Southern Cheese Stuffed Meatloaf Recipes

STUFFED MEAT LOAF

Steps:

• In a bowl, combine ground beef, sausage, stuffing, egg, 3 tablespoons ketchup and 2 tablespoons steak sauce. Mix well., Pat half of the meat mixture into a 9x5-in. loaf pan. Sprinkle with cheddar cheese. Layer with tomato, onion, green pepper, mushrooms, ham if desired and Swiss cheese. Cover with remaining meat mixture; press down firmly to seal. (Mixture may be higher than the top of the pan.) , Combine remaining ketchup and steak sauce; drizzle over top of meat loaf. Bake at 350° for 1 hour or until no pink remains and a thermometer reads 160°, draining off fat when necessary.

SOUTHERN CHEESE STUFFED MEATLOAF

Steps:

• Mix beef, crumbs, egg and spices in a bowl. Place mixture between two 15" pieces of waxed paper and roll into a 9x13 rectangle. Take off the top sheet of wax paper and spread the tomato sauce on, top with mushrooms and cheese, leave open an inch on all sides of the loaf. Start at the 9" end and begin by rolling it to the other end. Place seam side down in a lightly greased loaf pan, tuck the edges inches
• Bake at 375 for 30 minutes, take out and drain the fat. Continue baking for another 30 minutes.
• Bon Appetit!

CHEESE STUFFED MEATLOAF

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. In large bowl, stir cracker crumbs and 1 cup of the soup until well mixed; let stand 10 minutes.
• Add beef, salt, thyme, pepper and egg to cracker crumb mixture until well mixed. Spread half of beef mixture into ungreased 8x4-or 9x5- inch loaf pan. Cut 3 slices of the cheese into 1/2-inch strips. Arrange strips in center of loaf to within 1/2-inch of sides and ends of pan. Top cheese with remaining beef mixture covering completely to sides of pan.
• Insert ovenproof meat thermometer so tip is in center of loaf. Bake uncovered 1 hour to 1 hour 15 minutes or until beef is no longer pink in center and thermometer reads 160°F. Arrange remaining cheese slices, overlapping, on top of meatloaf. Top cheese with 1/4 cup of the remaining soup (making sure to get onion pieces). Bake an additional 5 minutes or until cheese is melted. Let stand 5 minutes; remove from pan. Heat remaining soup until hot, serve with meatloaf and potatoes.