).
• Cover the potato layer with the spinach leaves.
• Cover the spinach with the mozzarella, again making a level layer.
• Cover this with the remaining potatoes, once again leveling.
• Finish off with the remaining meat, molding and shaping it to not only cover the top, but down the sides as needed to keep the stacks together.
• Bake for 20 minutes, glaze the top with honey, and continue baking for 20 to 25 more minutes.
• Allow to rest 5 minutes before slicing.
• FOR THE TOMATOES:.
• Just as you are placing the meatloaf in the oven, wash tomatoes, and slice in half horizontally.
• Remove the pips and juices with your fingers.
• Sprinkle the tomato cavities with salt, then turn them upside down on a paper towel (this will help remove extra juices which would tend to make them mushy when baking).
• After fifteen minutes, place the tomato halves right side up on a non-stick baking sheet.
• Place the garlic slivers in the tomato cavities (at least two per cavity) and drizzle with olive oil (to taste, but I recommend about 1/2 tsp per tomato).
• At the time that you glaze the meatloaf with the honey, place the tomatoes in the oven (thus, bake for 20-25 minutes).

Steps:

• In a bowl, combine the egg, half of the tomato sauce, bread crumbs, onion and green pepper if desired, 1/2 teaspoon of oregano, salt and pepper. Add beef; mix well. , On a large piece of heavy-duty foil, pat meat mixture into a 14x8-in. rectangle. Sprinkle cheeses to within 1/2 in. of edges. Roll up, jelly-roll style, starting with a short side and peeling foil away while rolling. Seal seam and ends. Transfer to a microwave-safe glass 9x5-in. loaf pan. , Microwave, uncovered, at 50% power for 9 minutes, rotating a half turn once; drain. Continue cooking on 50% power for 14-16 minutes or until meat is no longer pink, rotating a half turn once. In a bowl, combine the remaining tomato sauce and oregano. Pour over meat loaf. Microwave, uncovered, on high for 1-1/2 minutes. Cover loosely with foil; let stand 5 minutes before serving.

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375°F.
• Mix all ingredients except 1/4 cup each pasta sauce and cheese just until blended.
• Shape into loaf in 13x9-inch shallow baking dish sprayed with cooking spray.
• Bake 1 hour or until done (160ºF), topping with remaining sauce and cheese after 50 min.

Steps:

• Peel and grate potatoes; rinse and drain. in a large bowl, combine potatoes, egg, Worcestershire sauce, soy sauce, pepper and garlic powder. Add ground beef and mix well. Pat meat mixture into an 8x4-in. loaf pan. Bake at 350°for 1 hour or until no pink remains. Drain.

Steps:

• Cook first 4 ingredients in large skillet coated with cooking spray, stirring until beef crumbles and is no longer pink.
• Drain well and pat dry with paper towels. Stir together beef mixture and tomato sauce. Spoon into 13 x 9 baking dish coated with cooking spray.
• Prepare potatoes according to package directions*.
• Stir together mashed potatoes and cheese sauce. Spread over beef mixture.
• Bake at 350 for 30 minutes. Sprinkle with cheese and bake 5 minutes more or until cheese melts.
• * can use left over mashed potatoes or even instant mashed potatoes prepared according to package directions.

Steps:

• To make tomato sauce, heat olive oil in a saucepan over medium-low heat; cook and stir the onion, green pepper, and celery in the hot oil until the onion is soft, about 5 minutes. Pour the undrained whole tomatoes, tomato sauce, 1 1/2 teaspoons Italian seasoning, sugar, oregano, 3/4 teaspoon garlic powder, Worcestershire sauce, and water into a blender and blend until smooth. Pour the tomato mixture into the saucepan and simmer over low heat for 1 1/2 hours, stirring occasionally. Stir in 1/4 cup parsley. Set aside.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9x13-inch baking dish.
• In a bowl, mix together the ground beef, bread crumbs, 1 teaspoon garlic powder, Creole seasoning, cayenne pepper, and salt until the mixture is thoroughly combined; spread into the bottom of the prepared baking dish.
• Scatter the mozzarella cheese over the meat; spread 1/4 cup of the sauce over the cheese. Sprinkle the sauce with 1/4 cup chopped parsley and 2 teaspoons of Italian seasoning. Pick up one end of the meat layer (short side), and gently roll the meat around the filling. Reposition the meat roll in the center of the dish, and pour the remaining tomato sauce over the roll.
• Bake in the preheated oven until the roll is no longer pink in the center, 45 minutes to 1 hour. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read at least 160 degrees F (70 degrees C).

Steps:

• Grease 9x5-inch loaf pan. Place rye and white breads in large bowl. Pour 1 cup water over. Let soak 5 minutes. Drain off any excess water. Mash bread finely with fork. Add ground beef, onion, egg, Parmesan, parsley, salt and pepper and mix well. Transfer to prepared dish. (Can be prepared 6 hours ahead. Chill.)
• Preheat oven to 375°F. Bake meat loaf 30 minutes. Pour tomato sauce over. Sprinkle with oregano. Bake 20 more minutes. Let stand 5 minutes.

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375°F. Spray 13x9-inch (3-quart) glass baking dish with cooking spray. In large bowl, beat eggs. Stir in pasta sauce, bread crumbs, onion, Italian seasoning, salt and beef until well blended. Press mixture in bottom of baking dish.
• Bake 40 to 50 minutes or until meat thermometer inserted in center reads 160°F.
• Meanwhile, make potatoes as directed on pouch, using milk, water and butter.
• Spread mashed potatoes over meatloaf; sprinkle with cheese. Bake 10 to 15 minutes longer or until top begins to brown. Let stand 5 minutes before cutting.

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375°F.
• Mix stuffing mix with half each of the pasta sauce and oregano. Add meat; mix well. Pat into 13x9-inch baking dish.
• Mix vegetables and remaining pasta sauce and oregano. Spoon over meat mixture; cover.
• Bake 25 min. Top with cheese. Bake, uncovered, 10 min. or until meatloaf is done (160°F).