Stuffed Meatloaf Recipe

The thought of having Meatloaf for dinner never thrilled my kids. In fact when I was growing up and my Mom would make Meatloaf my sisters and I would be pretty disappointed as well. It was just boring. Well, Meatloaf isn't boring anymore! It can actually be delicious when you get a little inventive and add a few tasty, even healthy ingredients. Here is a recipe that will dress up your Meatloaf and make it enticing.

• 1 lb lean ground beef
• 1 lb. Italian Sausage
• 1 egg
• 1 cup of milk
• 3 slices of bread, cubed or 1/2 cup of bread crumbs
• 1 TBS Worcestershire Sauce
• 1/2 tsp dry mustard
• 1/4 tsp rubbed sage
• Garlic Powder to taste
• 1/4 tsp nutmeg
• 1/2 cup Catsup

• 3 green onions and stems sliced
• 4 mushrooms (I use Baby Bella) sliced and cut into small pieces
• 1 cup spinach leaves, torn
• 4 pieces of string cheese

• Brown the ground beef and Italian sausage, drain.
• Mix in remaining ingredients except for the catsup.
• Shape 1/2 of the mixture into a loaf
• Place in an ungreased 8X8 baking dish.

• Sauté green onions, mushrooms and spinach leaves in olive oil
• Pull apart 2 pieces of string cheese and place on top of the shaped loaf in the baking dish
• Spread the sauteed vegetables on top of the string cheese
• Pull apart the remaining 2 pieces of string cheese and place on top of the vegetables

• Shape the remaining half of the meat loaf mixture and place on top of the string cheese
• Press the edges of the Meatloaf lightly together
• Spoon catsup over the top of the Meatloaf
• Bake at 350 degrees for 45 minutes to 1 hour or until the meatloaf is no longer pink inside.

I served this with baked sweet potatoes with a dollop of butter and sprinkled with cinnamon sugar.