Pickle Stuffed Meatloaf

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

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 2 eggs
• 1/2 cup dry breadcrumbs, flavored
• 1/3 cup milk
• 1/2 cup onion, minced
• 1 teaspoon dried oregano
• 1 teaspoon dried basil
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon pepper
• 2 lbs lean ground beef
• 4 slices mozzarella cheese
• 6 dill pickles, sliced-lengthwise-for-sandwiches
• 1/2 cup mushroom, sliced (optional)
• 1 tomato, sliced (optional)

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350°f.
• 2 in large bowl, beat together eggs, breadcrumbs, milk, onions, oregano, basil, salt and pepper.
• 3 add ground beef and combine.
• 4 place half of ground beef mixture into bottom of roasting pan and mold into a loaf approximately 3 inches wide and 7 inches long.
• 5 fold 2 slices cheese in half and lay lengthwise down center of loaf.
• 6 top with 3 pickles, mushrooms, tomato slices and remaining pickles.
• 7 fold remaining slices of cheese in half and place on top of pickles.
• 8 mold remaining meat mixture on top, making sure all stuffing is covered on all sides, as well as top.
• 9 cover and bake for 20 minutes.
• 10 uncover and bake 40 to 50 more minutes, or until meat is no longer pink on the inside.