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Stuffed Meatloaf Parmesan

4.73 from 118 votes
It's meatloaf in all of its stick-to-your-ribs, wear-sweatpants glory! 2. I have a secret ingredient (I can't wait - it's ricotta) that makes this so moist and flavorful. 3. It's "parmesan style" and stuffed with cheese.
Print Recipe
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 50 minutes
Total Time 1 hour
Servings: 4 servings
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: American
Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 2 lbs ground beef 80/20 is best
  • 1/2 cup ricotta
  • 1 lb mozzarella cut into small pieces and divided in half
  • 1 jar favorite tomato sauce
  • 1/2 cup parm cheese grated
  • 2 eggs
  • 1/2 cup breadcrumbs
  • 2 pinch salt
  • 2 pinch pepper
  • 1 tsp garlic powder
  • 1 tsp Italian seasoning
  • 1/2 tsp red pepper flakes
  • 1 tbs extra virgin olive oil

Method
 

  1. Preheat the oven to 350. 
  2. First in a bowl combine the ricotta cheese, garlic powder, Italian seasoning, 4 tsp parm cheese, salt and pepper. Mix all the ingredients so they are incorporated into the cheese. This will allow even seasoning throughout the meat.
  3. Next add the meat to the cheese mixture. Season the meat with a pinch of salt and pepper. Now, add eggs and breadcrumbs. Mix all the ingredients together with your less dominate hand to avoid over mixing. Mix until all the cheese mixture is combined evenly with the meat.
  4. Divide the meat into 2 halves. Place one half on sheet tray. Press down in the middle of meat to form an indentation with boarders. 
  5. Now add 1/2 mozzarella cheese into the meat indentation. Next, add the other 1/2 of the meat on top. Form a loaf shape and seal in the edges.
  6. Next add tomato sauce on top and spread evenly over the meat loaf.
  7. Bake in the oven on top rack for 40 minutes. 
  8. Take meatloaf out and top with remaining mozzarella and parm cheese.
  9. Finally cook an additional 10 minutes till the cheese is bubbling.

Notes

For an amazing leftover idea: Put meatloaf slices in between toasted bread that have been brushed with butter and sprinkle of garlic powder. To make extra saucy top meatloaf with more tomato sauce. That is a yummy lunch or dinner.