Name: Meatloaf al Italiano Recipe
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 1 h 20 min
Total time: 1 h 35 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 1 tbsp olive oil; 1 cup mushrooms; ½ cup red bell pepper; ½ cup onion; 1 clove garlic; ½ cup Italian seasoned bread crumbs with romano cheese; 3 sprigs italian parsley; 1 large egg; 1 tsp Italian Seasoning; 11 oz Ground Pork; 18 oz lean ground beef; For the Glaze (Optional):; ¼ cup tomato sauce; 1 tsp dijon mustard; 1 tsp dark brown sugar; 1 tsp white vinegar

How To Make Meatloaf al Italiano

This meatloaf al Italiano is perfect for the whole family on weeknight dinner. This savory and flavor-packed dish can serve up to 6 people.

Preparation: 15 minutes

Cooking: 1 hour 20 minutes

Total: 1 hour 35 minutes

Serves:

Ingredients

1tbspolive oil,or as needed
1cupmushrooms,chopped
½cupred bell pepper,chopped
½cuponion,finely chopped
1garlic clove,minced
½cupItalian seasoned bread crumbs with romano cheese
3sprigsItalian parsley,finely chopped
1large egg
1tspItalian seasoning
11ozground pork
18ozlean ground beef

For the Glaze (Optional):

¼cuptomato sauce
1tspdijon mustard,such as Maille®
1tspdark brown sugar
1tspwhite vinegar

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Lightly grease a 9×5-inch loaf pan.
Heat 1 tablespoon oil in a skillet over medium heat. Add mushrooms, bell pepper, and onion; cook and stir until just soft for 3 to 4 minutes.
Add garlic and cook until fragrant, about 30 seconds. Set the mixture aside and let cool.
Meanwhile, mix bread crumbs, parsley, egg, and Italian seasoning together in a large bowl. Add cooled veggie mixture; mix well.
Gently mix in ground pork and ground beef. Place mixture into the prepared loaf pan and form into a loaf shape.
Mix tomato sauce, Dijon mustard, brown sugar, and vinegar together in a bowl. Set glaze aside.
Bake meatloaf in the preheated oven for 45 minutes. Remove from the oven and brush glaze over loaf.
Return to the oven and continue to bake, brushing with glaze every 10 to 15 minutes until no longer pink in the center for about 30 minutes more.
Remove from the oven and drain excess oil.