Easy Baked Italian Meatloaf

By Tracy

10 Person

75 Minutes

409 Calories

The Best Easy Baked Italian Meatloaf Recipe is a tried and true family favorite bursting with rich meaty, garlic flavor and baked in a marinara sauce for a meatloaf dinner that doesn't dry out and is low carb and gluten-free! To make the perfect meatloaf, you have to be sure it’s cooked all the way through. To do that, a thermometer is essential so you don't have to slice it open to know if it’s done!

Ingredients

1/4 cup parsley, diced
1/2 cup parmesan cheese, grated
12 oz. marinara sauce
2 tsp. pepper, freshly cracked
2 tsp. celtic sea salt
2 tsp. Worcestershire sauce
2 tbsp. Italian herb blend
2 eggs
2 stalks celery, diced extra fine
1 pound ground italian sausage, mild or spicy
1 pound ground beef
1 cup parmesan cheese, shredded
1/4 cup garlic, diced extra fine
1 onion, blended in food processor
2 carrots, blended in food processo
1 zucchini, blended in a food processor
4 oz. dried mushrooms

Method

01

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
02

In a blender or food processor, blend dried mushrooms until they are a fine powder (this will act as a binder instead of using breadcrumbs.)
03

Add mushroom powder into a large bowl, set aside.
04

Whiz large zucchini, carrots, and onion in a food processor until finely diced and add to mushrooms in a large bowl.
05

Add ground beef, parmesan cheese, Worcestershire sauce, celery, Italian sausage, eggs, garlic, herbs, and seasonings and mix well.
06

Grease a loaf pan well. Pour about 1/4 cup marinara sauce into the bottom of a greased loaf pan.
07

Add meat mixture into loaf pan and top with 1/2 cup marinara sauce (do not use all your sauce, this will break down in the oven and you'll want more to top it with when meatloaf is done.)
08

Cover meatloaf and loaf pan with foil and bake at 350 degrees F until meatloaf is 150 degrees F internal temperature, making sure to poke your thermometer in a couple of places to be sure all of the meatloaves are cooked through.
09

Remove from oven and top with sauce, parmesan cheese, and parsley to garnish.

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Easy Baked Italian Meatloaf

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( By Tracy )

01 Information

Grade easy
Serving 10 servings
Calorie 409 Kcal
Prep Time 5 Mins
Cook Time 70 Mins
Total Time 75 Mins

02 Ingredients

1/4 cup parsley, diced

1/2 cup parmesan cheese, grated

12 oz. marinara sauce

2 tsp. pepper, freshly cracked

2 tsp. celtic sea salt

2 tsp. Worcestershire sauce

2 tbsp. Italian herb blend

2 eggs

2 stalks celery, diced extra fine

1 pound ground italian sausage, mild or spicy

1 pound ground beef

1 cup parmesan cheese, shredded

1/4 cup garlic, diced extra fine

1 onion, blended in food processor

2 carrots, blended in food processo

1 zucchini, blended in a food processor

4 oz. dried mushrooms

03 Method

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

Step 2

In a blender or food processor, blend dried mushrooms until they are a fine powder (this will act as a binder instead of using breadcrumbs.)

Step 3

Add mushroom powder into a large bowl, set aside.

Step 4

Whiz large zucchini, carrots, and onion in a food processor until finely diced and add to mushrooms in a large bowl.

Step 5

Add ground beef, parmesan cheese, Worcestershire sauce, celery, Italian sausage, eggs, garlic, herbs, and seasonings and mix well.

Step 6

Grease a loaf pan well. Pour about 1/4 cup marinara sauce into the bottom of a greased loaf pan.

Step 7

Add meat mixture into loaf pan and top with 1/2 cup marinara sauce (do not use all your sauce, this will break down in the oven and you'll want more to top it with when meatloaf is done.)

Step 8

Cover meatloaf and loaf pan with foil and bake at 350 degrees F until meatloaf is 150 degrees F internal temperature, making sure to poke your thermometer in a couple of places to be sure all of the meatloaves are cooked through.

Step 9

Remove from oven and top with sauce, parmesan cheese, and parsley to garnish.

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