Italian Sausage Meatloaf Sandwich

Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1/2 lb hot italian sausage, ground
• 1/2 lb ground beef
• 1/2 medium onion, finely chopped
• 1 egg
• 1/3 cup seasoned bread crumbs
• 1 loaf italian bread (or similarly textured bread)
• 1/2 cup basil pesto
• 1/4 cup parmesan cheese, grated
• 1 1/2 cups pasta sauce, divided

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350°f.
• 2 mix meatloaf ingredients together (use your hands, it's easier).
• 3 dump meat mixture into a baking dish and pat into shape and size to fit your bread.
• 4 bake for 20 minutes, remove from oven & cover with 1/2 cup pasta sauce. return to oven & bake 20 minutes more.
• 5 cut bread into thick slices -3/4-inch or so. slather with pesto.
• 6 slice hot meatloaf into 1/2-inch slices. (tricky but you can do it!) place a slice on top of pesto.
• 7 mix 1/2 cup pasta sauce with cheese & spread on top of meatloaf.
• 8 put sandwiches under the broiler till bubbly & hot & bread is crispy on the edges.
• 9 serve with the rest of the sauce, heated in the microwave for 30 seconds.
• 10 you will need a knife & fork!
• 11 * if you really want to go for the gusto, top sandwich with a slice of mozzarella or your favorite cheese before broiling.
• 12 cooks note: as written, the number of servings is just a guess. depends on the hollowness of the diners' legs. ;-).