Name: Pizza Meat Loaf
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 90 min
Total time: 100 min
Yield: 8 servings
Cuisine: Europe, Italian
Ingredients: 2 eggs; 1 jar (14 ounces) pizza sauce, divided; 1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese; 1 cup Italian-seasoned bread crumbs; 1/4 teaspoon garlic salt; 1/8 teaspoon pepper; 2 pounds ground beef; 1/2 pound bulk Italian sausage

Zesty sauce and plenty of gooey mozzarella make pizza meat loaf the best mash-up weeknight dinner ever.

Ingredients

2 eggs

1 jar (14 ounces) pizza sauce, divided

1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese

1 cup Italian-seasoned bread crumbs

1/4 teaspoon garlic salt

1/8 teaspoon pepper

2 pounds ground beef

1/2 pound bulk Italian sausage

Instructions

1 Mix the ingredients

2 In a large bowl, beat the eggs. Add 3/4 cup of pizza sauce, the cheese, bread crumbs, garlic salt and pepper, and mix well. In another bowl, combine the beef and sausage. Add them to the egg mixture and mix well. Editor's Tip: Overmixing the ingredients can result in a tough meat loaf. Mix them just until they're evenly combined.

3 Shape and bake the meatloaf

4 Press the meat loaf mixture into a 9x5-inch loaf pan. Bake it at 350°F for 1 hour and 15 minutes. Drain off the excess moisture. Spoon the remaining pizza sauce over the meat loaf and bake it for 15 minutes longer or until no pink remains. Editor's Tip: Check the center of the meat loaf with a digital thermometer; the temperature should read 165° when it's finished.

5 Let it rest

6 Remove the meat loaf from the oven and let it stand for 10 minutes. Slice and serve it. Editor's Tip: Letting it rest before slicing creates a more cohesive meat loaf. If you cut it when it's too hot, it might crumble.