Meatloaf Roll Recipes

MEATLOAF ROLL

Steps:

• To make tomato sauce, heat olive oil in a saucepan over medium-low heat; cook and stir the onion, green pepper, and celery in the hot oil until the onion is soft, about 5 minutes. Pour the undrained whole tomatoes, tomato sauce, 1 1/2 teaspoons Italian seasoning, sugar, oregano, 3/4 teaspoon garlic powder, Worcestershire sauce, and water into a blender and blend until smooth. Pour the tomato mixture into the saucepan and simmer over low heat for 1 1/2 hours, stirring occasionally. Stir in 1/4 cup parsley. Set aside.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9x13-inch baking dish.
• In a bowl, mix together the ground beef, bread crumbs, 1 teaspoon garlic powder, Creole seasoning, cayenne pepper, and salt until the mixture is thoroughly combined; spread into the bottom of the prepared baking dish.
• Scatter the mozzarella cheese over the meat; spread 1/4 cup of the sauce over the cheese. Sprinkle the sauce with 1/4 cup chopped parsley and 2 teaspoons of Italian seasoning. Pick up one end of the meat layer (short side), and gently roll the meat around the filling. Reposition the meat roll in the center of the dish, and pour the remaining tomato sauce over the roll.
• Bake in the preheated oven until the roll is no longer pink in the center, 45 minutes to 1 hour. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read at least 160 degrees F (70 degrees C).

SICILIAN MEAT ROLL

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the bread crumbs, eggs, tomato juice, parsley, garlic, oregano, salt and pepper. Crumble beef over the mixture and mix well. , On a pieces of heavy-duty foil, pat meat mixture into a 12x10-in. rectangle. Place the ham and shredded cheese on loaf to within 1/2 in. of edges. Roll up, jelly-roll style, beginning with the short end and peeling foil away while rolling. , Place on a greased baking pan with seam side down; seal ends. Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 1 hour and 10 minutes or until meat is no longer pink and a thermometer reaches 160°. Top with sliced cheese; bake 5 minutes longer or until cheese is melted.

ROLLED ITALIAN MEATLOAF

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. In large bowl, mix ground beef, sausage, egg, 1/2 cup of the pizza sauce, the bread crumbs and pepper.
• On foil, pat mixture to12x8-inch rectangle. Sprinkle evenly with cheese; gently press into meat. Top with spinach. Starting at short end, roll up tightly, using foil to start roll and tucking in spinach leaves; seal ends. Place seam side down in ungreased 12x8-inch (2 quart) glass baking dish.
• Bake 1 hour. Spread remaining pizza sauce over top. Bake 15 minutes longer or until thermometer inserted in meatloaf reads 160°F. Let stand 5 to 10 minutes before serving.

MEATLOAF ROLL

Steps:

• Mix hamburger, eggs, bread crumbs, ketchup, salt, pepper and oregano.
• Spread flat on a sheet of aluminum foil.
• Top with spinach; spread flat.
• Top with layer of ham; roll up mixture (don't roll up with aluminum foil) and seal foil around roll.
• Cook at 350°F for 45 minutes.
• Open up pocket, place cheese on and return to oven until cheese is melted.

STUFFED MEATLOAF ROLL

Steps:

• In large bowl, combine beef, crumbs, egg, onion, salt and oregano. Stir in 1/2 tomato sauce; set aside.
• Cut 2 pieces of waxed paper 15 inches long. Unroll crescent roll dough and don't separate. Lay end to end on top of wax paper and place second piece of wax paper on top. Now take rolling pin and roll the dough out till it's half the thickness that it was originally .
• Place meat mixture in center and spread out over dough. Sprinkle meat with cheese, bell pepper & mushrooms & top with remaining tomato sauce.
• Roll up meat, jelly-roll fashion, starting at narrow end; use wax paper to help.
• Place seam side down in non-stick 9-1/4-in. x 5-1/2 inches x 2-3/4-in. bread pan.
• Bake at 375 degrees F for 30 minutes. Drain off any fat that accumulates & then return to oven for 30 minutes.

ITALIAN MEATLOAF ROLL-UP

Steps:

• Pre-heat oven to 350°F.
• Mix meat and remaining meatloaf ingredients.
• Flatten meat mixture out on a wax paper lined cookie sheet in a thin layer 1/2" thick x 12" long x 6 to 8" wide.
• Cover meat with a layer each of arugula (or spinach), prosciutto and cheese.
• Use the wax paper to help roll up the meat into a large log working across the 6 or 8" side, resulting in a 12" log.
• Seal ends, place seam side down on a cookie sheet (I line with foil). Drizzle lightly with extra virgin olive oil.
• Roast meat roll for approximately 40 minutes.