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Prep Time: 20 Minutes Cook Time: 45 Minutes |
Ready In: 65 Minutes Servings: 12 |
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Savory and moist, this is a favorite with friends and family that I created and have tweaked a little over the years. Try it, you'll like it. Ingredients:
2 1/2 lbs ground beef |
1 1/4 lbs hot italian turkey sausage |
1 teaspoon salt |
pepper |
2 eggs |
1/2 cup water |
1 1/2 onions, coarsely chopped |
2 garlic cloves, crushed |
10 -12 leaves fresh basil, coarsely chopped |
3 -4 sprigs fresh oregano, stripped from stem |
1 cup pasta sauce with mushrooms |
0.5 (10 ounce) bag fresh spinach |
1 cup breadcrumbs |
1/2 cup parmesan cheese, grated |
Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 400°F.
2. Assemble all ingredients.
3. In large bowl, combine.
4. ground beef.
5. turkey sausages (with casings removed).
6. salt & pepper.
7. Combine in blender:.
8. eggs, water, onions, garlic, 1 cup sauce.
9. Pulse on & off until chopped (not pureed).
10. Add to meats in large bowl.
11. Rinse spinach, microwave for 30 seconds
12. Remove and coarsely chop.
13. Add to bowl
14. Note: you can use 10 oz. package spinach.
15. drained, water squeezed out.
16. Add bread crumbs and parmesan cheese
17. (for this meatloaf I use storebought).
18. Mix all ingredients together well.
19. Spray cookie pan with rim (also known as a jelly roll pan) with nonstick spray. Then line with aluminum foil (for easy cleanup and to protect pan).
20. FORM 3 meatloaves about the same size each,.
21. and place on pan so they are not touching.
22. BAKE at 400°F for 20 minutes,.
23. then turn down oven to 350°F and continue to cook for 25-30 minutes longer.
24. Remove from oven and try real hard to wait 10 minutes before slicing and serving.
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